Sharree Rose Walls Obituary

Sharree Rose Walls attended Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, IL. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Sharree Rose Walls.

Graduation Year	Class of 2009
Date of Passing	Mar 02, 2019
About	Memorial Site (Edited): It is with heavy hearts that we share that Sharree Rose Walls was tragically killed in a car accident on March 2, 2019. Sharree was known by her warm, bright smile, her infectious laugh, and her incredible intellect and passion. All of these characteristics were apparent through Sharree’s leadership in the New Orleans’ community, her compassion as a friend and confidante, and her unbelievable love for her family. In an interview, Sharree described herself in this way: “Every day I get a little closer to discovering who I am, finding my desires that must be filled. So far, I know that I love thinking, engaging in imagining and creating plans for a better global society. I love running through parks but also feeling myself push past physical limits. I like to dance because I love listening to music. And most confusingly, I’m an extroverted introvert.” One of Sharree's favorite poems: “What made the beauty of the moon, the beauty of the sea, did that beauty make you, did that beauty make me? Did it make me something? Am I something? Will I be something? And the answer comes, already am, always was, and still have time to be.” Sharree chose a tattoo that said “already am.” Obituary (Edited): Sharree Rose Walls was born on June 23rd 1991 in Rolling Meadows, IL to Cardies Walls and Lois Benjamin Walls. She grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, IL with her sister Dana Walls and graduated from Willowbrook High School in 2009. Sharree attended the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) where she majored in Urban Studies and graduated Magna Cum Laude. During her tenure at UPenn, she interned at BET in New York City and studied abroad at the Universidade Federal da Bahia in San Salvador Brazil where her studies included Brazilian Culture and Portuguese. Sharree was said to read, write and speak Portuguese so fluently that the locals thought she was from there. Also while at UPenn, Sharree became a member of the Gamma Epsilon chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Upon her graduation from UPenn in 2013, Sharree arrived in New Orleans after accepting the Fox Alumni Research and Service Fellowship. She went on to become the Director of Operations and Communications at the Business Council of New Orleans and the River Region, Inc. where she worked her way up to a position leading Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans as their first Executive Director, all while maintaining her startup business, Solace.Space, LLC, an online home decor company.