Cadet Youth Development Centre
May 25, 2023
Sherrill Hyde
Cadet Youth Development Centre
She was born a farmer's daughter, raised on a farm in Manitoba. She graduated from The Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg in 1972 a registered Inhalation Therapist and was hired from an interview at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital ( Cambridge Memorial Hospital) in 1974. She has worked as a Registered Respiratory Therapist caring for sick patients for 48 years before retiring last February.
She met Wayne in 1979, married in 1981 and adopted 2 children in 1985 and 1986. She became involved in volunteering in the early 1990's becoming president of the Waterloo Regional Block Parent Program in 1991. She coached minor softball for several years before getting involved with Air Cadets in 1997 when her son joined 822 Air Cadets. She was asked to join the Sponsorship Committee of the CYDC in 2004 as vice chair when the building was completed. This involvement with the Cadet Program led to volunteering with the Ladies Auxiliary of the Preston Legion. She was asked in 2007 to vice chair the Poppy committee, becoming chair in 2016.
Sherrill's whole adult life has revolved around helping others, raising children, assisting sick patients to improve their health, encouraging our community's youth to acquire better life skills, supporting Veterans in times of crisis. Now in her retirement, she has become more involved in fundraising for this worthwhile organization approaching the community for support.