Cheryl Kay (Finnell) Yavornitzki squeezed a century of life and loving into her too-short 63 years. Despite a cancer diagnosis 20 years ago when she was 41, Cheryl wrung out two extra decades with her family by enduring countless treatments with incredible grit and grace. We hope the clinical trials she endured — and the money to fund them, raised by organizations like METAvivor — will allow many other people to live longer with metastatic breast cancer.
Cheryl was surrounded by her husband, two daughters and four grandchildren at home when she finished her race and went to be with the Lord the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, 2020.
Cheryl was known for her larger-than-life capacity, endless energy and unshakable joy and optimism. She was a picture of the Col. 3:23 mandate to, in “whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord.” Whether spoiling her grandkids, serving as a key witness in a lawsuit at work or finishing an ambitious woodworking or remodeling project, Cheryl exhausted herself and her resources to do the job well.
