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Portrait of Sharon Gene Gordon
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Sharon Gene Gordon

May 6, 1952 – March 8, 2024
Lived 71 years
Desert Lawn Memorial Park · Kennewick, WA
Life story

Sharon Gene Petersen was born in Spokane, WA on May 6, 1952 to Gene Floyd Petersen and Virginia Louise (Lee) Petersen. She had an older sister, Susan Gayle Petersen and a younger brother, Richard Wallace Petersen.

She graduated from North Central High School in 1970 and married Michael Clair Gordon, of Pasco, WA, on October 21, 1972. They lived in Milton Freewater, WA; American Falls, ID; Portland, OR; and Kennewick, WA throughout their marriage.

They had two children, Crystal Dawn and Brice Derek, who both graduated from Kamiakin HS in Kennewick, WA.

Sharon had a career in quality control with Kraft and Iowa Beef Packaging and later became the landscape/lawn manager at Canyon Lakes Golf Course into retirement.

Her children continued to live in the Tri Cities and Crystal (Crissie) married Jason H Woods in 2000 and provided Sharon and Mike with 2 grandchildren, Reese Clair (4/1/05) and Hunter Herbert (2/25/07). Sharon took GREAT pride in being a grandparent.

Brice never had children, but had Wendy West as a significant other that became very imbedded in the family fabric. She had four children, Taylor, Nolan, Jessy and Mason that Sharon considered her own grandchildren.

Mike and Sharon purchased a vacation home on Alta Lake Golf Course (Pateros, WA) in 2013 and this became Sharon's refuge and favorite place to spend time with life-long friends and family. It's where the most genuine memories were made during the late stage of her life.

She passed away from septic shock on March 8, 2024 in Kennewick, WA with Mike, Brice, Crissie, Jason, Reese, and Hunter by her side.

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1952
Born May 6
1952
Sharon's Birth (with Grandma Thelma Lee, sister Susan, Gt. Grandma Nella, and mother Virginia)
1959
Sharon was 7 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Sharon was 10 when the Seattle World's Fair opened with the new Space Needle
1970
Graduated High School North Central, Spokane, WA
1971
Her brother, Richard Wallace Petersen leaves for Virginia (Susan, Ric, Sharon Petersen)
1971
Sharon was 19 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1972
Marriage to Michael Clair Gordon
1978
Birth of daughter, Crystal Dawn
1980
Birth of son, Brice Derek
1980
Father Passes Away, Gene Floyd Petersen
1986
Mother Passes Away, Virginia Louise Lee Petersen
1989
Sharon was 37 when the Berlin Wall fell
1994
Sharon was 42 when Jeff Bezos founded Amazon near Seattle
2005
Birth of Grand Daughter, Reese Clair Woods
2005
Sharon was 53 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2007
Birth of Grand Son, Hunter Herbert Woods
2016
Sharon was 64 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2021
Gordon Family trip to Maui and Kauai, HI
2022
Sharon was 70 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2024
Passed away March 8, age 71
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Kennewick, WA
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