Elizabeth Shedlick

Elizabeth Ann Shedlick (née Chapowicki; July 17, 1934 - December 27, 2020) was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy who served in the White House as a chief executive nurse to President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Personal life

Family, Childhood, and Education Elizabeth Chapowicki was born July 17, 1934 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Stanley and Mary H. Chapowicki. She was the youngest daughter of 9 children. She attended Commerce High School, where she earned first honors. In 1956, she graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. Prior to entering the United States Navy, she attended the U.S. Navy’s Officer Candidate School. , he and Elizabeth were married in a ceremony held on December 11, 1967. , and in 2001, Edward and Elizabeth moved to a home in Frederick, Maryland. Among duties performed during her service, Lieutenant Chapowicki attended to President Kennedy regularly, including assisting in his recovery during a virus infection in 1961. An alumni publication associated with Boston College included Chapowicki's work with Kennedy among examples alumnae nurses. Following Kennedy's assassination, she retained her post in the White House. Lieutenant Chapowicki attended to President Johnson, including when he was hospitalized due to respiratory illness in January 1965 and following Johnson's gallbladder operation in October 1965.

By the end of her service in the United States Navy, she has achieved the rank of lieutenant commander. She retired on May 15, 1969. In honor of her service, she was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal and National Defense Service Medal.