Sherri Lynn Christensen

Sherri Lynn Christensen, of Kiowa Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on June 24, 2026 just 2 hours short of her 72nd birthday.

Sherri was preceded in death by her mother, Connie Christensen, her father, John Christensen (Kathy), sister-in-law, Donna Pryor, brother-in-law Gene Sisk. She is survived by her husband, Steve Allison, sister, Debra Sisk, sisters-in-law Diana Seurer (Gary), and Barbara Tumbleson. Her aunt, Jody Armstrong, cousins Steve Armstrong (Carleen), Jeff Armstrong (Kim), Kathy Madsen (Jared), John Christensen (Jerri), Linda Burton (Greg), Bill Christensen (Sherry), Her aunt, Dotte Christensen, cousins Shona Christensen, Anna Lorenzo, Genevieve Beise (Rocky), John Forsyth and Jeff Forsyth. Nephews, Andy and Bryan Sisk.

Sherri was born on June 25, 1954, in Quantico, Virginia to Connie and Jack Christensen, while her father was stationed there serving in the United States Marine Corps.

Sherri had a great love for horses that began at a very young age. She was on a pony before she could walk. She especially liked to work with challenging and misunderstood horses that most people would give up on and adopted 2 rescue horses that were both missing an eye. Sherri and her sister Deb shared this love and had many horse adventures together throughout the years.

Sherri graduated from George Washington High School in 1972. She attended Colorado State University for 3 years before pursuing a career in law enforcement. In 1987, while working as a security supervisor for King Soopers, Sherri trained at Camp George West in Golden, CO for placement on their hiring list for selection by Denver Metro Law Enforcement agencies. She placed high on the list of police officer candidates and was hired by Englewood PD on 10/5/87. She served the citizens of Englewood until her retirement on 6/30/09. Sherri’s career included assignments with street patrol, impact team and bicycle patrol, 5 years as a detective and she became a certified Swat team negotiator. Sherri was well respected by her peers and won numerous awards for exceptional performance and service.

Sherri was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive liver cancer in 2023. She chose to go the holistic route in her treatment and worked very hard to maintain her health. While the doctors told her the cancer would spread everywhere, she managed to contain it to the liver and had a very good quality of life for 2 ½ years. Unfortunately, she eventually lost the battle.

Steve and Sherri enjoyed their retirement years living the country life in Elizabeth and Kiowa.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Windy Hill Equine Rescue https://www.windyhillequinerescue.org/donate-now or Eagles Nest Ranch https://www.eaglesnestranch.org/donate/

A celebration of life will be held at a later date