"I can see that she meant a lot to the community," said daughter Nicole Black. "As much as we love her, a lot of people love her."
The diverse group that attended Sharon Black’s remembrance ceremony in Manoa was as diverse as the people she touched.
"It was never ever a color it was never age, gender, economics, none of that ever mattered," said Nicole Black. "Only thing that mattered was that mom was able to reach people. She even helped people that didn’t know that they needed help."
For more than 20 years, Black worked as an outreach worker for HPD. She was also a founder of the Kau Kau Wagon which fed the homeless and hungry.
"She stood up when a lot of people didn’t want to stand up," said Nicole Black. "She was not afraid to stand up for what’s right and I just hope that everyone pays it forward and keep standing up for what’s right."
Lung cancer had spread to other parts of her body and she took her final breath on April 5. She was only 52. One of her dying wishes was to find a home for her three Great Danes. A rancher in Waimea on Hawaii Island fulfilled her wish.
"My mom meant the world to me," said son Chez Black. "She’s the only person who I could think of who could like walk on clouds. The only person who can change the atmosphere of a room the way that she did."
She was a hero to many, especially her children.
"When I was in Iraq, she always told me that I was her hero, I said, no you’re our hero," said Nicole Black.
A hero who taught everyone.
"…to keep saying hi and giving hugs to people it doesn’t matter how they’re dressed, and where they come from," said Nicole Black. "Everyone needs a hug and someone to talk to."
Black is survived by her children, two grandchildren and many friends.
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