About Lura Lynn Ryan
Lived 1934 – 2011 (aged 76). Lura Lynn Ryan was an American writer.
Lura Lynn Ryan (July 5, 1934 – June 27, 2011) was the First Lady of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. She was the wife of Illinois Governor George Ryan.
Early life Lura Lynn Lowe was born in Aroma Park, Illinois to Lawrence and Dorothea Lowe. Lawrence owned a hybrid seed company, and Dorothea was a Kankakee County school trustee. She served on the commission from 2001 to 2010. She died from complications of cancer and chemotherapy at a hospital in Kankakee, Illinois, on June 27, 2011, with her husband at her side.
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Who was Lura Lynn Ryan?
First Lady of the U.S. state of Illinois (1934–2011)
When was Lura Lynn Ryan born?
Lura Lynn Ryan was born on 5 July 1934 in Aroma Park.
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Lura Lynn Ryan died on 27 June 2011 in Kankakee.
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Lura Lynn Ryan was a writer.
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Lura Lynn Ryan was American.
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