Sharla Kim Fouquet, nee Emmer, age 70, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on June 15, 2024. She was born on July 1, 1953, in South Milwaukee, WI.

Sharla was a loving wife to Gilles Charles Fouquet and is survived by her sisters, Suzette Emmer, Stacey Henne, nee Emmer, Cindy Maksimovic, nee Emmer, and her brother, Curt Emmer. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Emmer, and her mother, Shirley Emmer, nee Richards.

Sharla attended Oak Creek High School and graduated from the University of South Florida. She retired from Manatee County, where she was a business administrator.

Sharla was a talented amateur artist who sometimes took classes at the Ringling College of Art and Design. She was interested in nature and protecting the environment. She was fluent in French and traveled extensively in Europe with her husband.

Sharla loved animals. She was very involved in pet rescues, fostered and transported many pets so they could have new "forever" homes, and even adopted several herself.

All will miss Sharla...family, friends, and creatures great and small.