Cheryl, 32, was part of a medical team providing eye care and medical aid, killed in northern Afghanistan. The killings were claimed by the Taliban saying they believed the team members were spies preaching Christianity. The group's director says its work in remote parts of northwestern Afghanistan was strictly humanitarian. The group was traveling unarmed and without bodyguards.
Cheryl had been in Afghanistan for six years and specialized in nutritional gardening and mother-child health.
She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Beckett. Charles was the pastor of Owensville Church of Christ for 18 years.
She grew up in Owensville, OH and graduated as valedictorian of Clermont Northeastern High School and later Summa Cum Laude from Indiana Wesleyan University, earning a degree in Biology.
During college, Cheryl developed a global passion for justice and love while on her travels to Honduras, Mexico, Kenya and Zimbabwe. After college, Cheryl worked with AmeriCorps at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Vermont. Cheryl's Christian faith and compassion for people led her to Ecological Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) where she prepared for overseas humanitarian projects. Cheryl had a deep love for the Afghan people and immersed herself in the local culture, including learning Pashtun and studying the Dari languages.
Cheryl followed what she truly believed was her "calling" providing humanitarian aid.
Statement Released By Cheryl's Family:
"Cheryl loved and respected the Afghan people. She denied herself many freedoms in order to abide by Afghan law and custom. Her international co-workers and the Afghan Nationals with whom she served loved her. She was honored to be included in this most recent three-week medical journey to the remote populations of Northern Afghanistan."
"The wickedness of terrorism is being conquered through daily acts of mercy … Those who committed this act of terror should feel the utter shame and disgust that humanity feels for them. We share this pain with those who continue the difficult and dangerous work to which Cheryl committed her life."
Cheryl was the pride of her family and loved dearly by her parents, Charles and Mary Beckett of Knoxville, TN; siblings Michael (Kimberly) Beckett of Copley, OH; Sarah Beckett of Knoxville, TN; and Matthew (Lindsey) Beckett and niece, Leah of Bondurant, WY; grandparents Don (Jean) Fink of Norton, OH; uncle and aunt Doris (Steve) Zigler and cousin Jacob of Medina, OH. She is preceded in death by grandparents Earl (Edna) Beckett of Barberton, OH, and Uncle Jon Fink.
Memorial services were planned to be held at Woodland Christian Church in Knoxville, Tn. and Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville, In.
Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Donations may be sent to:
Woodlawn Christian Church
C/O Cheryl Beckett Memorial Fund
4339 Woodlawn Pike
Knoxville, Tn. 37920
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on August 11, 2010
Cheryl had been in Afghanistan for six years and specialized in nutritional gardening and mother-child health.
She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Beckett. Charles was the pastor of Owensville Church of Christ for 18 years.
She grew up in Owensville, OH and graduated as valedictorian of Clermont Northeastern High School and later Summa Cum Laude from Indiana Wesleyan University, earning a degree in Biology.
During college, Cheryl developed a global passion for justice and love while on her travels to Honduras, Mexico, Kenya and Zimbabwe. After college, Cheryl worked with AmeriCorps at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Vermont. Cheryl's Christian faith and compassion for people led her to Ecological Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) where she prepared for overseas humanitarian projects. Cheryl had a deep love for the Afghan people and immersed herself in the local culture, including learning Pashtun and studying the Dari languages.
Cheryl followed what she truly believed was her "calling" providing humanitarian aid.
Statement Released By Cheryl's Family:
"Cheryl loved and respected the Afghan people. She denied herself many freedoms in order to abide by Afghan law and custom. Her international co-workers and the Afghan Nationals with whom she served loved her. She was honored to be included in this most recent three-week medical journey to the remote populations of Northern Afghanistan."
"The wickedness of terrorism is being conquered through daily acts of mercy … Those who committed this act of terror should feel the utter shame and disgust that humanity feels for them. We share this pain with those who continue the difficult and dangerous work to which Cheryl committed her life."
Cheryl was the pride of her family and loved dearly by her parents, Charles and Mary Beckett of Knoxville, TN; siblings Michael (Kimberly) Beckett of Copley, OH; Sarah Beckett of Knoxville, TN; and Matthew (Lindsey) Beckett and niece, Leah of Bondurant, WY; grandparents Don (Jean) Fink of Norton, OH; uncle and aunt Doris (Steve) Zigler and cousin Jacob of Medina, OH. She is preceded in death by grandparents Earl (Edna) Beckett of Barberton, OH, and Uncle Jon Fink.
Memorial services were planned to be held at Woodland Christian Church in Knoxville, Tn. and Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville, In.
Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Donations may be sent to:
Woodlawn Christian Church
C/O Cheryl Beckett Memorial Fund
4339 Woodlawn Pike
Knoxville, Tn. 37920
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on August 11, 2010
Cheryl, 32, was part of a medical team providing eye care and medical aid, killed in northern Afghanistan. The killings were claimed by the Taliban saying they believed the team members were spies preaching Christianity. The group's director says its work in remote parts of northwestern Afghanistan was strictly humanitarian. The group was traveling unarmed and without bodyguards.
Cheryl had been in Afghanistan for six years and specialized in nutritional gardening and mother-child health.
She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Beckett. Charles was the pastor of Owensville Church of Christ for 18 years.
She grew up in Owensville, OH and graduated as valedictorian of Clermont Northeastern High School and later Summa Cum Laude from Indiana Wesleyan University, earning a degree in Biology.
During college, Cheryl developed a global passion for justice and love while on her travels to Honduras, Mexico, Kenya and Zimbabwe. After college, Cheryl worked with AmeriCorps at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Vermont. Cheryl's Christian faith and compassion for people led her to Ecological Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) where she prepared for overseas humanitarian projects. Cheryl had a deep love for the Afghan people and immersed herself in the local culture, including learning Pashtun and studying the Dari languages.
Cheryl followed what she truly believed was her "calling" providing humanitarian aid.
Statement Released By Cheryl's Family:
"Cheryl loved and respected the Afghan people. She denied herself many freedoms in order to abide by Afghan law and custom. Her international co-workers and the Afghan Nationals with whom she served loved her. She was honored to be included in this most recent three-week medical journey to the remote populations of Northern Afghanistan."
"The wickedness of terrorism is being conquered through daily acts of mercy … Those who committed this act of terror should feel the utter shame and disgust that humanity feels for them. We share this pain with those who continue the difficult and dangerous work to which Cheryl committed her life."
Cheryl was the pride of her family and loved dearly by her parents, Charles and Mary Beckett of Knoxville, TN; siblings Michael (Kimberly) Beckett of Copley, OH; Sarah Beckett of Knoxville, TN; and Matthew (Lindsey) Beckett and niece, Leah of Bondurant, WY; grandparents Don (Jean) Fink of Norton, OH; uncle and aunt Doris (Steve) Zigler and cousin Jacob of Medina, OH. She is preceded in death by grandparents Earl (Edna) Beckett of Barberton, OH, and Uncle Jon Fink.
Memorial services were planned to be held at Woodland Christian Church in Knoxville, Tn. and Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville, In.
Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Donations may be sent to:
Woodlawn Christian Church
C/O Cheryl Beckett Memorial Fund
4339 Woodlawn Pike
Knoxville, Tn. 37920
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on August 11, 2010
Cheryl had been in Afghanistan for six years and specialized in nutritional gardening and mother-child health.
She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Beckett. Charles was the pastor of Owensville Church of Christ for 18 years.
She grew up in Owensville, OH and graduated as valedictorian of Clermont Northeastern High School and later Summa Cum Laude from Indiana Wesleyan University, earning a degree in Biology.
During college, Cheryl developed a global passion for justice and love while on her travels to Honduras, Mexico, Kenya and Zimbabwe. After college, Cheryl worked with AmeriCorps at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Vermont. Cheryl's Christian faith and compassion for people led her to Ecological Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) where she prepared for overseas humanitarian projects. Cheryl had a deep love for the Afghan people and immersed herself in the local culture, including learning Pashtun and studying the Dari languages.
Cheryl followed what she truly believed was her "calling" providing humanitarian aid.
Statement Released By Cheryl's Family:
"Cheryl loved and respected the Afghan people. She denied herself many freedoms in order to abide by Afghan law and custom. Her international co-workers and the Afghan Nationals with whom she served loved her. She was honored to be included in this most recent three-week medical journey to the remote populations of Northern Afghanistan."
"The wickedness of terrorism is being conquered through daily acts of mercy … Those who committed this act of terror should feel the utter shame and disgust that humanity feels for them. We share this pain with those who continue the difficult and dangerous work to which Cheryl committed her life."
Cheryl was the pride of her family and loved dearly by her parents, Charles and Mary Beckett of Knoxville, TN; siblings Michael (Kimberly) Beckett of Copley, OH; Sarah Beckett of Knoxville, TN; and Matthew (Lindsey) Beckett and niece, Leah of Bondurant, WY; grandparents Don (Jean) Fink of Norton, OH; uncle and aunt Doris (Steve) Zigler and cousin Jacob of Medina, OH. She is preceded in death by grandparents Earl (Edna) Beckett of Barberton, OH, and Uncle Jon Fink.
Memorial services were planned to be held at Woodland Christian Church in Knoxville, Tn. and Christian Fellowship Church in Evansville, In.
Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.
Donations may be sent to:
Woodlawn Christian Church
C/O Cheryl Beckett Memorial Fund
4339 Woodlawn Pike
Knoxville, Tn. 37920
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on August 11, 2010
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