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Sharon L Thomas (88) of Olympia, WA passed away on the 16^th of August 2023 after a long struggle with illness.

Sharon Lee Coleman was born in Seattle, WA, on February 15^th, 1935. She graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla in 1957.  She was a member of Alph Chi Omega and Phi Beta Kappa.

She married Kay Thomas in 1957 and joined him as a teacher at North Thurston High School, where she taught Language Arts.  She became a Reader of College Board Essays for the Educational Testing Service in New York.

When Kay Thomas became Vice Principal of North Thurston High School, Sharon joined the group of teachers who opened Timberline High School in 1970. She was voted Teacher of the Year 1980-1981 at Timberline,  and The NTEA Teacher of the Year in 1993 -1994.

Kay and Sharon Thomas had two children: K.C. and Sharilee, and three grandchildren: Dionne, Stuart, and Julia. They will miss her very much, as will her many friends and students.