Birth date: Aug 13, 1954 Death date: Jan 16, 2024
Cheryl Kay Sowers, affectionately known as Shug, Shugie or Shugar, passed peacefully the evening of January 16, 2024. She was surrounded by family in the ICU after an 8 weeklong battle with interstitial pneumonia. Shug is an organ Read Obituary
I am sorry that i missed the news of Shug. I was just googling friends from Grandview Elementary. I remember always the welcoming atmosphere of the Panter house in Grandview Acres. I loved Shug and the entire Panter family. We grew up in a great neighborhood and a great era.
My deepest belated sympathies to you all and Shug's husband, children and grandchildren.
Sherrie Bockas
When I moved into Sunridge, Shug would call me to make sure I was ok on the mountain. She introduced me to friends and took me on a really crazy snow ride. One time I decided to snowshoe up to my cabin from town and the powder was so deep, it was up to my thighs with each step even with my snow shoes and I still had about 1/2 mile to go. Shug and Dick came by on their snowcat and picked me up. By the time they dropped me off at my cabin the snow was up to my waist. Shug was such a good neighbor watching out for me. I surely miss her <3
My heart goes out to the family. In younger years, I enjoyed pulling thistle on the Sowers family farm. I did some fishing with Dick as well. I wish I had met your wife. Sounds like a beautiful Lady.
I have great memories of Shug skiing with her. She is a legend at Powder Mountain.
I will remember her always. Sweet Shug. RIP!
Shug was a person that knew what she liked to do and did it. There was no second guessing with Shug, She always knew when the snow would be good. My fondest memories of her is going up James and skinning on a blue bird powder day to her “Shug Bowl”. She motored up that mountain like nobody’s business.
For all the years that I saw Shug, she always had a big smile on her face and gave this confidence and positive energy to everyone around her at Powder Mountain. It was contagious - she was a gift to the skiing community. I never got her phone number in so many years of knowing her because I always knew I would see her. There would always be another day, another season, another run. I regret not getting her phone number because this is a lesson to me in life that nothing is permanent. I was shocked and saddened to have lost such a person of character at Powder Mountain. She will always be remembered in my heart as a shining star. She was a mentor and a hero to me, and I cherish those happy memories.
Always find comfort in the great ski days we had ,
w love to the family,
Shirley Chuo- Bruns and the Bruns Family
Shug and I met years ago through grandview. Her parents and my mom’s condos were connected. We both eventually bought a condo across from theirs and rent them out. We said when we retired we would move into them and turn it into our own margaritaville. I have a cabin in sunridge and Dick and Shug bought one years later and that became our margaritaville. My favorite memory of Shug is making a playlist of all the Sugar songs we could think of.. Sugar shack, pour some sugar on me, sugar sugar etc. We drove around the mountain with our playlist blasting and laughed tell we cried. We had so many silly moments but that was my favorite. I will miss you so much Shuggie Shug! Love you always my friend ❤️
I met Shug right after buying our cabin a few years ago. She took me on a couple of ebike rides into Vista. She was the pro, and I was the novice not used to rocky trails. My bike's battery ran out one time and she graciously walked her bike with me (while walking my bike) when we had to go up a hill. She was so friendly, outgoing, and fearless. I wanted to be just like her! The mountain won't be the same without her. Heartfelt sympathy to her family. So sad.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Bell
Shug and I worked at Powder Mountain together. They put in cameras and we were offended. We felt like they could have paid us more. We mooned the cameras. :)
Escapades with Shug included skiing, helicopters, and sailing.
She is always the life of the party!
Her smile is contagious! :)
One event we attended always comes to the forefront...It was a mutual friends renewal of their wedding vows and 50th anniversary and all were enjoying friends, food and drink A hot day and stuffy in the Ogden Union Station room where the celebration was ongoing. Shug and I decided to go for a stroll outside to cool down. We soon ended up at the large water fountain that invited us to dip our feet. Now the thing is, the fountain is much much deeper in the ground than it appears and while I went to step in thinking it was shallow, I found myself toppling nice dress, fancy hair and all into the water. Shug laughed out load and didn't hesitate to jump in to "save me". We were both laughing when the security personnel showed up to tell us "You Can't Do That!" and "Do You Know What Kind Of Things We Find In There!" Needless to say we hoisted ourselves out of the fountain and dripping wet went back to the celebration where enquiries and explanations abounded.
Love ya Shug! Missing you already!
Tina Olsen (Craig Olsen)
I had the privilege of meeting Shug at Powder Mountain, she was a legend hiking James peak and Deb Topp our angel bar tender in the keg would never miss and opportunity to hike with sweet Shug she absolutely loved her together they will be our angels looking over James peak and the Pow Mow family. Shug would take no crap from anyone and was always making me laugh I'll cherish the fun times in the powder keg laughing and dancing she will be missed by many. Rest in peace snow angel.
