Cheryl Dowler Pleasant

Cheryl (Cherie) Pleasant, age 37 and 384 months of Arlington, Virginia, passed away on November 25, 2023. Cherie was vibrant, loving and lit up the room with her joie de vivre. She loved her family, friends, her job, her professional relationships and was an avid traveler.

Cherie was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 13, 1953. She went to school at Falls Church High School and graduated from George Mason University with a BA.

She worked as the CEO of the Associated General Contractors of Washington DC for over 25 years, helping to support and connect construction consortiums across the Washington Metro area.

She is preceded in death by her father, Richard, and her mother, Mildred.

Cherie is survived by her sister, Michelle, her nephew Matthew; her nephew Luke and his wife Allie; and her grandnephew Sawyer, and grandniece June.

In lieu of flowers, please donate in Cherie's name to the Cancer Research Institute. They are working to build more immunotherapy options for patients who suffer from esophageal cancer, and your support will help future patients receive new and innovative treatments : https://www.cancerresearch.org

Cherie's family wishes to extend our sincere love and gratitude to her friends who supported her over the last months of her life. Your love, messages, acts of kindness and presence meant the world to her and her family. Thank you for being the wonderful people who Cherie was lucky to have in her life and has always considered her extended family.

A celebration of life will occur in the new year, with more details to come through social media and electronic correspondence.