Sheri also received her master’s degree in education from St. Mary’s University in Minneapolis, MN. Sheri met Bill Gallipo while in college, and they were married on December 28, 1968, at the First Lutheran Church in Mitchell. Sheri held a teaching position in several different locations throughout her first ten years of teaching. Sheri & Bill were blessed to be able to adopt three children throughout their marriage. She is survived by her children, Shanna (Brian) Oberg of Camas, WA, Kyle of Washougal, WA, Brandon (Katie) of Sartell, MN; four grandchildren, Brody Oberg, Mason Oberg, Ruby Gallipo, Dylan Gallipo; and two sisters, Barbara (Richard) Butts and Vicki (Charlie) Bernert.