Cheryl "Chere" Lynn Gallik, 55, of Lakeland, Florida, formerly of Stafford, Virginia, passed away on September 29, 2023, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, in Lakeland Florida.

Chere was born on December 28, 1967, to Patricia Wood and Philip Reaves in Washington, D.C.

Chere was a loving and beautiful mother, wife and friend. She had a heart of gold, fiercely dedicated, stubbornly loyal, kind and supportive. She was always there for anyone that needed it.

She was predeceased by her mother Patricia Wood, father Philip Reaves, and stepfather Jon Wood.

Survived by her husband, John Gallik, and sons Brandon Armbrester, Matthew Armbrester, and J. Christian Gallik, brothers Jonathan Wood, Christopher Wood, John Moffett, and Kirk Walters, and sisters Dee Reaves Kramer, Dawn Profitt, Somer Lay, and Autumn Whitson and numerous Aunts, Uncles and cousins.

Services will be held at Gentry-Morrison Funeral Home at Serenity Gardens, 3350 Mall Hill Drive, Lakeland, Florida, 33810 at 1 pm.