Sharon Hughes is the mother of 2 daughters, Laura and Kelly. Laura has Down Syndrome.
Sharon was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and moved with her family to Dauphin Island, Alabama at age 5. She is a graduate of the University of South Alabama and a retired Registered Nurse, whose career was spent in Cardiac Care and Intensive Care nursing at Mobile Infirmary, and Georgetown Memorial Hospital, in Georgetown, South Carolina. Sharon worked her last eleven years as a school nurse.
Sharon was co-founder of the Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society (GSDSS), and served as President and Board member for that organization. She and her family lived in South Carolina for 17 years; they returned to Mobile after the death of Sharon's husband.
Since retirement, Sharon has been active with the Coastal Alabama Down Syndrome Society. She served on the Board of Directors as Secretary, and now is serving as President of the Society.
Sharon is a member of Christ United Church.