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Remembering CherieCherie
Johnson,
a ten-year
veteran of Honest Weight, died on Monday, October 30. She was 54. Cherie
joined the Co-op soon after it moved from Cherie was
an extraordinarily dedicated worker. It was not unusual for her to be
in the
hospital on Tuesday and working in the Co-op on Wednesday. When she had
her hip
replaced, she missed about five weeks of work, an extremely short
recovery time
for this kind of surgery. Cherie
worked at many different jobs at the Co-op. In her early days here, she
worked
as a courtesy clerk and she stocked groceries. She helped with cleaning
and for
a time, was a regular on price changing night. She also was, for a
while, one
of our main outreach workers. Her outgoing personality and friendliness
was a
great asset for us when we were out in the community. She helped out
with the
member dinner and had a small but important role in the Co-op’s
documentary.
She even performed with her sisters, The Russ Sisters, at Honest
Weight’s
talent show. Over time,
it became more difficult for Cherie to work in Co-op jobs that required
her to
move around a lot. She sorted bags for a while, then moved into the
office, where
the number of her responsibilities steadily increased. She processed
new member
applications and senior forms, and entered share payments into the
membership
database. She had a talent for sign making, and she would often work
late on
the days that we needed signs made. Cherie took
an active role in the Co-op’s governance. She rarely missed General
Membership
Meetings and she was an original member of the Strategic Planning
committee.
She was an active member of our Nutrition committee and helped to write
the
Co-op’s Food and Product Policy, which was passed by our membership in
November
2005. Cherie grew
up in Cherie not
only worked and shopped here herself, she brought her family here, too.
Her sisters
Aroma and Linda have been regular presences here as well. – Nate
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