As I attempt to cover south county stories I would be remiss not to mention the passing of Cheryl Walker, a class act reporter, who covered the retirement community of Laguna Woods Village for nearly 20 years.
While many celebrated her home going this past Tuesday at St. Kilian’s Church in Mission Viejo there will be another opportunity for Laguna Woods residents to reminisce and share stories of Cheryl on Friday, August 28th at Clubhouse 2 from 10 a.m. to noon.
This afternoon I spoke to 23 year Laguna Woods resident Connie Grundke who commented on Cheryl’s love and support of her mother while effectively covering his city. He added that she was “dedicated to the community and was extremely knowledgeable about Laguna Woods.” Connie added “she was a great source of information and was willing to share it with everyone.”
Having been an invited speaker on eminent domain, property rights and Ballot Measures at Residents Voice club meetings in Laguna Woods, Cheryl and I would discuss property rights after the meetings where I spoke with her as well as in her office at the administration building.
Sadly I will not be able to attend this celebration of her life as we will be out of the Country on that date.
In today’s local Saddleback Valley News Register Team Leader Ron Gonzales opened his column stating the following:
“You may ask yourself, what does it mean to do the Lord’s work?
It is, you could say, whatever you do for the love of others.
For Cheryl Walker, I believe, the work she did as a journalist was the Lord’s work. It came from her heart, from her passion for the community, and from her love of the people she wrote about.”
Cheryl set the bar very high. We need more dedicated reporters covering local news.
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