Shawnlyn Elton:
CLASS OF 1979
Barlow High SchoolClass of 1979
Gresham, OR
Centennial High SchoolClass of 1979
Gresham, OR
Harold Oliver Intermediate SchoolClass of 1975
Portland, OR
Bear Creek Elementary SchoolClass of 1973
Bend, OR
Shawnlyn's Story
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Manager of Division Operations - Safeway Fuel
Mother of 4: Rocky 27 years old
Mysti 24 years old
Kasyl and Thayne 5 year old twin boys
Own a small hobby farm in Amboy Washington
My inspiration comes from my father. He was as flawed as he was fabulous but his sense of humor allowed me to forgive him his faults and I miss him very much. I sleep with his old fleece jacket under my pillow, and have since October 2003 when he passed away. Only yesterday did it occur to me that my husband was aware of the fleece or where it came from. When we were getting into be...Expand for more
d he said "your dad's coat is slipping behind the headboard" it is the only conversation that we ever had about it. Suddenly I felt that I needed to explain. Instead of telling the truth... that I missed my father and this made me feel like he was still with me... I said "His DNA is all over this coat so I am saving it to clone him someday and then raise him to make him miserable like he made me." My husband absolutely lost it laughing and he hugged me. Suddenly I felt my fathers presence stronger than I had since I lost him... simply because that was definately a joke he would have made.
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