Cheryl J. Terai

Cheryl J. Terai, 60, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died on Thursday, January 27, 2011. She was born on June 19, 1950, in Rayville, Louisiana, and grew up in Crossett, Arkansas. She graduated with honors from South Arkansas University, and received her J.D. from University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. She was an accomplished environmental attorney, with former positions as in-house counsel at PPG Industries, partner at K&L Gates, and head of the enforcement division for the Arkansas Department of Environmental Protection. She is preceded in death by her parents, Toshio and Earlene Terai. She is survived by her beloved companion, Brad Bundy, her brother Mike Terai, her nephew Chase Terai and her aunt Odell Wiggins. Visitation with be held on Friday February 4, 2011, 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 5, 2011 in the chapel of Gill First National Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Fort Necessity Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, given Cheryl's battle with Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, memorials may be sent to UCSF Memory and Aging Center, CJD Clinical Research Team, attention Katherine Wong, 350 Parnassus Ave., Suite 905 San Francisco, Calif. 94117. Online guest book at www.gillfirstnational.com.