Cheryl Stumbo, a long-time member of UUC passed away on February 14, 2026. A celebration of Cheryl’s life will be held at 2 p.m., March 14, 2026 at the church. It will also be streamed live (uuchurch.org/memorial). Friends, family, and all who were touched by her light are invited to join in celebration of a life that meant so much to so many, sharing stories, and continuing the work she believed in so deeply.

Cheryl Stumbo was a survivor of the 2006 shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and became a strong and active gun violence prevention advocate.

• https://gunresponsibility.org/gun-violence/stories/cheryl-stumbo/
• https://www.kuow.org/stories/cheryl-stumbo-jewish-federation-of-greater-seattle-shooting-survivor-passes-at-63
• https://www.instagram.com/p/DU3qAAvDCaY/ (Moms Demand Action)
• https://momentsthatsurvive.org/tribute/cheryl-stumbo/

UUC member Roberta Ray shared this remembrance:

When I first met Cheryl, we were both part of a group of [UUC] women training for our first triathlon. Cheryl was shot just days before the event. We carried her with us, wearing [temporary] tattoos on our calves, not knowing if she would survive, and telling other women why we were wearing her name... Cheryl did survive, and as others have said, was one of the most badass women I have ever known, as a citizen activist and as a person whose everyday life reflected the world that she knew was possible. Rest in power. May your memory be a blessing.