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Dear Family and Friends,
This is to let you know that Wally has passed away quietly at home this evening at 5:17 p.m. surrounded by his family. We will all miss him but are so thankful that he is in his eternal home with his Lord. Our family continues to covet your prayers. When I have more info regarding his memorial, I will send out another email. You may forward this to whoever you think might desire to know.
Thank you again for your love and support,
Sheri
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We love you Carruthers and our hearts ache for you, and we are thrilled to know that the angels are rejoicing at the home going of dear Wally.
His grace is more than sufficient for our every need and care.
The Weinbergs
Wally, you will be missed...but never forgotten. Your carefree approach towards life and fun spirit has touched our lives as well as friends and family.
Griff and I send our love.
We rejoice with Wally while we weep with his family. We are privileged to have known such a warm and humble man.
Blessed are those who have received a Wally wink.
Love to Sheri, Becca, Taylor, Matt, John, and Reid,
Sara and Rich
Carruthers Family,
The news of Wally's death brought both sorrow and rejoicing. We will continue to pray for you all, as you mourn his loss, but rejoice with you knowing he is in the loving arms of our Lord.
Praying for you all
Drew & April
Thank you Sheri for taking time to share with us.
We know that Wally heard the words; Well done, good and faithful servant!
Our prayers are definitely with you, that our Lord will continue to hold you in His loving arms as you go through this difficult time.
Hugs,
Ken and Gail Gohrick
Sheri,
My husband and I will continue to pray for you and your family. We didn't know your wonderful husband for very long, but he left his heartprint on us, forever.
I will always thank God for letting our paths cross in this lifetime. May you all find some comfort in knowing he is finally at peace, and is sending you all of his love and comfort from the Heaven's above.
God bless you and your family.
Sheri, Becca, Taylor & Matt,
I will not even try to imagine your loss, but do rejoice in knowing that Wally is in a much better place.
I can still feel each kiss gave me on my cheek every time he saw me...his trademark!
We will continue to pray for each of you; that God give you peace, comfort, and that you may, now more than ever, depend on Him.
Sylvia, for the Thomas Family
Dear Sheri and Family,
My family is very sorry for your loss of such a wonderful man and person. I know God needed him home at this time for he has full filled his purpose on this earth and he needs an angel like Wally to sit beside him. Our prayers go out to you and your family at this time and we are so Blessed to say that we know Wally and we are very honored.
Bless your family at this time and May God always hold special blessings on your family.
Dearest Sheri, John, Reed, Becca, Taylor and Matt, and family...
We are so sorry for your loss. Wally was a light on Earth in every way in our eyes, father, brother, son, husband, leader. His suffering is over and his time to shine in heaven has come at last.
We send you our Love,
Mike and Jeanette Riggins
You don't know me, but I "somewhat" know you through my Mom, Carol Martin. She has been sending me updates on Wally over the last several months. I want you to know I AM praying for your family and friends. I have been deeply touched by your words, strength and love. Thank you! Tiana from Texas
Shari and Family,
Dave and I are saddened by the news of Wally's passing. We feel so lucky to have crossed paths with him in this life. I have to reiterate the line from Sara Loudon's blog...
"Blessed are those who have received a Wally wink."
Our love to you, Wally, and your family.
Dave and Nancy Hill
Sheri and Family,
Dave and I are saddened to hear the news of Wally's passing. We are so lucky to have crossed paths with him in this life. I have to reiterate the words of Sara Loudon...
"Blessed are those who have received a Wally wink."
Love to you Sheri, your family, ... and Wally!
Dave and Nancy Hill
Sheri and family and all in the ProTech extended family. My sincere condolences in the passing of a dear friend of all the sleep commuinity.
May we all have peace in his passing and cherish our favorite Wally stories and memories.
Jon Atkisnson
Sheri,it was a very sad day for us at SleepEx today. While we know it was time for Wally to go, we don't want to turn him loose.
We have posted a tribute to him on our web site and truly believe he will continue to be with us as we strive to make him proud in all that we do.
Our hearts go out to you and your family.
Wally was our inspiration and we will miss him everday.
Roy
To the Carruther's Family,
The sleep community is saddened by the loss of a great man, a pioneer in the field, and wonderful friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Joanne Hebding
not goodbye, but until we meet again
Wally was a man that all men could look up to. I know I did.
God Bless Sheri and all the kids
you are always in our thoughts and in our prayers.
Jim and Barb
I would like to share a poem my Mom-in-law sent to us.
My Father's way may twist and turn,
My heart may throb and ache,
But in my soul, I'm glad I know,
He maketh no mistake.
My cherished plans may go astray, My hopes may fade away,
But still I'll trust my Lord to lead For He doth know the way.
Tho' night be dark and it may seem, That day will never break;
I'll pin my faith, and all in Him, He maketh no mistake.
There's so much now I cannot see, My eyesight's far too dim;
But come what may, I'll simply trust And leave it all to Him.
For by and by the mist will lift And plain it all He'll make
Through all the way, tho' dark to me
He made not one mistake.
God will hold you during this time Sheri and family.
We love you and share your sorrow.
Love, Don, Letha and family
Carruthers Family,
Sean and I were never fortunate enough to meet Wally, but we have heard so many wonderful stories about him from friends and family! Our hearts go out to all of you in this time of sorrow and you are all in our prayers.
~ Sean & Ashley
Sheri, John, Reed, Rebecca, Taylor and Matthew-
I lift you up in prayer, that God will comfort you through this storm of the heart. And in that comfort, you will receive strength, encouragement and hope.
I had emotionally 'steeled' myself for this news but yet, I still broke down. I deeply mourn Wally's passing but I celebrate the life of a man who was exemplary in the way he lived it. I was beautifully blessed in the time I worked with Wally and I will forever cherish my memories as he lives on in my heart.
We love you, Wally...
...And we love you all.
Anthony & Jenessa (and all the Zaragoza clan)
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
If there is anything at all that I can do...
Carruthers...
We were blessed with the Wally wink as well. He was a bright light at church on Sundays. I loved how he leaned forward and whispered something to my misbehaving boys from the row behind, and they just shaped right up!
We enjoyed the short time that we could get to know Wally. We will miss him.
Anything we can do for you, let us know.
The Wheelers
Mike, Rebecca, Julia, Gabe and Josh
Naing, See and I are very saddened by the Loss of a wondeful man.
Wally will always be remembered as a friendly, warm and generous person.
Whoever knows him will agree with me that his smile, hugs and kisses will be missed.
It was a sad day at Pro-Tech today.
We are so blessed to know Wally and his Family.
Bless the Carruthers family at this time of sorrow.
Love,
Vivi, Naing and See.
"O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain:
That morn shall tearless be."
I rejoice that Wally's morn was tearless, painless, and cancerless, but I will miss him and his smile. I always felt privileged to know him and all of you; Wally's testimony is the admiration and inspiration for countless people. I love you, Sheri and family; I pray for you and will be here for you throughout this time and the next year. Love always, Maria
Goodbye to our friend Wally. Reading the others' comments reminded me of that characteristic "Wally wink" that only he could pull off. Nothing but good memories for me, mostly from college days in Phoenix, and a few other unforgettable times since then in Bothell, Florence, Oregon and Lake Tahoe. Wally was a unique and original character as a "college kid" who blazed his own path, and became and remained a truly fine family man since. We'll miss you Wally.
Dan Downer
Wally was a good man who gave everyone the benefit of the doubt.
He will make heaven a better place just has he did every other place he went.
I knew Wally as a enthusiastic, honest, generous, and caring man and I watched his business flourish over many years because he invested his life and work with those qualities - and many more!
My thoughts are with his family and friends who must have been a greatest joy for Wally throughout his entire life. Thank you for taking such good care of him.
All my best.
Derek Eder
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