Sharon Calverley-Jeffries (1941 - 2012) passed away, surrounded by her family on February 4, 2012.

Sharon was a graduate of Alamo Heights High School where she was actively involved in Theatre, playing the lead in Lute Song, her senior year. Upon graduation from Alamo Heights High School in 1958, she enrolled in the Theatre Department at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. She had many roles in college including Hecuba in Trojan Woman. Upon graduation with a B. A. she married fellow student Charles Jeffries in 1962 and they moved to Hobbs, New Mexico where he taught. In Hobbs she was one of the founders of the Hobbs Little Theatre and played many roles. In 1963 the couple moved to San Antonio where Charles became the Entertainment Director at Fort Sam Houston. Sharon began her teaching career, which lasted for over thirty years, at Brackenridge High School in 1963. Sharon appeared at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre in a number of productions in the next few years. She also appeared in the Billboard Theatre production of Tobacco Road, playing Sister Bessie Smith, and at San Pedro Playhouse as the Governess in The Innocents as well as in a number of other plays. She enrolled at Trinity University/Dallas Theatre Center and played Nina in The Seagull as well as Ophelia in Hamlet ESP at the Dallas Theatre Center, both directed by Paul Baker. Upon completing her M. A. she decided to try something new and became a Special Education teacher in the Northside Independent School District. After over thirty years she completed her teaching career as the Theatre Instructor at Rayburn Middle School in the NISD. She spent the last years of her life taking care of her special grandson, Drew. She will be missed by her husband - Charles, son - Brett and three grandsons Blake, Jordan and Drew Jeffries.