Just in case you didn't receive this.  It is very sad.  The world lost a
very loyal cubs fan.


Cameron Sellers
Vice President, Business Development
PERFECT
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-----Original Message-----
From:  Mike Herring [mailto:MHerring@myfamilyinc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 5:42 PM
To: Mike Herring
Subject: Ward Herring

I am sorry for the impersonal nature of a mass email, but I wanted to get
information to you all quickly.  Please feel free to forward to people who
loved my father.
Yesterday we lost my father to cancer.  It has been a difficult time as my
father fought his illness bravely and we thank everyone who sent positive
thoughts and notes during this time.  We will be holding a memorial service
on Friday, June 22, 2001 at Corpus Christi Church in Piedmont, to which
everyone is invited.  There will be a reception following at our house, 1047
Ardmore Avenue, Oakland.
Directions to the service:
Corpus Christi Church is located at 322 St. James Drive at Park Boulevard in
Piedmont.  Phone: 510-539-4343 or www.cccpiedmont.org.
From southbound Route 13:
Exit at Park Boulevard. Turn right. St. James Drive is 0.6 mile. Parking is
available in the school lot off Estates Drive, on the street, and in the
small lot off St. James Drive.
From northbound Route 13:
Exit at Park Boulevard. Turn left, then left again at the traffic signal.
St. James Drive is 0.6 mile. Parking is available in the school lot off
Estates Drive, on the street, and in the small lot off St. James Drive.
From southbound I-580:
Exit at Park Boulevard. Turn left at the traffic signal, go straight at the
second signal, then turn right at the third signal. St. James Drive is 1.1
miles. Parking is available in the school lot off Estates Drive (one block
past St. James Drive, turn left), on the street, and in the small lot off
St. James Drive.
From northbound I-580:
Exit at 14th Avenue/Park Blvd. Turn right at Beaumont (first traffic
signal). Turn right on Park Boulevard (Beaumont ends). St. James Drive is
0.9 mile. Parking is available in the school lot off Estates Drive (one
block past St. James Drive, turn left), on the street, and in the small lot
off St. James Drive.
In lieu of sending flowers, our family would prefer that you make a
contribution in Ward's name to one of the following charities involved in
activities close to his heart:
Sports4kids
510 Third Street, Suite 102
Oakland, CA 94607
510-893-4180
www.sports4kids.org
or

Outervention
549 42nd Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121
415-876-0099
www.outervention.com
Think about the good times, kiss your spouse, hug your kids, call your
mom/dad, get outside in the sunshine and otherwise make my father proud.
Mike

Below is the obituary that will run this week in the Chronicle and
Montclarion:
It is with great sadness that the Herring family shares the passing of Ward
Wesley Herring, a devoted father and husband, compassionate friend, revered
coach and great man.
Ward died peacefully of cancer on June 18, 2001 at home with his wife and
companion of 33 years at his side.  He was 57.  Ward battled cancer
valiantly, surviving to meet and welcome his third grandchild, Colin Ward
Lyman, who was born the morning of June 13, 2001.
Born on February 6, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, Ward lived and traveled
across the United States but always stayed loyal to his Cubs and his Bears.
He graduated from New Mexico Highlands University in 1965 and received a
masters in mathematics in 1967 from Michigan State University, where he met
his wife, Ruth Thomas Herring of San Francisco.  Ward spent his career
working with computers and information systems; however, he was first and
foremost a family man.  He is survived and cherished by Ruth; their children
Michael and Lisa Herring of Oakland and Jeanne Herring and David Lyman of
San Francisco; their grandchildren Thomas Jackson (T.J.) Herring of Oakland,
Theodore Butler Herring of Oakland and Colin Ward Lyman of San Francisco;
his brother Ernest Herring of Hinesville, Georgia, and sister Janet
Kratochvil of Lawrenceburg, Indiana; his aunt Rita Norum of Skokie,
Illinois; his sweet dog, Sunday; and by a large extended family of cousins,
nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends who loved him deeply.  He joins his
beloved late brother Thomas Forrest Herring, father Ernest Paul Herring and
mother Rose Bridges Herring in Heaven.
The number of people Ward touched in his life is long and deep.  He kept his
friendships for decades across great distances, planning his vacations so as
to visit people dear to him.  His compassion and love will forever be
remembered by his coworkers at Heald Colleges, where he impacted many lives
over the last 12 years; by his childhood and college buddies; by his rugby
teammates from the Bald Eagles, Gael Old Boys and Queen City (Denver,
Colorado); by the hundreds of adults who as youth he coached in soccer,
football, baseball and life.
Family and friends are invited to a Memorial Service and Celebration of
Ward's life (reception immediately following) on Friday, June 22, 2001, at
10:00am at Corpus Christi Church, Piedmont.  In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made in Ward's name to Sports4kids, 510 Third Street,
Suite 102, Oakland, CA 94607 to benefit Oakland kids' after school
activities or to Outervention, 549 42nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121 to
help adolescent girls become strong, confident, independent young women
through outdoor activities with their families.