Sharon Marshall:  

Life I'm not sure there is room here for a life bio but I'll start when my family moved from Hinsdale to Mokena when I was 15. I met my first husband then and married and had my daughter at 16, was divorced at 17. I married my first love that I met in the bleachers at Hinsdale High School when I was 14 and we married when I was 18. We had two boys, Richard in 1962 and Adam in 1965. Richard died at age 26 in 1989. I met my current husband and we've been together now for 30 years. My daughter Julie has 4 children, 28, 24, 21 and 19. Julie died on June 8 2004 at age 44. I also have 5 great grandchildren ages 5, 4, and two born 8 days apart and are now 2 1/2 years old and one more age 9 months. Bob was a college president and vice president for over 35 years and we retired in 2000. We built our dream retirement house and live in Park Forest, IL on a street that runs through a nice golf course. (We don't golf, just like the fact that nobody can build behind us) While I never had a career as such. I worked for a chiropractor for years and did all sorts of jobs in my life, waitress, office manager, that sort of thing. I joined The Compassionate Friends when Richard died and have stayed active to help the newly bereaved with support and lots of hugs. I started the Rich Township Chapter ten years ago and was the Chapter Leader for 5 years then retired. I am still active in my group and am the treasurer. I recently joined t...Expand for more