July 1, 1927 to December 20, 2011
Sharon was born in Denver, Colorado. She was an only child and spent most of her youth living in Casper, Wyoming with her mother and grandparents. Sharon learned to use her musical talent at an early age, singing along with her mother, who was a pianist, at churches and social gatherings. When Sharon was in high school she joined the school band and played saxophone, where she learned to read music. Later she would have voice lessons to train her beautiful, soprano voice. She always sang in the church choir, but she did not start performing as a soloist until after her children were grown. She shared the gift of her voice with many people in many venues, but always in the service of God. Her favorite place to sing was, without a doubt, in the Episcopal Church.
Sharon’s grandfather was an outdoorsman and avid fisherman who would take her along to fly fish in mountain streams. The family had friends who owned a farm, and they gave Sharon a horse of her own. Life in the out-of-doors would always be an important part of her life, as the she later introduced her husband and children to camping and hiking in the Rocky Mountains and national parks. Many years later, when her husband Warren’s job was transferred to Minnesota, Sharon would be able to enjoy fishing in the lakes of Minnesota, including ice fishing in the winter. The lakes became her sanctuary and fishing her solace. When Warren retired, they sold their home in Minneapolis and became “winter Texans”, spending fourteen winters in Harlingen, Texas, right across from the Mexican border. They had a wonderful retirement traveling and camping along the way, making friends from all over the United States and Canada. Summers were mostly spent in a camp ground in St. Croix, Minnesota, where there was always the opportunity for her to fish and cook outdoors.
When she graduated from high school, Sharon moved to Denver along with her grandparents and decided to attend secretarial school. It was during this time that she met Warren Tucker, a handsome young man from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who was stationed in Denver at Lowry Air Force Base. They married in July 1946 and settled in Denver. The couple had two children, Linda and Warren, Jr.
Sharon was a phenomenal person. She was blessed not only with a wonderful voice but also had gifted hands. She was very bright and learned easily. Consequently, she had a variety of jobs. In addition to being an exceptional housewife she worked as a secretary, a doctor’s assistant, a seamstress, an office manager, a saleswoman and, lastly, at home running a daycare center.
She could sew and crochet beautiful things, refinish and upholster furniture, design and build things with tools, and repair mechanical and electrical gadgets. She had strong creative and inventive skills and often devised ways to solve problems at the material level. She was an expert gardener, not to mention a wonderful cook and baker. Sharon had incredible energy and could simply make good things happen.
Sharon was a warm and caring person who was very dedicated to her family, her church and her many friends. She died on December 20, 2011 at Ridgeway Manor Nursing Home at the age of 84. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Warren Tucker, on May 23, 2009 and by their dear son, Warren, Jr., on February 16, 2007. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Tucker KaiKai, her grandson, Peter Alex Parker, her brother-in- law, Vincent Tucker and sister-in-law, Greta Tucker, her aunt, Felda Parks, her uncle, Burrell Porter, her aunt, Heide Porter and several cousins, nieces and nephews. We believe Sharon is now singing in Heaven.