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Sharon Peterson Dillard

My memories of high school include a lot of hard work, term papers, reports and memorization. I also remember all the fun we had and the carefree attitude of not being responsible for our livelihood. Our relationships and the friends we made were a very important part of high school. After high school, I became a beautician and worked in Bellevue and Seattle.

I was married in September of 1960 to Paul Dillard an engineering student at the University of Washington. I worked as a beautician until our first son was born. We felt it was important that I be home with the children, so I quit my work. We had two more sons and a daughter. Paul’s job required us to move several times. We lived in Washington, California, and Colorado. In 1986, we returned to Washington and currently live in the Kent area. In 1988, I returned to college and finished my AAS Degree as a Sign Language Interpreter. I worked for the Highline and Kent School Districts as an interpreter for a few years.

Church has always been a part of our lives and we remain very active members. We raised our children in the church and it continues to be important part of their lives as well. We have been blessed with 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandson so far. Since most live near us, we are able to have an active part of their lives. I have taught my granddaughters to cook, sew, knit, and oil paint.

Paul and I have traveled both on business trips and for pleasure. We have been to Ireland and the British Isles, parts of Europe, as well as Malta and Thailand. Now that Paul has retired, we look forward to more time to travel and more time with the family.

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