Memorial Service
Monday, May 12, 2008

1:30pm Visiting & Viewing
3:00pm Service - South Brook Church
4:00pm Committal Service - Forest Lawn

Conrad Sherland - Father
 
Directions to Church:http://www.southbrookchurch.com/DirectionsMap.aspx
(link for map above)
Coming North or South Bound on Hwy 485
Exit 57 (Providence Road)
Go South on Providence Road (approx 3-4 miles)
Turn left on Weddington Road/Hwy 84 (approx 2 miles)
Church is just past the Soccer fields.

Southbrook Church
5607 Monroe-Weddington Road
Weddington, NC  28104

Directions to Cemetery:
http://www.forestlawneast.com/maps.html

Forest Lawn East Cemetery
 (Garden of Chimes)

3700 Forest Lawn Drive
Matthews, NC  28104
704-846-1068

Donations can be made at:
Any Wachovia Branch Location 
Make Check Payable to:
Sherland Assistance Fund

Mail Donations to:
Wachovia Bank
c/o Ryan & Alyssa Sherland Assistance Fund
5926 Weddington-Monroe Rd NC 9247
Wesley Chapel, NC  28104

Mail to or call for Donation:
Southbrook Church
Attn: Sherland Assistance Fund
5607 Monroe-Weddington Road
Weddington, NC  28104
704-814-7372 phone

Alyssa was a child who radiated confidence and leadership.  She was “Prideful” and very competitive in everything that she did. 

She enjoyed gymnastics and was an avid reader.  On more than one occasion, Alyssa stated that she would like to be a scientist. 

She was a lively child and that was evident in the stylish clothes that she selected.  She was very fashionable to be so young.  Alyssa was special in many ways, too many to count.  To name a few, she was very intuitive, loving and caring, however, she was strong in nature.  What made Alyssa even more special was her love for her brother, Ryan.  At every turn, you would always see her tagging along with her big brother whom she loved tremendously.  They were simply inseparable! 

To describe Alyssa, she was beautiful, intelligent, competitive and a leader.  She will be missed dearly & society has lost one of it’s future leaders!  

Her dad took this photo of the butterfly in his garage monday, he and Alyssa and Ryan found the catapillers 3 weeks ago and put them in a box.

A vibrant yet quiet boy since the day he was born.  His drive and athleticism was evident since his younger days.  Ryan’s love of cars came from his Dad who used to let him pretend that he was a driver. Ryan’s room was always filled with his favorite race cars and thoroughly enjoyed the times when his Dad would take him to the local car shows.  He was a race car fanatic!!   

At the age of five years old, Ryan began playing soccer on a team that was later coached by his Dad. In no time their team, a part of the Dearfield Beach Strikers, began winning championships. Ryan was a winner and a strong leader! 

In the meantime, Ryan was also busy becoming a track star.  He did very well in this and other sports including baseball and football.  His football team in Florida won the Pee-Wee Football championships in 2005. When he moved to North Carolina, he began playing on the Matthew’s U-11 Raiders.   

What made Ryan even more special was his love for his sister Alyssa. At every turn one would always see Ryan protecting his sister, with a protective and loving arm around her. 

To sum it all up, Ryan’s short life was reflective of him as a winner, leader, protector and a calm soul.  He will be missed dearly and society has lost one of it’s future leaders!