Sharon Beasley Strickland

Sharon Beasley Strickland finished a 37 year career in the Federal Government with most years spent at the Department of Defense where Sharon served as an analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. After retirement, she published her first children's book, "Where's the Goose?" Many more are in draft. She has been caring for her grandchildren for the past 20 years and has loved every minute of helping to make them great human beings. She loves to write and publishes magazine articles frequently and as a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, she chairs the Fort Loudoun Book Club. Her DAR work has her singing publicly and proudly the National Anthem at many public events. She loves singing. She also adores her husband, Wiley Ronald Strickland, and being married for 57 years and being the mother of Kerry Ann and Jaime Marie. Both are married to great fellows, Andy and Brian, and they share great vacations together. Sharon's house is always a beehive of fun and making great memories. Enjoy her book. It is actually her story. She loved spending her time deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia! Now, her grandchildren, Liam Wiley, Keely Ann, Emma Teresa, and Briana Marie love visiting the ancestral home and land of Sharon's family.