Sheri was born on Dec. 27, 1951, at Emmett to Donald and Mildred Garmon. She started her education in the old Brick School house, and after many high school activities and honors, graduated as valedictorian from Emmett High School in 1970. She continued her education at the University of Idaho, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority.
In 1974, she married Thomas Klein and that fall, graduated summa com laude. She was hired directly out of college by the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson and was one of the first women in the state of Idaho to receive a CPA license.
The "light of her life," her daughter Katie, was born in 1978, and after she and Tom moved to Elko, Sheri continued the early years of her 35-year CPA career. She was a devoted mother, delighting in raising her daughter, and worked as an appointed and elected official in many areas including the board of directors for Spring Creek Homeowners Association, WRCA, and a member of the Elko Zoning Committee and Beta Sigma Phi. She was also active in the Vancouver United Methodist Church.
Sheri, encouraged by family and friends, became known for her work in bringing national attention to the "downwinder's" plight in the state of Idaho. With the help of state Representative Kathy Skippen, and although terminally ill with cancer, Sheri worked diligently with local and federal officials to help bring a bill to a U.S. Senate committee for compensation by the national RECA program to victims in the highly exposed counties of Idaho. Sheri is survived by her daughter, Katie Dawn Klein; her mother, Millie Garmon; and sister and brother-in-law, Apryl Garmon and Rob Chittenden. She also leaves behind several cousins and many friends whose lives have been made richer by knowing and loving her. Her father, Don Garmon, preceded her in death earlier this year. In summing up her life, she said, "It was a great ride!"
In 1974, she married Thomas Klein and that fall, graduated summa com laude. She was hired directly out of college by the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson and was one of the first women in the state of Idaho to receive a CPA license.
The "light of her life," her daughter Katie, was born in 1978, and after she and Tom moved to Elko, Sheri continued the early years of her 35-year CPA career. She was a devoted mother, delighting in raising her daughter, and worked as an appointed and elected official in many areas including the board of directors for Spring Creek Homeowners Association, WRCA, and a member of the Elko Zoning Committee and Beta Sigma Phi. She was also active in the Vancouver United Methodist Church.
Sheri, encouraged by family and friends, became known for her work in bringing national attention to the "downwinder's" plight in the state of Idaho. With the help of state Representative Kathy Skippen, and although terminally ill with cancer, Sheri worked diligently with local and federal officials to help bring a bill to a U.S. Senate committee for compensation by the national RECA program to victims in the highly exposed counties of Idaho. Sheri is survived by her daughter, Katie Dawn Klein; her mother, Millie Garmon; and sister and brother-in-law, Apryl Garmon and Rob Chittenden. She also leaves behind several cousins and many friends whose lives have been made richer by knowing and loving her. Her father, Don Garmon, preceded her in death earlier this year. In summing up her life, she said, "It was a great ride!"
Sheri was born on Dec. 27, 1951, at Emmett to Donald and Mildred Garmon. She started her education in the old Brick School house, and after many high school activities and honors, graduated as valedictorian from Emmett High School in 1970. She continued her education at the University of Idaho, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority.
In 1974, she married Thomas Klein and that fall, graduated summa com laude. She was hired directly out of college by the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson and was one of the first women in the state of Idaho to receive a CPA license.
The "light of her life," her daughter Katie, was born in 1978, and after she and Tom moved to Elko, Sheri continued the early years of her 35-year CPA career. She was a devoted mother, delighting in raising her daughter, and worked as an appointed and elected official in many areas including the board of directors for Spring Creek Homeowners Association, WRCA, and a member of the Elko Zoning Committee and Beta Sigma Phi. She was also active in the Vancouver United Methodist Church.
Sheri, encouraged by family and friends, became known for her work in bringing national attention to the "downwinder's" plight in the state of Idaho. With the help of state Representative Kathy Skippen, and although terminally ill with cancer, Sheri worked diligently with local and federal officials to help bring a bill to a U.S. Senate committee for compensation by the national RECA program to victims in the highly exposed counties of Idaho. Sheri is survived by her daughter, Katie Dawn Klein; her mother, Millie Garmon; and sister and brother-in-law, Apryl Garmon and Rob Chittenden. She also leaves behind several cousins and many friends whose lives have been made richer by knowing and loving her. Her father, Don Garmon, preceded her in death earlier this year. In summing up her life, she said, "It was a great ride!"
In 1974, she married Thomas Klein and that fall, graduated summa com laude. She was hired directly out of college by the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson and was one of the first women in the state of Idaho to receive a CPA license.
The "light of her life," her daughter Katie, was born in 1978, and after she and Tom moved to Elko, Sheri continued the early years of her 35-year CPA career. She was a devoted mother, delighting in raising her daughter, and worked as an appointed and elected official in many areas including the board of directors for Spring Creek Homeowners Association, WRCA, and a member of the Elko Zoning Committee and Beta Sigma Phi. She was also active in the Vancouver United Methodist Church.
Sheri, encouraged by family and friends, became known for her work in bringing national attention to the "downwinder's" plight in the state of Idaho. With the help of state Representative Kathy Skippen, and although terminally ill with cancer, Sheri worked diligently with local and federal officials to help bring a bill to a U.S. Senate committee for compensation by the national RECA program to victims in the highly exposed counties of Idaho. Sheri is survived by her daughter, Katie Dawn Klein; her mother, Millie Garmon; and sister and brother-in-law, Apryl Garmon and Rob Chittenden. She also leaves behind several cousins and many friends whose lives have been made richer by knowing and loving her. Her father, Don Garmon, preceded her in death earlier this year. In summing up her life, she said, "It was a great ride!"
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