In Memoriam: Sherie Weinstein

My mother called me Monday morning at 10 am to tell me a good friend of mine from high school had died. She was 27 years old and right now I have no idea what happened. My mother did mention something about medical malpractice, but that seems to pose more questions than it answers. I had no opportunity to attend the funeral as it was slated for that exact time. I am not sure if I would have gone, but I would have liked to have had the option.

Sherie was in 10th grade when I was in 12th grade, but she was only one year younger than me. She and I were in all the school plays and Rockland Teen Theater together. She and he brother were also members of my short-lived Rockland based theatre troupe called Gumby (named for Monty Python not the little green bendable guy with the horse) Unfortunately we lost touch when I went to college, but I've always had extremely fond memories of her.

I ran into Sherie in Union Square maybe 3 years ago and we chatted and said we should get together. Neither of us had a pen or paper so I told her my email address which I thought was pretty easy to remember. But she never wrote me—who knows if she remembered it. Maybe she really wanted to write me and catch up—maybe not. I guess I will never know, but I know I wanted her to write me. However, I never went the extra mile to contact her parents or anything—I just got caught up in day to day life and it slipped through the cracks. When I was packing a few months ago I came across my yearbook and saw Sherie’s entry, which was filled with all of our funny little inside jokes and anecdotes and it made me miss her all over again. I guess I figured I would always have the chance to contact her at some point in the future, but I was wrong. Sorry Sherie.

Comments

[Eilleen]

Dana,
I found your story about Sherie on the web. I am so sorry and I miss her so much too. I think about her all the time.

I hope that you are doing well. Love, Eilleen Eisenberg

[danielle]

i went to french woods camp. Sherie was there to. The day before she died we learned a song in junior cab which she just called ( pop rocks) we learned Walkin on sunshine. All i can really remember was that the day before she passed away she made up another group called super troup. I can also remember the huge smile on her face and how happy she was to be with everyone there.

[chris]

I just happened to think about sherie while on the computer, when I decided to type her name in. I never would have imagined the comfort I would get after reading your post. Like yourself, I lost touch with Sherie after working with herfor about a year or more. I have struggled with guilt over never fully acknowledging her passing. The loss of someone so vibrant and full of determination to succeed in her musical career has been truly hard to accept. I think of her often and wish her family and fiancee well. I hope Sherie knows how missed she is and how she has touched people like myself.

[Dan Coan]

It brings tears to my eyes to read your comments about my dearly departed cousin sherie beth, she was very dear to me even though we didn't see eachother very often. She was a very warm and loving person, a day doesn't go by that i don't think about her. If any of you know her parents Steve and Marilyn, Please say a prayer for them, they are in extreme pain, over the loss of sherie. Remember her always, do something for someone in need in her memory.
Dan Coan , Sherie Beth's cousin

[tanya]

It's been a little over a year since we lost Sherie. She and I became friends years ago doing a production of 12th night in Nyack. Sherie was like the little sister you always wanted, ready with an infectious smile, always focused on the positive, always doing for someone else. There are a million memories that I have and cherish. Sherie really did live life, she would call me and declare that she had just found "the greatest" deal on price-line and that she would be out to visit her favorite JIT and the babies next week for a quick visit. That was Sherie. Not 2 dimes to rub together but not willing to let 6 months go between visits to California so that she could see my kids grow up and have them get to know her. Put her toes in the sand, relax in the back yard, appreciate our silly lives, and of course...hunt down the best Karaoke we could find (the Mint in SF). I miss her so badly, I feel her around me and the kids (especially the other night) and I don't think I can recover from the fact that she wont be there physically for my boys to hug her again. I know she is around, I tell myself she happy....but she had more living to do, more people to touch,more songs to sing.....Driving home from Santa Cruz she sang "over the rainbow" to my oldest son as we were trying to get him to sleep. It was beautiful, and I'll never forget it, and when I have the strength I'll make it to her grave with some sand from the beach, a stack of magazines and sit and cry and tell her just how much I miss her.I miss you Sherie b- I love you (you know that) and I promise to keep you alive for my kids.
xo
t (your favorite shiksa)

[danielle scheinthal]

i was in jr cab with sherie at french woods also. ya we did learn walkin on sunshine and we began to learn stayin alive but then it ended and at the end of class she gave me a huge hug and said see you tomorrow dani. it was really hard to deal with it but at french woods everyone helped everyone go through it a litle easier. i miss her and i love her so0o much~!!

[Robyn Rush Olivant]

Hi there

In 1998 Sherie and I lived in the same cabin at French Woods. We were the counsellors in charge of the girls (Bunk 9A I remember so clearly). I came from South Africa to the US to spend my summer at French Woods and Sherie and I got on like a house on fire! She took me under her wing even though we were so very different (me the sporty and she the dramatic). We spent such a wonderful summer together and I stayed with her at her parents house afterwards and even spent a few nights with her in her dorm room getting to experience New York City life. Since then we seemed to have lost touch, yet she has been on my mind so much. I kept on saying to myself I must send a postcard or letter or get in touch somehow but I never did. That is why I am so devastated to hear the terrible news. I did a google search for her and this website came up. I am devastated... She was a vibrant and caring and warm person who I will remember for the rest of my life. Please can someone let me know what happened exactly. I would really like to know so that I can find peace. All my love to you Sherie Beth RIP. Love Robyn.

[Eliyyahu Enriquez (Clifford Rivera, when Reality Bites Sweeney Todd like a Drone Missle)]

Hai Dana,

I'm still miffed that Sherie and I didn't get the opportunity to sing a duet together in Belarus, after our audition to "A Whole New World" kicked everyone's buttocks.

When she remarked — in her classic wry humor, down the hallway — "he runs like a girl": it didn't make sense to me, then. The last time I saw her, she was accompanying a former flame and a baby carriage through a warehouse. I was too ashamed to be brave for a change and just say, Hai.

I dropped in when the Weinstein Family was sitting Shiva. I had bought my very first kippah on that somber occasion. David was packing, if memory serves, but exchanged pleasantries, despite being pressed for time. And I have dedicated a Hai-Hai recipe to SHERIE WEINSTEIN A"H, ever since. Harmony Road...

Could you possibly provide an updated link to her Memorial Fund? It's only fair, considering. Thanks, in advance.

Shalom