Burleson, TX – Sherian Gale “Gram” Richards, 72, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Celebration of Life: Wednesday, August 12. 2020 at 10:00 am at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Sherian Richards was born August 15, 1947, in Commerce, Texas to HF Bryant and Gladys Leola Bryant. She graduated from Trimble Tech High School in Ft. Worth in 1965 where she was involved with cosmetology, cheerleading, and sports. After retiring from teaching Cosmetology at Burleson High School in 2014, she stayed busy crafting, sewing, jewelry making, bible study and following her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Survivors: Sister Trina Keller; daughters Kimberly Sykora and husband Wayne Terry, Keri Sykora and husband Dan St.Laurent, and Stacy Sykora; grandchildren Milton Chance Scott, Brandon Allen, Oliver Sykora, Pearl St. Laurent; great-grandchildren Katie Scott, Sophee Scott, Beckham Scott. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Sherian’s favorite charity St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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So sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
David & Sandie Brown
So sorry to hear this ,I was shocked when i heard .I will be praying for the family .
Keeping your family in my prayers. May the sting of your sorrow soon change to smiles from the great memories you shared! Sherian was always a “hoot” so you should have many fun memories to rely upon.
I would so much love to attend the service for this sweet lady, but it is not possible at this time. I loved to be round Sherian. Was always fun to be around. I am so sorry for your loss. She will be missed.
Our deepest condolences to you and your family, Kim. We are very sad to learn of your loss. Prayers to you!
My prayers are with you all as you mourn this loss. I was privileged to study the Bible with Sherian this year; she has a beautiful, living, purposeful faith that I saw growing with each day I knew her. She truly reached others with the love of the gospel. I will miss her very much, until we meet again!
Rest in Peace, I am so sorry for her family’s loss. She was my cosmetology teacher, and was a sweet and caring person.
So sorry for your loss. She was a sweet wonderful lady. Praying for comfort and peace during this tragic time.🙏🙏
So sorry for your loss. Great memories with your family. She still made the best broccoli cheese soup I’ve ever had. She will be missed.
So sorry for your loss. I remember her from high school as a student and then teaching with her at BHS. She was a wonderful lady and will be missed. Love and prayers đź’™
We are so sorry to hear about your loss. You are all in our prayers.
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers as you adjust to this change in your lives. Cherish your beautiful memories. God bless you all.
Stacy I was in complete shock, still am, when I heard about your mom. I loved working with her. She always made me smile. A great personality and a heart as big as Texas. She will be missed. Love you and prayers for everyone. Nancy
My condolence to you and your family! You all are in my prayers!!
My condolences and prayers. Your mom was such a fun and kind person. I am thankful for my fond memories of her.
Trina I am shocked. I only wish we could be there . Love you very much.
So shocked & sorry to hear about Sherian. She was a loving person, had a wonderful sense of humor, a loving heart as big as Texas. She loved her family – if they needed help, she was there. She left a loving legacy. She will never be forgotten. Please keep her family in your prayers.
Your Mom was a very special lady! She made me laugh because you never knew what she was going to say or do, She impacted the lives of so many students too. My prayers are with you.
Stacy,
My heart felt sorrow for your loss, life it precious, and thankfully we share this road with people who love us, our journey is filled with memories of times together, I know it’s tough right now, but these memories you have will one day bring a smile where now there are only tears. Your mom loved you, and will never leave you, close your eyes and she is only a thought away.
We live you kiddo, may peace be yours . Rosemary and Skip
Deepest condolences to you and your family.
Hugs
Olga
Prayers for your family as you cherish the memories of joy, laughter and love with Sherian.
Stacy, I was so shocked to hear of your loss of Sherian your mother. I have
fond memories of her when we were both teaching at Burleson High. Sherian
set high standards for her students; I know first-hand because I had several of her girls in my classes. They turned out to be beautiful human beings inside and out–all because of your mother’s influence.
My prayers are being said for both you and the soul of your mother.
Kim, Keri, Staci & Family, Sherian will be missed by so many! I am so very sorry for your loss. She was a great teacher and will live on in her students lives that she taught. I will be praying for your family during this time of grief! I won’t be able to attend her celebration of life but will be there in spirit. Shirley Wynne
Such surprising news to hear of Sherian’s passing. My prayers to all her family left behind.
I looked up to and admired her so much . She taught me everything I know in Cosmo and was so patient . She was more then a teacher to us all. We will miss her deeply
Amanda Norman Burgess and Family
I live in Burleson also. I wish I had reconnected with you. We could have talked about all our fun at Trimble Tech. God bless your family.
I couldn’t believe the news of your Mom’s passing. I knew her thru work at BHS. As so many others have said, she always made us laugh. She was a very special lady. Prayers for your family at this difficult time.
We went to high school together. She was a grade ahead of me but we both took cosmetology. Then later on we both started teaching at Burleson. We both thought how strange after all those years. Love ❤️ her. She was a truest awesome person. I know she will be miss. You are in our prayers
Working with your mom was a blessing. Her love for her students and work ethic were an example to all. I had the privilege of seeing her the last few years on Monday nights at Bible Study Fellowship. I’ll miss her laugh and stories. May God give your family peace and comfort .
What a dynamic and fun teacher. She was a positive influence on so many students. Many of her colleagues and friends remember her as being a real “hoot”…. what a great way to be remembered. God be with her daughters and family members!
Miss Richard was by far the best teacher I ever had. I know God put me in her path, he knew she was the only one capable of teaching this girl with dyslexia. She was patient with her students, when others probably would not have been. She had an amazing sense of humor and she was not a lady who took anyone’s BS. She made going to school have meaning and purpose. I graduated 2002, had my license before I even graduated. I have made a career being a cosmetologist. Thank you, Miss Richards for taking a shy girl and helping her overcome that shyness.
I am so sorry for your loss, I know how hard it is to lose a parent, but know that you now have another angel looking down on you from heaven.
It was so fun working/teaching with your mother…you never knew what she would say. She always made us laugh.
Stacy and Kim I enjoyed having you in class at BHS…you are a testament to you mother and her work ethic. Make her proud of you.
Rest In Peace Sherian!
Kim, Keri and Stacy, My condolences on the loss of your mom. She was a good friend for a long time.
Loved your mother so much! Favorite memories were watching and listening to her rooting me and Kim & the entire team on during volleyball games and then the chats afterwards lol!! Then she was my instructor at Ogle. Great lady and I’m sincerely sorry for your families loss. She will be missed.
I’m so sorry for your loss. This was a shock when I heard about your Mom. Hugs to you girls and prayers for your family. Dee Ann Odom