I was a Fraternity brother of Sherman's, and graduated soon after he joined our brotherhood. Though never close in college, I found myself calling Sherman out of the blue two summers after I graduated, while I was driving across the country by myself attending baseball games in every major league city. While in Chicago, I targeted a game in St. Louis against the Mets, and realized that Sherman was from St. Louis. and called him out of the blue on a Thursday night, asking if he was free to join me for a Saturday night game.
He dropped what he was doing, we went to the game, laughing at how hot it was for a night game, and how many women in the stands had tons of makeup on despite the heat. He also opened his home to me for the night when I already had a motel reservation.
I had a great time with Sherman that day - I've never forgotten it. We reconnected on LinkedIn recently, and I was happy to catch up with him, and was very impressed by his accomplishments. I will miss not being able to reconnect with him further, and wish his family my heartfelt condolences.