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Sharon Lynn (Carr) Hoyle loved life and loved people. She was one of the most giving people that I know and I was lucky enough to call her Mom. My memories of her are full of times of her laughing and singing (even though she could not carry a tune very well). She was always there. She always put the needs of others above her own needs. She was highly intelligent and an avid reader.

One of her favorite things to do would be to learn about a place she was going to visit. She would research that place and all of the things that she could do there and dream and plan for months in advance.

My mom was a very strong woman in so many ways. She met the hardships she had in life not with bitterness or resentment but with the attitude of making the best of what she was given.

Sharon loved nature and fought to protect and preserve the American River Canyons (PARC) by campaigning and speaking before Congress against the Auburn Dam.

She "adopted" many strays throughout her life, whether they were feline or human. You could not help but like her as she cared so deeply for others.

Later in life, her physical challenges became greater and her body prevented her from experiencing life in the ways that she would like. Her inability to walk (mainly from the effects of spinal stenosis) and the rapidly increasing neurological symptoms of Parkinson's dampened her spirit at times. Even with all of the difficulties that she faced on a daily basis, she still tried to find something positive in every day. She was truly a warrior at heart.

Sharon is survived by her daughters Kathleen and Jennifer and son-in-law Craig, her two granddaughters - Kaylin and McKenna, her sister Wendy and her nephews and niece and their children, her aunt and many cousins and friends. We will forever carry a part of her in our hearts and our memories.