Cheryl Marie Fischback

Cheryl Marie Fischback was blessed with an abundance of leadership qualities. It would be accurate to say that this woman was an outstanding luminary and that her natural abilities served her well. She knew with certainty how she wanted to set priorities in all aspects of her life. She struck those who knew her as the kind of person who awoke in the morning with a clear sense of exactly what she expected from her day and how to set about accomplishing those goals. Cheri was a woman who definitely liked order and was most comfortable with an organized and structured lifestyle. When this climate was absent, Cheri would set about immediately to create it.''''''''''''Cheri was born on Wednesday, January 15, 1969 at Christ Community Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Her parents were John and Judith Fischback. Cheri was raised in Chicago Ridge, Illinois and Escondido, California. Cheri was brought up to be reasonable in her actions and was taught to use her intellect wisely. She was an honest and straightforward child, traits that reinforced her self-confidence. Even at a young age, Cheri was credited with having a positive influence on those around her.''''''''''''The positive atmosphere that Cheri generated spread to her family. Cheri was raised with two siblings. She had one older brother, Ronald Fischback, and one older sister Pamela Flores (Fischback). Cheri served as a catalyst within the family. She often found herself in the role of providing fair solutions to those sibling disputes. In every family activity, Cheri was able to demonstrate her uncommon logic and skill at building compromise.''''''''''''Cheri's enthusiasm for learning and the personal energy that enthusiasm generated led to her exhibiting leadership qualities early on in her childhood. She liked to see things executed properly and showed a skill for taking control of situations that were drifting out of control. At the same time, she was willing to experiment with different approaches as she worked a plan towards a solution. As a young girl, she took part in horseback riding and showing. In her spare time she liked to take things apart and rebuild them. Cheri's memorable achievements included giving the elderly people in our neighborhood a ride with her pony and cart to the store when she would see them walking. She loved living on the horse ranch.''''''''''''When it came to academics and school, Cheri's organizational skills reaped dividends. Cheri was able to create a system for getting her class work done in a proper and timely manner. With a strong ability to analyze her schoolwork and assignments, she could apply a practical, common sense approach completing her studies. She showed a natural curiosity in the manner in which she tackled new types of problems and would regularly challenge her own reasoning ability in finding solutions. She enjoyed some courses more than others and developed favorite classes and teachers. Her favorite class in high school was art class. She was chosen to paint a mural on the outside wall of the Main Office at one of the high schools she attended. She will be remembered by classmates for being class clown.''''''''''''In a group of friends and acquaintances, Cheri was typically the first person to take the initiative to go up and greet someone new. That quality made her very approachable by others throughout her life. This same quality brought Cheri the reward of many friends. Maintaining loyalty to those friends was a trait that came naturally to Cheri. She believed that she should treat others in a fair manner, in the same way she wanted to be treated. Cheri also showed a great deal of appreciation for the accomplishments of her friends. While growing up, some of her best friends were Mike Manards, Phil, Gary, Beverly, Jeff, Lisa, Beth, Carmen, Cees, Keana, Lisa, Matt. Later in life, she became friends with Susann and Billy, Howard and LeChia, Madeline, they were great friends to her and very dear.''''''''''''At work Cheri was viewed as a natural leader. She could marshal all of the available resources, including personnel and materials, in order to meet virtually any objective. She was great at developing strategies and made maximum progress with little wasted effort. Cheri was also adept at uncovering new and more efficient ways of getting things done. She was able to establish and meet objectives and schedules through long range planning and was always able to keep the big picture clearly in sight. Although Cheri might have been described by some as an overachiever, she was without question a dedicated and diligent employee. Her primary occupation was custom cabinet maker; she loved working for her boss Dan.''''''''''''Not only did Cheri find pleasure in pursuing her various hobbies, she also enjoyed the discovery and research involved in learning about them. Her skill at problem solving had a positive influence on these activities as well. Her favorite pursuits were building things out of wood and drawing free hand. She would love to go to the shooting range with her dad and shoot, they loved to shoot together. She was very proud to shoot next to him.''''''''''''No matter what the activity was, Cheri had the ability to motivate others. This talent influenced her participation in sports, too. She sought out the possibilities in a competitive situation, and she stayed cool and calm under pressure. She relished the stimulation of the action and energy associated with sports. She was also something of a sports fan and enjoyed following her favorite events whenever she got the opportunity. Top on her list was football; she loved her Green Bay team.''''''''''''Cheri's ability to motivate, direct and organize others made her a valuable asset to the organizations to which she contributed during her lifetime. Cheri was one who could be counted on to work hard to implement goals and required little to begin work on a specific task. Once a project was begun, Cheri had a definite methodology for seeing it through to completion. In high school, Cheri was a member of the Art Club.''''''''''''Cheri lived her life guided by a well-defined set of beliefs. Her faith and religion were important aspects of those beliefs. She was a member of One Sure Way Ministries for 6 years. During that time, she was always looking for thing's that she could get started to help the church make money so they could someday have there own Permanente building. She wanted to be able to donate a large cross to place in the building in hear honor.''''''''''''Traveling, especially vacations, was another way for Cheri to apply her exceptional leadership and organizational skills. She liked exploring different places but also enjoyed designing and scheduling the trips in advance. She had real talent for developing the perfect itineraries. Favorite vacations included flying back to Chicago to see her Family that she hadn't seen for a while but talked to her Aunt Kathy every week it seemed they became very close over the phone. She always looked forward to calling her. She always talked about the trip and places she went while there.''''''''''''Cheri was a lover of animals and cherished her pets. One of Cheri's favorites was Harley, an Alaskan malamute. They were best friends for 8 years. She always loved her dogs, after Harley pasted away she got Rowdy, another Alaskan malamute, you would think it was Harley's daughter they are so much alike.''''''''''''Cheri passed away on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 11:06 at her Home in Escondido, California. Cheri fought a brave battle against cancer. She is survived by her mother, Judith Fischback of Escondido, Ca.; Brother, Ronald Fischback of Escondido, Ca.; Sister, Pamela Flores (Fischback) of Valley Center, Ca.; Brother-in-law, Mike Flores of Valley Center, Ca.; Nephew, Michael Flores of Valley Center, Ca.; and many loving friends. Cheri didn't want Services. She wanted everyone to remember her for whom she was. Smart Cremation took care of the services. She will be laid to rest next to her father in Escondido at a future date.''''''''''''Cheryl Marie Fischback knew what she wanted from life and never hesitated in going after it. She could be characterized as a driven individual, someone who understood the importance of achievement. Cheri was decisive and outspoken at times but was also positive and upbeat about most things. She was a leader, both intentionally and sometimes by default. If she saw that something needed to be done, she was always ready to step up and actualize, organize and implement a plan.