Cheryl Laurin Egan, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on November 11, 2018 from complications related to surgery. Cheryl was born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 11, 1954 to Paul and Eleanor DeFilippo Egan. She was raised in the Boston area and graduated from Watertown High School in 1972. Cheryl received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Behavior from Lesley College in Cambridge, MA and worked in retail management in the Boston area for more than twenty years. Her fondness of retail and her flair for fashion remained with her throughout her life.
Cheryl, along with her mother, moved to the Dallas area in 1995 to be near her only brother Brian Egan and his family. In Dallas, she began the vocation she truly loved as an elementary school teacher. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of Texas at Arlington and later received her dyslexia specialist certification. Cheryl was a natural in the classroom and she adored her students and their families. To this day, Cheryl remained in contact with students she had taught twenty years ago. She relished in the joy of hearing of their success. Cheryl taught for more than ten years at various schools in the Dallas Independent School District, and for the last ten years she taught at Catholic Schools in the Dallas area, most recently at Good Shepherd Catholic School in Garland.
Although Cheryl enjoyed her adopted state and Tex-Mex, her New England roots and Irish-Italian heritage were her core. She loved all things Boston: the Red Sox, the Patriots, the seasons, the seafood, the history, but most of all, the ocean. Her main disappointment in Dallas was its lack of salt water (and the hot summers!). Cheryl planned to retire to the beach in a few years.
Her father, her Nana that she adored, Angelina DeFilippo, her Aunt Mary and Uncle Ben Conti, as well as two uncles predecease Cheryl.
She is survived by her mother Eleanor Egan of Dallas who lovingly cared for Cheryl following her surgery; her brother, Brian Egan and sister-in-law, Carol Jamison Egan of Dallas; and two precious nieces, Lauren Egan of San Francisco, CA and Erin Egan, a student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Cheryl is also survived by her dear friend (her sister-in-law’s sister) Nancy Jamison of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Cheryl was always ready to travel and she looked forward to the State Fair of Texas each fall. Unfortunately, her accident before her surgery prevented her from attending the fair this year.
A Memorial Service celebrating Cheryl’s life will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 10: 00 am at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 3811 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, TX 75219. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall. Guests are kindly asked to wear something purple (Cheryl’s signature color) or another bright color to the service. A burial in Massachusetts will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests making a charitable gift to Holy Trinity Catholic School, 3815 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, TX 75219 https://htccd.weshareonline.org/ws/opportunities/HolyTrinityCatholicSchool
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
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