About Christopher Sharits and Family


	{back to About Paul} I was born in Bloomington, Indiana on March 19, 1965. I am the only child between Paul J. Sharits and Frances Trujillo-Sharits. My parents separated and divorced when I was 3. I grew up just west of Denver near the world famous Red Rocks amphitheater. I have two half-sisters and one half brother. I married my high school sweet heart in Lakewood, Colorado on August 11, 1984. We moved to San Francisco when we were married and then when Paul died we moved to Buffalo, NY where I finally finished my BA in Political Science. In 1997, we moved back to Denver so I could work on my MA in International Security at The University of Denver's Graduate School of International Studies. In addition to my other studies, I have recently completed my MA in Education/Instructional Design. My PhD in Educational Technologies at Walden University is currently on financial hold. Cheri and I have three boys, Gregory Paul, 17; Jeffrey Patrick, 15; and Bobby Christopher, 10. I currently broker cars, but I am applying for part-time teaching at two local community colleges. Soon, I hope to apply my education in the private sector as a consultant or corporate training instructor or back into upper management. My wife works as an EDDA. Its a hybrid dental assistant closer to a hygienist, but not. In addition to brokering cars, I run the Sharits Art Estate (soon to become a legal institution mostly to protect our intellectual rights with Paul's, Gregg's and Gregory's work). I still do web design, Sharits Design, and I preside over MassWerx, Inc., a start-up eXtreme sports equipment and apparel marketing company and owner of KB Binding's Patent Pending (looking for an additional $250K in angel investment), www.masswerx.com (currently re-designing, but the video is still online). My father's family is already on record here on this site, but my mother also has a very interesting background. Here is her bio: Frances Inedina Trujillo-Sharits-Niekerk (born May 14, 1940) has 9 siblings...Carmen Ruiz, Willy Ruiz, Charlie Trujillo, Eva Trujillo-Fulton, Oscar Trujillo, Henry Trujillo (deceased), Victor Trujillo, Sally Trujillo Delgado, and Josie Trujillo- Garcia. Frank Trujillo (My Grandpo): Fran's father, Frank F. Trujillo (1904-1984), was born a Nahual Indian in a farming village near Mexico City, Mexico. He left his village as a young man and worked his way up to Colorado as a migrant worker. He met his wife and my grandmother near Rocky Ford, Colorado. They moved to Denver where they raised their children and helped them all graduate from high school. Two them went on to earn their master's and became Principal's. Socorro Trujillo (My Grandma): Fran's mother, Socorro Ruiz Trujillo (1910-1997), was born in Jimenez, Mexico. Her family was from migrated from Spain and were rather wealthy landowners. The interesting history of her family is why they had to flee Mexico. Not only was her father a Spanish landowner, but he also had six daughters. He had to take this into consideration during the Zapata campaign as he took his daughters and fled to America (one daughter elected to stay behind). Zapata: Born August 8, 1879 , in Anenecuilco, Morelos. Was a mediero (sharecropper) and horse trainer. Conscripted into the army for seven years attaining the rank of sergeant. As president of the village council, he campaigned for the restoration of village lands confiscated by hacendados . His slogan was "Tierra y Libertad." Zapata sided with Madero. Between 1910 and 1919, Zapata continued his fight for land and liberty, rebelling against anyone who interfered with his Plan of Ayala which called for the seizure of all foreign owned land, all land taken from villages, confiscation of one-third of all land held by "friendly" hacendados and full confiscation of land owned by persons opposed to the Plan of Ayala. It was well known that he and his army were going from village to village raping and pillaging targeting the Spanish landowners. On April 10, 1919 , Zapata was tricked into a meeting with one of Carranza's generals who wanted to "switch sides." The meeting was a trap, and Zapata was killed as he arrived at the meeting. My mother lives nearby with my step-father and my youngest sister. She suffers from advanced Parkinson's disease. She recently had that deep brain stimulation surgery and is gaining back an amazing amount of functionality.

I was born in Bloomington, Indiana on March 19, 1965. I am the only child between Paul J. Sharits and Frances Trujillo-Sharits. My parents separated and divorced when I was 3. I grew up just west of Denver near the world famous Red Rocks amphitheater. I have two half-sisters and one half brother.

I married my high school sweet heart in Lakewood, Colorado on August 11, 1984. We moved to San Francisco when we were married and then when Paul died we moved to Buffalo, NY where I finally finished my BA in Political Science. In 1997, we moved back to Denver so I could work on my MA in International Security at The University of Denver's Graduate School of International Studies. In addition to my other studies, I have recently completed my MA in Education/Instructional Design. My PhD in Educational Technologies at Walden University is currently on financial hold.

Cheri and I have three boys, Gregory Paul, 17; Jeffrey Patrick, 15; and Bobby Christopher, 10. I currently broker cars, but I am applying for part-time teaching at two local community colleges. Soon, I hope to apply my education in the private sector as a consultant or corporate training instructor or back into upper management. My wife works as an EDDA. Its a hybrid dental assistant closer to a hygienist, but not.

In addition to brokering cars, I run the Sharits Art Estate (soon to become a legal institution mostly to protect our intellectual rights with Paul's, Gregg's and Gregory's work). I still do web design, Sharits Design, and I preside over MassWerx, Inc., a start-up eXtreme sports equipment and apparel marketing company and owner of KB Binding's Patent Pending (looking for an additional $250K in angel investment), www.masswerx.com (currently re-designing, but the video is still online).

My father's family is already on record here on this site, but my mother also has a very interesting background. Here is her bio:

Frances Inedina Trujillo-Sharits-Niekerk (born May 14, 1940) has 9 siblings...Carmen Ruiz, Willy Ruiz, Charlie Trujillo, Eva Trujillo-Fulton, Oscar Trujillo, Henry Trujillo (deceased), Victor Trujillo, Sally Trujillo Delgado, and Josie Trujillo- Garcia.

Frank Trujillo (My Grandpo):

Fran's father, Frank F. Trujillo (1904-1984), was born a Nahual Indian in a farming village near Mexico City, Mexico. He left his village as a young man and worked his way up to Colorado as a migrant worker. He met his wife and my grandmother near Rocky Ford, Colorado. They moved to Denver where they raised their children and helped them all graduate from high school. Two them went on to earn their master's and became Principal's.

Socorro Trujillo (My Grandma):

Fran's mother, Socorro Ruiz Trujillo (1910-1997), was born in Jimenez, Mexico. Her family was from migrated from Spain and were rather wealthy landowners. The interesting history of her family is why they had to flee Mexico.

Not only was her father a Spanish landowner, but he also had six daughters. He had to take this into consideration during the Zapata campaign as he took his daughters and fled to America (one daughter elected to stay behind).

Zapata:

Born August 8, 1879 , in Anenecuilco, Morelos. Was a mediero (sharecropper) and horse trainer. Conscripted into the army for seven years attaining the rank of sergeant. As president of the village council, he campaigned for the restoration of village lands confiscated by hacendados . His slogan was "Tierra y Libertad." Zapata sided with Madero.

Between 1910 and 1919, Zapata continued his fight for land and liberty, rebelling against anyone who interfered with his Plan of Ayala which called for the seizure of all foreign owned land, all land taken from villages, confiscation of one-third of all land held by "friendly" hacendados and full confiscation of land owned by persons opposed to the Plan of Ayala. It was well known that he and his army were going from village to village raping and pillaging targeting the Spanish landowners.

On April 10, 1919 , Zapata was tricked into a meeting with one of Carranza's generals who wanted to "switch sides." The meeting was a trap, and Zapata was killed as he arrived at the meeting.

My mother lives nearby with my step-father and my youngest sister. She suffers from advanced Parkinson's disease. She recently had that deep brain stimulation surgery and is gaining back an amazing amount of functionality.