Sheri Lynne Decaire

Sher was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in San Jose. She attended Campbell High School and West Valley College where she was a member of the journalism team for the college newspaper The Norseman and developed a passion for writing. She seemingly solved an Escher’s Cube challenge in class to get an ‘A’ by using lighting and shade to make it appear solvable. Being an optical illusion and impossible, she was given a ‘B’ by her instructor after a Math Club review. The experience helped draw Sher into architecture as a career path.

She was an accomplished commercial architect, interior designer and space planner. She was known as a ‘bulldog’ for her clients when submitting plans, pulling permits and gaining approval for her client’s projects and was known to visit jobsites well into her third trimester.

She raised two brilliant and wonderfully sarcastic children and championed for her kids whether for school programs, scholarships, health care or “Forced Family Fun”!

Sher was a loving and devoted mother and wife and will be dearly missed. Memories of her laughter, joyful smile and bright, beautiful and soulful blue eyes will be remembered and cherished every day. Her sense of humor can be summed up by her being ‘bi-lingual’ as sarcasm was her second language! She was a gifted artist who favored watercolor painting and singing all things jazz and smooth jazz. She now sings three-part harmony with angels. Sher adored her ragdoll kittens Bucky and Gabby especially once an empty nest family.

Sher and I met and were married on a sailboat in San Francisco Bay, California. We moved to Tarpon Springs, Florida in 2009 and made it our home. She will forever be the light and love of my life, and she will live on in joyful memories.

Sher is survived by her loving husband Greg, two cherished boys, Vance (Mallori) and Wesley (granddaughter Nyx} along with several sisters, nieces and nephews. Sher is predeceased by her grandparents, parents and an older sister.