Let the family know you are thinking of them. Give to a forest in need in their memory. Cheryl Gist Penn passed away in her home in Austin, Texas on the morning of Saturday, January 18th, at the young age of Although she left us far too soon, she made the most of every single day as a movie producer, an event coordinator, wedding planner, one-woman catering team, district attorney, vintage curator, interior decorator, wife, mother, and friend to all.
Her family quickly moved back to Houston, though not quick enough, with her husband forever teasing her for not being a native Texan.
The oldest of four, she grew up with plenty of siblings to boss around - Tracey, Alicia, and Chip. She paved the way for her two sisters, Tracey and Alicia, to follow. These were formative years where she made forever friends sometimes at 2 a. Upon receiving her law degree, Cheryl moved to Texarkana to clerk for a judge.
Two short weeks later, at a wedding in New Orleans, they found themselves at the Sazerac Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel, where Walt suggested that they should probably just get married. Two months later, at the Confederate House on December 23rd, they announced the engagement to her family, and in a whirlwind, were married on April 20th, , at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Houston TX.
From to , Cheryl gave birth to her four favorite people in the world, her children Hudson, Clayton, Read and Holden. Walt and Cheryl raised their kids in Westlake Hills, where Cheryl loved to be involved in all their kids' passions and pastimes.
