Cheryl Lee Lundquist

1961 - 2021

Cheryl Lee (Jaglowski) Lundquist, 59, born on April 1, 1961, in Erie, Pa., passed away at the University of Maryland Medical Center on February 8, 2021 after an extended illness.

She was the daughter of the late Leo Z. and Pearl P. (Sienicki) Jaglowski, and was the fourth of five siblings: Nancy Roper of Newbury, Mass., Edward (Judy), Robert (Mary Jo), and Eric (Amy) Jaglowski, all of Erie.

Education for deaf students was limited in Erie, so Cheri attended the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C. where she fell in love with the Theatre Arts. She travelled to Sweden as an international exchange student where she met and married her husband Mikael in 1982. Returning to D.C., she enrolled at Gallaudet University earning a B.A. in Theatre Arts. She soon after joined the National Theatre for the Deaf as an actress and performed across the U.S. She gave birth to their first child, Salomon (SAM) in 1995, and then enrolled in ASU in Mesa, Arizona to earn a M.A. in Fine Arts. Their second child, Alina, was born in 2000. They eventually moved to Riverside, California, where Cheri worked as a drama teacher at CSDR for eight years. The family then returned to D.C. where Cheri was a professor at Gallaudet in the Theatre Department. She was beloved by both the faculty and her students.

Cheri suffered from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. She passed away from complications of this condition, with her husband by her side.

She is survived by husband Mikael, son SAM, and daughter Alina. She is also survived by a sister, three brothers, several aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, and countless friends.

Due to COVID restrictions, a Memorial Service for Cheri will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the Lundquist family, at 7726 Old Woodstock Lane, Ellicott City, MD 21043.

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