( CNN ) -- A 50-year-old California woman reported missing more than a week ago -- having last told her teenage daughter she was heading to a nearby drugstore -- was found dead , police said . The Oakland Police Department said Tuesday in an e-mail that the Alameda County coroner 's office has identified the remains of a woman found Friday in Solano County , which is between Sacramento and San Francisco , as those of Sandra Coke . Coke , who worked as an investigator in the Federal Public Defender 's Office in Sacramento , was reported missing by her family on August 4 . `` She was a loving mother , daughter , sister and auntie , and a shining light in our family ; her good cheer , easy laugh and generous hugs will be missed , '' her family said Tuesday in a statement . `` Those of us who were privileged to know Sandra will remember her as an unusually kind , generous and big-hearted person . '' Reports on a Facebook site tied to the family noted that Coke had gone to an Oakland drugstore intending to meet someone she thought had information about her missing dog . Her 15-year-old daughter called Coke 's longtime friend , Wendy Springer , hours later when her mother had n't returned home . Her car -- a 2007 Mini Cooper convertible -- was found in a parking lot the next day . `` She would never have left her daughter for more than 15 minutes and not checked in , '' Springer told reporters Thursday . That day , family members announced a $ 100,000 reward for information that would lead to Coke . They also spearheaded efforts to canvass the northern California city that she called home . According to Oakland police , Coke had been in good mental and physical health with no history of being reported missing . News of her death spurred an outpouring of condolences , including from Democratic campaign strategist Christine Pelosi and Natasha Minsker , a local ACLU leader who tweeted that Coke `` will be missed by many . '' The grief was palpable in the statement from Coke 's family , who hailed her impact professionally and personally on many people . `` She passionately devoted her professional life to helping the poor and those who endured difficult childhoods , '' the family said . `` All of us will miss Sandra 's beautiful , giving spirit . '' CNN 's Dana Ford contributed to this report .
Sandra Coke , 50 , was reported missing by her family on August 4 . She 'd told her daughter she was going to a drugstore , never returned . Her remains were found last week in Solano County , California , police say . She was `` a shining light in our family , '' the Coke family says .