--- title: Sheryl Sandberg on Dave Goldberg: 'This Is a Club That No One Wants to Join' description: Sandberg will resume her duties with Facebook this week canonical: https://time.com/3855210/sheryl-sandberg-husband-dave-goldberg/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-12T11:49:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:57:01.338Z og:title: Sheryl Sandberg on Dave Goldberg: 'This Is a Club That No One Wants to Join' og:description: Sandberg will resume her duties with Facebook this week og:url: https://time.com/3855210/sheryl-sandberg-husband-dave-goldberg/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf5238d66c7b049d/6987ef59e53aba36e84dbc7c/sheryl-sandberg-david-goldberg1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., left, and her late husband David Goldberg, chief executive officer of SurveyMonkey, arrive to a morning session at the Sun Valley Lodge during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sheryl Sandberg on Dave Goldberg: 'This Is a Club That No One Wants to Join' twitter:description: Sandberg will resume her duties with Facebook this week twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf5238d66c7b049d/6987ef59e53aba36e84dbc7c/sheryl-sandberg-david-goldberg1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Sheryl Sandberg on the Loss of Husband Dave Goldberg: 'This Is a Club That No One Wants to Join' by [Tara Fowler / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Tara Fowler / People Contributor May 12, 2015 11:49 AM UTC  Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., left, and her late husband David Goldberg, chief executive officer of SurveyMonkey, arrive to a morning session at the Sun Valley Lodge during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 9, 2014. Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc., left, and her late husband David Goldberg, chief executive officer of SurveyMonkey, arrive to a morning session at the Sun Valley Lodge during the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 9, 2014.Scott Eells—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Tara Fowler / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Tara Fowler / People Contributor May 12, 2015 11:49 AM UTC More than a week after [losing her beloved husband](http://www.people.com/article/dave-goldberg-dies-sheryl-sandberg-husband), Sheryl Sandberg took to Facebook to express her continued grief over becoming part of a “club that no one wants to join.” Dave Goldberg died of head trauma on May 1 after he slipped and fell on a [treadmill](http://www.people.com/article/sheryl-sandberg-husband-dies-treadmill-injuries) while on vacation with his family. He was just 47. Writing on her Facebook page Monday, Sandberg linked to a [Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-wellington-/the-exclusive-club-sheryl-sandberg-never-intended-to-join%5Fb%5F7244322.html) story by Laura Wellington about women who became widows at a young age. “Laura Wellington is right – this is a club that no one wants to join,” Sandberg [wrote](https://www.facebook.com/sheryl/posts/10155511667290177). “Laura, I am sorry for your loss – and my heart goes out to the many women around the world who have experienced this loss too. She added: “I learned from your advice and I am sharing it here so others can learn too. My condolences to you – and my gratitude.” Sandberg, 45, [will resume](http://www.people.com/article/sheryl-sandberg-returns-work-after-husband-death) her duties with Facebook this week, working on a modified schedule. She has also temporarily suspended work travel and will only work during the hours her children are in school. 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