Sharon was my advisor when I was a MA pro-tracker a decade ago. I learned so much from her as a student in several classes and from reading her publications. She was a force to be reckoned with but always modest, truly friendly and generous with her time. I much appreciated and enjoyed the friendship we shared in the years since. She was an avid jogger who once told me casually it was much easier to run on icy sidewalks than to walk. At our last lunch meeting in Madison a couple years ago, an icy rain had left the sidewalks and streets dangerously slick. I was struggling to keep up with her fast walking pace as we crossed the street near the Capitol after our lunch when I lost my footing on the ice and went splat. She quickly helped me up and then continued walking and talking just as if nothing had happened. I can't believe she is no longer with us.