Sherri Valance- Speaking about Robert Sheldon’s Death

On Wednesday, November 22^th, ‘The Outsider Times’ got an exclusive interview with Sherri Valance, who was very close to a murdered boy, Robert Sheldon.

Sheldon and his friends were drunk and decided to go to Central Park, around 3-4am.At the park, they noticed two boys walking, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade. Sheldon, who was angry at the boys for hanging out with his girlfriend (Sherri Valance), got hold of Curtis’ head and guided it towards the fountain, and tried to drown him.

Cade watched in horror as his best friend was getting drowned. He pulled out his switch blade, which he carried in his pocket, and stabbed Sheldon in the back to save his friend. As Sheldon laid there by the fountain in a pool of blood, his friends fled the scene.

The next thing we know, Sheldon was found dead beside the fountain. Cade and Curtis fled to Jay Mountain, to hide from police, while Sheldon’s body lay there. Police tried but could not find any leads to where the boys could be.

After Cade and Curtis left to the Mountain, they became heroes. They lived in an abandoned church for a few days then left to grab a bite to eat. As soon as they got back, they discovered the church was on fire, and several young children were trapped inside. They jumped in and saved the children. Cade became paralyzed from the waist down when a piece of lumber fell on his back; he later passed away in the hospital.

Cade stabbing Sheldon turned out to be self-defense. Ponyboy Curtis later went on saying that he killed Robert but according to witnesses, he did not. He was just a little shaken up about the death of his friend, Johnny Cade.

When asked how she felt about Robert’s death, Sherri Valance replied, “Bob was a real nice feller’. He could be just plain mean but he usually showed his kind side to me. I was really depressed when I heard that he died but I know that Johnny was only trying to protect Ponyboy when he stabbed Bob, so I don’t blame him. I wish that I could’ve been there to stop him but, what’s done is done and we all have to move on sooner or later.”

“I was heartbroken when I heard about poor ol’ Johnny’s death. He died while trying to save other lives and he truly is a hero. At first, I blamed him for Bob’s dyin’ and all, but then I realized how he had no other choice but to watch Ponyboy die, so I came around and told Ponyboy to wish him a quick recovery which, sadly, never happened. But everythin’ happens for a reason, that’s what I believe.” Those were Valance’s wonderful words of wisdom that we should always keep in our hearts and remember.