Sherry Lynn Schlingloff Murphy

Today's post is in honor of a friend of mine who lost her battle with cancer on friday Oct 29, 2005. Memories of her make me giggle. I first met when she lived a few houses down the road from me on Royal Center Pike. I remember us singing "Raindrops keep falling on my head"...we knew every word and sang it loudly. We also filled our mouths with water and gargled tunes, the object being to guess what tune the other one was "gargling". Then she moved to a farm house, and I got to go stay all night with her. There was this little house next to it that was abandoned or something and we found all these barbies in it..and I think we fought over "ownership" of our find! I think she moved to Ohio briefly,,not sure...but then she moved back to Logan and lived in the Schiele addition. Yay, she was only a bike ride away! She lived by the Tanguy's and the Hughes's..we all rode the same school bus. Sherry, Mary Jo Tanguy, and I had alot of fun..I remember us lip synching and dancing to Cherokee Nation (Paul Revere and the Raiders) and "Aquarius". I think she moved away again...my memory gets confused...Then she moved to "Michelle's addition" off of Perrysburg Rd...So, yay again! We were in Junior High then at Columbia. I loved going over to Michelle or Sherrys and listen to them play the piano together. Sherry was always easy to laugh, quick to forgive or understand and just....sweet. I know that she is singing and tap dancing in heaven!
And just for good measure, I will now sing "Raindrops keep falling on my head"

raindrops keep falling on my head
and just like the guy whose feet
are too big for his bed
nothing seems to fit
those raindrops are falling
on my head, they keep falling

so I just did me some talking
to the sun
and I said I didn't like the way
he got things done,
sleeping on the job
those raindrops are falling
on my head, they keep falling

but there's one thing
I know
the blues they sent to
greet me
won't defeat me
It won't be long till
happiness steps up
to greet me

raindrops keep falling on
my head, but that doesn't mean
my eyes will soon be turning red
crying's not for me, cause
I'm never gonna stop the rain
from complainin

because I'm free
nothing's worrying me

It won't be long till
happiness steps up
to greet me
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