Sheila

We are devastated to our souls that our beloved Sheila Wallace is no longer with us. She has suddenly and tragically moved on to reside in the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Sheila Regina
Turner Wallace  was born on April 29, 1953 to Rufus Samuel Turner Jr. and Evelyn Vern Rooney Turner in Queens New York. She was raised in Long Island until she was 18 years old. She attended Malvern High School and Hofstra University
in Long Island New York and later matriculated to Pasadena Junior College in Pasadena California.

Professionally, Sheila held a passion for psychology and theology taking a post at Fuller Theological Seminary as a MMPI test-scorer for children in need. Sometime later, she went on to receive an honorary doctorate in Divinity from Beth El Foundation for Theological  Research. As a matter of fact many often remarked that Sheila reminded them of a female Joel Olsteen. Case in point, on one such occasion a lady begged for Sheila to speak with her after overhearing  Sheila speaking with another indiviual offering encouragement.

In addition to her passion for assistance to humanity through psychology and theology she also held a passion for writing. In the 1980's, 1990's and 2000's she became the author of three books: the first called, Yankee Doodle-Diet, and the second called Diary of a Money Mad Housewife: How to feed your family on less than $40 a week, and the last book she tentatively and loosely entitled The Number 74 and It's Contemporary and Perilous Impact on us all. This book was written to show Americans that similar to the number 13 (most recognizably Friday the 13th) 74 is a number that has long been used to hurt people. She calculated that every time America was attacked on its own soil it coincided with the number 74. A few examples are 911, Peal Harbor, and Flight 93 among others. She wanted to get this information out so that people could protect themselves.

Yet although, proud of her later life professional accomplishments it was her beloved Motherhood that came early for Sheila. Sheila met her first husband in Long Island New York and gave birth to two children Katrina L. and Eric T. Wallace, and a while later after her move to Los Angeles California she soon met her second husband and gave birth to two more children Marina L. and Michael J.  Morse.

Sheila was a devoted mother always available and eager to offer nonjudgmental advice and encouraging words of caring support and assistance to her children. She formed and was and is the bedrock of her children's personal, educational and professional foundations. Indeed she always cheered her children on as they pursed any and all of their hearts endeavors.

Not to mention,  Sheila had one of the most witty and positive outlooks and funny personalities there are. When she encountered  adversity, such as when 4 year-old Robert Follet purposely pushed her 3 year-old daughter Katrina  over a railing of a two-story building, she came out a fighter on behalf of her daughter.

It has often been said that Sheila seemed to have been dealt a terrible hand of cards by fate.

Sheila endured what is arguably too much at times and sometimes was so accustomed to dealing with hardship that she took it apon herself to endure more hardship in order to aid in whatever situation that she had encountered.  She was strong, she was a fighter, and she would fight for who and what she loved.  Her strength was possibly the most moving thing about her. Despite all of her adversity she remained strong, and worked hard and would roll with the punches of life in an effort to endure whatever she believed was necessary to make sure she and her family were okay.

Though her life was marked by tragedy she still found a way to triumph over the tragedy and turn her sorrow into positivity. That was why she was such an amazing person to have the fortune to know. Her spirit, her outlook, were breath taking to behold. She didn't wallow in self-pity and she made the best of all that was available to her and she kept going forward throughout the difficulties to make a better way for herself and her children. Though there were seldom moments when like any one of us she would express that she felt down, she would as soon pick herself right back up.

Sheila was often noted as possessing a childlike exuberance and love of life. This outlook made her such a joy to be around. She didn't sweat the small things or the details. If you called her and told her you had been wronged or that you were down she would tell you, you were right and it's going to be okay. She herself, always tried to find the best in the worst of situations. She seemed even happy for the smallest, simplest of things. One of her most often spoken statements was "Be more grateful and less greedy."
This motto type statement seemed to typify her view on life. Yes she would have liked to have gotten more out of life like anyone else, but she always made the best of what God had made available.  She was one of the kindest nicest coolest infectious people the world has ever encountered. To know her was to love her.

Some of Sheila's personal hobbies also included music. She was a huge fan of music and she loved to sing. As her music teacher once extolled Sheila  held a "Perfect Soprano" vocal- range and could ring crustal when she sang. In her early 20's she also took up the acoustic guitar.

Yet most notably, Sheila also held a deep belief and abiding faith in the hope of the Great Resurrection and sincerely believed that she and others who walked in the faith of our Lord and Savior, would one day soon be resurrected in the Great Resurrection.

As Sheila herself would so ardently quote,"In the blinking and a twinkling of an eye the sleeping in Christ shall rise." 1 Corinthians 15:52.

Sheila is profoundly loved and her presence will be profoundly  and deeply missed, she is-to to her children, the most important person in the world and her family believes and hopes that they will soon see her again after the Great Resurrection.

She is survived by her immediate family, son Eric T. Wallace, daughter Marina L. M. Morse, and son  Michael "Himmy" Morse

Extended family: sibling Rufus S. Turner III, Nephew Andrew Westphal, Jeanette Johns, Buddy Johns, Pixie and Rickie Johns, Vincent Hale and daughter in-law Deborah Alston Hale, Esterine Rooney, Catherine Rooney, cousin Pam Rooney, Linda Rooney, and Betty Rooney among other numerous beloved relatives