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SHEILA HENDERSON SORRELLS  (Age 61)  
Passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 after suffering a stroke. Sheila is survived by her husband Dennis Sorrells and son, Andrew Sorrells of Germantown, MD; her father Walter; brothers Ian and Kevin Henderson; sister Gwen Parsons, as well as numerous extended family members. Sheila was born on September 25, 1959 in Washington, DC and lived in Maryland all her life. She attended Mount St. Mary's University where she earned her B.S. degree in Business and Finance as well as was awarded the academic achievement of Summa Cum Laude.  Sheila built an impressive career that spanned nearly four decades selling complex technology solutions to large enterprises. She earned respect and admiration from many of her colleagues, won numerous achievement awards and had many long-standing and impactful relationships within her work community. Sheila had a sparkling personality, grace, smile and poise that instantly won people over. She enjoyed entertaining, leisure travel, and outdoor festivities. She was a smart, generous, and affectionate woman whose greatest love and passion was her family. She is loved beyond words missed without measure and will be forever remembered in our hearts.

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Published by The Washington Post on Jan. 20, 2021.

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deLeon Jarmon

September 8, 2022

glad to have seen you from DeLeon Jarmon and Lomeda Sorrels Family members here in Austin, Texas 78702 area. Prophet Sharon Ann byrd aka Ellerbe

Beth Kandianis

May 5, 2021

Sheila was such a kind upbeat person. I had the pleasure of working with her when we were at Falcon Microsystems. I just learned of her passing and am shocked and saddened by this news. My sincerest sympathies to Dennis (we met many years ago, went to a concert together at Wolf Trap) and Sheila's children and extended family.
With heartfelt sympathy - Beth Kandianis

Reverend Beth O'Malley, Chaplain, Hood College

March 22, 2021

We just learned of Sheila's passing and send you our heartfelt condolences and prayers for comfort and strength in this sad loss.

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Melissa Nealon

January 20, 2021

I just heard the news about Sheila and I am so so sad. What a great loss to this earth. Sheila brought so much joy to the world. I worked with her at Splunk. She taught me a lot, helped me when she could, took me to lunches, coached me at work, but also I could tell her anything personally and she would let me talk about the hard things in life. And she knew when to just listen. She loved her boys and family so much. And her dogs! She always said how proud she was of her boys and gave us updates on what they were up to. I am so sorry to hear of her passing. She was an incredible woman. I was so hoping she would visit us one day in England. I will miss her so much.

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