Sharon "Sheri" Marie Ferrigno

SHARON MARIE  (GILLIGAN) FERRIGNO WAS BORN IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA AND HER LIFE THROUGH COLLEGE BEFORE COMING TO OREGON WAS A FLURRY OF ACTIVITIES IN SPORTS, ARTS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH GRADUATION FROM WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN OMAHA.  SHE THEN CONTINUED HER SCHOOLING TO GRADUATE FROM UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA --OMAHA IN JUNE, 1967.  DURING THAT TIME, SHE WAS A MEMBER OF A;PHA XI DELTA SORORITY.  COMING WEST THE FOLLOWING YEAR WAS THE NEXT ADVENTURE WITH A BEST FRIEND, SHELIA EYBERG, TO SEEK ADVANCED DEGREES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.   DURING THAT TIME, SHE LEFT THE UNIVERSITY TO TEACH IN HIGH SCHOOL IN OAKRIDGE, OR.  WHILE THERE SHE WAS INTRODUCED, THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND,, TO SEBASTIAN (BUD) FERRIGNO III, WHO WAS ALSO A TEACHER IN A DIFFERENT AREA, BUT HAD GROWN UP NEARBY.  THE FOLLOWING YEAR THEY WERE MARRIED BACK IN OMAHA , AND THIS SEPTEMBER WOULD HAVE BEEN THEIR 56TH YEAR OF MARRIAGE.   SHERI IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, A SON, SEBASTIAN (BUDDY) FERRIGNO IV AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, SHANNON.  SISTERS,  KAREN, JANET, AND JULIE.  BROTHERS, PAUL AND PATRICK.   SHERI LED HER LIFE AS  A SINCERE GIVER TO OTHERS AND ENJOYED THE OUTDOORS AND ROAD TRIPS TO SEE FRIENDS AND FAMILY.  ALONG THE WAY, SHERI WAS AWARDED THE STATE OF OREGON CHAPTER'S WINNER OF "HOMEMAKER OF THE YEAR" AWARD IN 1986 BY THE NATIONAL EAGLE FORUM.  IN HER SENIOR TIME SHE DEVOTED 15 YEARS TO MASSAGE THERAPY OUT OF HER HOME.  A PRIVATE FAMILY GRAVESIDE SERVICE IS TO BE HELD IN OAKRIDGE, OR