Connect with Sharon Cassida Shaw

Sharon Cassida Shaw, a 1966 Jefferson High grad now living in Watertown, Minn., contacted the trailboss recently and said she'd like to re-connect with old friends. She submitted this brief biography, outlining a bit from her past and hopes that old acquaintances may see it and send her an email or note.

I moved to Alexandria in 1958. Loved Miss Zeller, who taught me cursive writing at Washington Elementary.

* best friend at Jefferson High: Kay Fladwood.

* attended small Christian College near the U of M for a couple of years before moving to Anaheim, CA.

* May 15, 1968, gave birth to my first daughter, Sarah. Made the difficult choice to give her up for adoption. Reunited in 1993, Sarah is a precious part of our family.

* Sept. 1968, my best friend and I moved to San Diego in her flower-painted car for sun, sand, surf and sailors. Found them ALL.

* Gave birth to my second daughter and again gave up the child as the best decision for her. Though we have never met personally, we were reunited by telephone in 1993. She and I, as well as our family, have built a strong relationship over these past years and look forward to meeting this spring.

* Dec. 27, 1969. Married my sailor, Michael Shaw from Lakeland, Fla.

*1970, moved back to Alex and Michael went to Tech School for welding.

*April 1, 1971, we had our first daughter, Heather Marie.

* June, 1971, moved our mobile home from Alexandria to Watertown, Minn. When we drove into town, I instantly hated this rural community. Small, rural, boring!

*April 26, 1974, our second daughter, Heidi Lee, was born.

*March 25, 1986, our "bonus baby" Christopher Michael, was born.

*Jan. 31, 1978, I began working at the Ridgeview Medical Center in nearby Waconia. I am still there and I love my job as a HUC on a Medical/Oncology floor.
*Oct. 1978, we bought our home in Watertown.

I feel blessed to have lived such a long life. I think of two young men, Carlyle Guenther and Michael Colton, who were killed in Vietnam and never had the opportunity to see 21 or have a family or grow old. I have rubbed my fingers over their names engraved on the memorial in Washington, D.C. and thanked them for the sacrifice that allowed me to live a life in freedom.

Life has been good and I look forward to my "winter years." I hope I will be able to connect with friends from the past through this web site.

Sharon Cassida Shaw

PO Box 1148

Watertown, MN 55388

gracealone@charter.net