Sharon Barbara Fiore

Sharon Barbara (King) Fiore, age 71, left this world in Denver, Colorado on September 27, 2026 in search of smooth sailing, 16 months after her glioblastoma diagnosis. Sharon was born in Wichita, Kansas, the third daughter of Alma and Robert King. An Air Force "brat", as a young child she lived with her family in England and France, traveling throughout Western Europe during that time then returning to the US spending her junior high and first high school years in Massachusetts, and on to her lifetime in Colorado.

She scooped ice cream, worked in a lab, sang and played guitar, climbed mountains, skied, and traveled whenever possible with friends and family to Mexico, California, Chicago, New Mexico, Arizona, Maine, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria, England, Italy, and Paris.

Sharon devoted her working life to teaching young children in Denver, including special needs children, earning her Master's degree in Education. After retirement she invited children to crafting lessons in her backyard workshop. She reveled in the creative arts, especially crafting with natural elements and baking. With her beloved husband Mark she shared bird watching, bike rides, cross-country skiing, gardening, and singing favorites like ''Pancho and Lefty'', and along with Tony Bennett. Their home in Denver has been the site of sumptuous Italian American feasts shared with neighbors and family over many years. A favorite activity was making the Easter pie requiring 3 days of preparation and shared with pride.

She was a lover of art, and culture and comfort enjoying Ballet, Opera, Bluegrass, and John Prine. She loved language, using words and telling stories pleased her and allowed her to display her wry wit. She developed close relationships with her proximate nieces and nephews, as well as Mark's daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren always aiming to teach what she knew. She would remark on and marvel at their special abilities.

Sharon spoke of her need to fill her well with "sister time" aiming to visit both coasts annually for that purpose. In speaking with other siblings these last few months, it was agreed that she was a model of a perfect sister. She found joy in living and explored many aspects of life often referring to her resilience as the result of her Girl Scout years. As the third child of ten, she most often put others needs before her own, caring for family members and seeking family harmony and well-being.

Her final year found her taking an early morning hot air balloon ride with her neighbor's help and visits from her far-flung family and friends to say their farewells and offer support to Sharon and Mark.

If you are able, please see to it that a tree, or trees are planted for her.

A piece found today-

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The part of my childhood that never grew distant. The hand that I reach for without thinking. The home my heart recognizes in every

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