Sherril Harris
November 27, 2010
Sherill Nicholson Harris embraced God on November 27, 2010 at age 67. She is survived by her husband of 20 years, Bill Harris, her daughters, Kelly Lane and Kasey Gizelbach, and her grandchildren, Bailey McNally and Evan Gizelbach. She was a counselor, educator, and principal for some 25 years in the S.A.I.S.D. She was a member of multiple academic honor societies, Later she taught classes at University of Texas San Antonio, sold textbooks, and was a tax preparer for a nationwide company. A lifelong San Antonio resident, Sherill graduated from Highlands High School in 1960. She went on to Trinity University, graduating Cum Laude, and received a B.A. in Spanish, History, and secondary education in 1964. She received a Master's degree from St. Mary's University in Counseling and another in Education from UTSA. She was proud of having made all "A's" throughout her schooling. She received countless awards and recognition for her work in education and for volunteering her time for tax preparation, delivering Meals on Wheels, working with seniors through ACOG, and working with Bexar Kiwanis Club Children's Charities. She taught well-attended classes at ALIR on Texas Parks, First Ladies of the United States, and the wives of Henry XIII. An accomplished lifetime tennis and bridge player, Sherill received many accolades for each. Sherill's hobbies included reading, participating in book clubs, bridge, tennis, golf, and gardening. Sherill and her husband Bill traveled in every state in the continental U.S. in their RV. A world traveler, Sherill and her husband saw the globe many times over, hiking, rafting, and biking wherever they could. She was a Texas Master Gardener & Master Naturalist and spent one summer as a park ranger in a national park. She wrote a book about the counties of Texas and North Carolina, having visited, researched and photographed each one with her husband's assistance.