Cheryl Ann Wooldridge
“Your mountain is waiting be on your way.”
Cheryl was born to William “Pete” and Caroline (Cranston) Swilley on September 18, 1958, in El Dorado, AR. A graduate of El Dorado High School (1976), Cheryl earned her Associate’s (1978) and Bachelor of Science in Education (1980) from Southern Arkansas University, becoming the only member of her family to complete a college degree.
She met the love of her life, Stuart Wooldridge, at White Oak State Park in the summer of 1981 where she worked as a Park Naturalist and Stuart worked with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. They married shortly afterward on March 27, 1982, at East Main Baptist Church in El Dorado, AR. They shared 41 ½ wonderful years of marriage raising three sons together. Cheryl’s boys were her world; she was their biggest fan and supporter in all their many sports and life endeavors. She also loved the Magnet Cove Panthers and the Arkansas Razorbacks. She and Stuart were often found following Panther Athletic teams all over the state, but they especially loved Panther Baseball.
She began her teaching career in 1982 at Camden High School followed by a move to Magnet Cove in 1985. Stuart and Cheryl chose Magnet Cove, AR as the place to raise their family. As a devoted educator, Cheryl completed 31 years of teaching Biology and other sciences at Magnet Cove and retired in 2016. Throughout her career, she imparted knowledge, wisdom, and love. Students and colleagues too numerous to count will always remember her fondly.
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