Co-Mo Celebrates Sharon Silvey's Retirement After More Than 30 Years

For more than 30 years, Sharon Silvey has been a familiar face at Co-Mo Connect Powered by Co-Mo Electric Cooperative's monthly board meetings, preparing countless meals for the cooperative's Board of Directors and Co-Mo Cares Trustees.

During the October Board meeting, Co-Mo celebrated Sharon's retirement and recognized her many years of dedication to the cooperative with a special gift, a cookbook titled Sharon's Kitchen.

Sharon began working at Commerce Bank in Tipton in 1985, where she remained until her retirement in 2005. Along the way, her love of cooking grew into a passion for catering. With help from Gene Lutz, Sharon began taking on larger catering jobs, including preparing all the food for her daughter's wedding reception in 1995.

Sharon's connection to Co-Mo extends well beyond the kitchen. Her husband, Ralph, began working for the cooperative in 1964. After starting in construction, he became an area lineman and continued serving Co-Mo until his retirement in 2006.

Over the decades, Sharon's meals became a cherished part of Co-Mo's board meeting traditions. To commemorate her retirement and preserve some of those memories, Co-Mo compiled Sharon's Kitchen, a collection of recipes featuring dishes she prepared for board meetings alongside longtime favorites enjoyed by Sharon and her family.

The cookbook, subtitled Recipes from More Than 30 Years Around the Co-Mo Table, celebrates the food, memories, and relationships that have been shared around the table throughout Sharon's time with the cooperative.

While Sharon may be stepping away from preparing meals for Co-Mo, her contributions to the cooperative family will not be forgotten.

Co-Mo extends its sincere appreciation to Sharon for more than three decades of delicious meals, friendship, and dedication. We wish her all the best in her retirement!

Copies of Sharon's Kitchen will be available for purchase soon! Each book will cost $18 and all proceeds will go to the Tipton and California Nutrition Centers at Sharon's request. To join an email list to be alerted when cookbooks will be available at our offices, click HERE.