Sharon (Wruck) and Jim Estes will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 30, 2015. The couple had an early celebration with family in July 2014 in Hawaii.
The couple has four children, their son Charlie in Juneau; their son Mike, his wife Kristi and their three sons in Australia; their son Tom, his wife Mischelle and their three sons in Oregon; and their daughter Jennifer, her husband Nate Abbott and their son in Juneau.