Wash DC Post; Washington DC; 2000-7-11

Sheri K. Lake
Interior Designer
Sheri K. Lake, 50, who had owned METROSPACE, an award-winning Falls Church 
interior design firm, for the last decade, died of ovarian cancer July 1 at 
Inova Fairfax Hospital. She lived in Arlington.
Mrs. Lake, who had worked in interior design in the Washington area since 
the 1980s, was a fellow and past chapter president of the American Society 
of Interior Designers. She was a leader in the four-year renovation of 
ASID's national headquarters in Washington.
She also had served as chapter president of the International Furnishings 
and Design Association and was an associate member of the Virginia Building 
and Code Officials Association. Over the years, she had served on the board 
of the Washington Architectural Foundation, was a member of the curriculum 
advisory board at Northern Virginia Community College, and had been a 
technical professional adviser to Marymount University.
Mrs. Lake, who came to the Washington area in 1972, was an Iowa native. She 
received an associate's degree in architecture from Northern Virginia 
Community College and was a graduate of the old International Institute of 
Interior Design in Washington.
Survivors include her husband of 29 years, Gary, of Arlington; her parents, 
Gordon and Beverly Hutchinson of Tucson; and three brothers.



The Washington Post                                    Sunday, July 16, 2000
Washington, DC

LAKE, SHERI K. (Age 50)

On Saturday, July 1, 2000, SHERI K. LAKE.  She was the beloved wife of 29
years to Gary D. Lake.  A Celebration of Her Life will be held Tuesday,
July 18, at 2 p.m. at Meadowlark Gardens Atrium, 9750 Meadowlark Gardens
Ct., Vienna, VA  22182.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made
in her memory to Inova Institute of Research and Education, Inova Fairfax
Hospital, 3300 Gallows Rd., Falls Church, VA  22042.