The children of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman say coping with the speculation surrounding their parents’ deaths has compounded the pain of a crushing, surreal loss.At a memorial service attended by thousands in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, Jonathon Sherman said he and his three sisters have struggled in the days since their parents were found dead in their Toronto home.Police have said both 75-year-old Barry Sherman and 70-year-old Honey Sherman died of “ligature neck compression,†and classified the deaths of the Apotex founder and his wife as suspicious.Jonathon Sherman said the unusual circumstances, coupled with the speculation surrounding their deaths, reinforced the fact that the family has lost the glue that held them together.“These last few days have been really f---ed up for my family,†he said.“As my sisters and I congregated for two days waiting to hear any facts other than through Twitter and the unreliable news media, I kept expecting my parents to walk through the front door and say ‘everything will be fine, we’ve taken control of the situation.’ These past few days have been a shocking adjustment to our reality.â€Some media reports said police were initially leaning toward a murder-suicide theory, which the Sherman family has strongly rejected.Jonathon Sherman, surrounded by his sisters Lauren, Alexandra and Kaelen, told the crowd of assembled mourners that the family has found the deaths “incredibly painful and bizarrely surreal.â€He paid tearful tribute to his parents, praising their generosity, their competence, their support and their devotion to their Jewish heritage.Referring to his family unit as a six-pack consisting of himself, his parents and three sisters, he reminisced about everything from childhood family travels to massive holiday dinners to recent play times with new grandchildren. Through it all, members of the clan benefited from his p ...
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