sad news

an old neighbor of mine, and friend, who was an english teacher in lincoln and inspired me, died on sunday of leukemia. she was 32.

i just learned of this on facebook because i don't read the paper enough. this really sucks. she had just been through a divorce. i just talked to him on facebook last week. he gave me some good advice. man.

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Sarah Skean
Sarah Skean 32, died Sunday (7/20/08) after a heroic battle with Leukemia. By her side were her parents, sister and grandmother. She was comfortable and peaceful, and she surprised everyone with her strong pulse and fortitude in her final hours. She always did like to be the last one to leave a party. Since receiving her degree from UNL in 1999, she had become one of the most beloved and respected English teachers at Lincoln Northeast High. Though she graduated from Lincoln High, she now considered herself a Rocket through and through. For several years, she served as speech coach, and was never happier than when she was sharing stories about her "kids'" successes. Sarah was brilliant, witty, and sarcastic, a teaser, a giggler, and a fun-starter. She hosted infamous brunches and Thanksgiving dinners, created a blog on cooking and local restaurants, and served in so many of her friends' weddings that she adopted the moniker "the universal bridesmaid." She would spend all week planning elaborate menus for her Sunday night family dinners. She adored travel, good food and wine, literature, the Simpsons, garage sales, crafting, writing, cats, camping and most of all spending time with the people she loved. To honor her passion for teaching, Sarah's friends and family will establish a scholarship in her name. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to "Sarah Skean Scholarship," c/o Lincoln Public Schools Foundation. Sarah is survived by her parents, Jonathan and Margaret Skean; and her sister and brother-in-law, Katie Skean and Mark Coleman, all of Lincoln; and her grandmother, Bobbie Chambers, West Virginia. She has a gaggle of aunts, uncles and cousins, and a huge circle of friends, who are perhaps the best representation of her loveable and generous spirit. Services: 3 p.m. Friday (07/25/08), First Plymouth Church, 2000 D Street. Published in the Lincoln Journal Star on 7/22/2008

Sarah Skean's Memorial Service

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Event Info

Host:	Skean's friends/family
Type:	Other - Ceremony

Time and Place

Date:	Friday, July 25, 2008
Time:	3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:	First Plymouth Church
Street:	2000 D Street
City/Town:	Lincoln, NE
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Sarah Skean, or simply Skean, as most of us knew her passed Sunday morning after a hard fight with Leukemia. Her service will be held at Friday 3 pm, July 25th at the First Plymouth Church, 2000 D Street.
It would be nice if everyone could make it and show her surviving family and friends how much she impacted all of us. But if you can't make please sign her obitiuary guest book at the JournalStar.com

Friday night there be a final hoorah for Skean's memory at O'Rouke's on O street. Further details will posted here as they come.

ALSO, in the best possible way to remember Skean her family is establishing a scholarship and is requesting that people donate to it instead of sending flowers. All donations can be sent to the Lincoln Public Schools District Office c/o "Sarah Skean Scholarship".