David Schooley Memorial Fund

On August 3, 2021, Sherri Schooley lost her beloved David: her husband of 30 years, father to their 6 children, and grandfather to their 3 grandchildren.

David was known for his kindness, humor, and generosity. His loving heart helped the family to follow God’s leading to foster and adopt. He loved his family deeply and had a way of making each one of them feel special. He spoiled each of them outrageously. His grandchildren were the light of his life, and despite clogged toilets and marked up walls, he was so thankful to have lived with them for these past four years. His one fear while in the hospital was never seeing them again. In God's kindness, he allowed David to come home for a few days.

David worked for AutoZone for seven years, then took a job with ALSAC/St. Jude, where he worked for six years, happy his efforts helped cure children. His last job was at Express Scripts/Cigna, where he was able to work from home as an AGILE coach. He enjoyed his job, and his colleagues became like family during the pandemic.

Several times since his death, David has been compared to George Bailey from It’s a Wonderful Life, and people have been coming out of the woodwork with stories of how David went out of his way to help them, with no expectation of recognition. That was who David was. As one friend said, “We know David would do whatever he could to help us if we were in this situation. So we want to do whatever we can to help.” This Go Fund Me was set up in order to facilitate just that. Please help in honoring David’s memory by showing his family the type of kindness for which he was known.