Sharon Yaws:  

Started working as a dental assistant after graduation. Married Craig Yaws (class of '68) in 1971. Went to Germany complements of Uncle Sam. After we came back to the states, I worked as a dental assistant in the 'dorf, circulation at the Times, first baby, Home Interiors, moved to Alabama, second baby, moved to Oklahoma, third baby, moved to Texas...no more babies! After Texas we moved to Colorado and stayed here. Craig was in traffic signals (Eagle Signal) as a Sales Engineer, hence the moves. Should have stayed in the army, lot less moves. In his time in traffic here in Colorado, he designed and engineered the traffic system for the Denver Light Rail Project, among other things. I actually wired some of the control cabinets! After that experience, I opened a flower shop which I had for 23 years. I was blessed with a great, loyal customer base so there was lots of hard work. I became known as the florist to go to when you wanted something out of the ordinary. Got to do some really neat stuff and some really weird stuff. The old funeral director in town was into the bottle and drugs, so I didn't know what I'd find when I delivered flowers. There was more than one occasion that I had to help casket the body for a service. My advice in that area....know exactly what you want when the time comes and have it in writing in your fist when you die. I wanted to go into nursing in high school but after working with the various funeral homes in this area, I realized that doing the last tribute to someone and being there for the family meant so much. Doing the unexpected and something very personal and different for a sad time was very fufilling The sad part of the industry is that people are becoming used to grocery store flowers and don't realize that the little shop on the corner has the best stuff. We are a dying breed and it's sad to see. Anyway, being so busy was very hard on the body and after back surgery, and various other repairs, I decided to close the shop last year. I was retired for a whole six months when my old landlord needed office help. Now I work for him in an insurance agency and get to use my mind and still see all of my old customers. Still do weddings and funerals but not the every day flower stuff. Kids are all boys, Christopher owns his own tattoo studio, Mantra Tattoo in Denver (check them out on the web) and has twin boys, Chase and Cannon, and a great wife, Jen. Both are award winning artists and their studio was voted #1 in Denver after only eight months in business. If you want some ink, it's worth the drive. Carrick went to USAFA and married Keri. He is now a Captain in the Air Force, up for Major and flies C-130's. Currently he is an IP at NAS Corpus Christi. His first duty was Anchorage and he's up for rotation in Sept. and has put in for that again. Keri was stricken with MS on the move to Alaska and they have a very full plate (and three labs!). Our youngest. Clint, is married to Stefanie and is a sculptor with Ricker Designs (check out artwanted.com search...Expand for more