Shirley attended 21 schools in southern California and Renton before graduating from Renton High School. She continued on to Seattle University Nursing School for one year.
She married Carl R. Roe Jr. in 1953 and had five children. She and Carl latter divorced. She married James R. Groom in 1977 and they were married until her death.
Shirley held many jobs. She worked at Frederick and Nelson’s in Seattle for 18 years during the Christmas season as a gift wrapper and later as a salesperson She worked in two bakeries and also at Pay N Pak and Micron Plastics. Later in life she worked as a house keeper and then as a caterer for large events.
Traveling in her motorhome and cruising exclusively on Norwegian kept her busy. She also loved camping and spending time with her family especially her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She never missed a school event, recital, race, or sporting event.
She is survived by her husband James Groom, her brother Charles Ptolemy, her sisters Candace Starowski and LaDell Parks and her step sister Judy Raymond, her children Cheryl Britain, Curtis Roe, Craig Roe, Cary Roe and Chris Roe as well as her grandchildren Jamie Roe, Lyndsey Roe, Jacob Roe, Natalie Faulkner, Kalen Roe, Carissa Linn, Hannah Farmer, Molly Roe, Garrett Roe and Ryan Roe and her great grandchildren Delaney Kelley, Payton Kelley, Cale Faulkner, Sade Faulkner, Maggie Faulkner, Emersyn Roe and Emma Linn.
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