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BORN
1933
DIED
2024
Lisa Lane Obituary
Lisa Lane was the U.S. Women's Chess Champion in the 1950s and '60s and the first chess player featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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Barbara Warren
April 8, 2024
It was/is a pleasure to know Lisa who was truly a woman of influence and a really nice person; you will be missed by many.
Carson Loveless
March 31, 2024
Condolences to the lane family
Lesley DAngelo
March 30, 2024
She hired me to work in her health foods store and we never looked back ,friends for over forty years . My mentor ,I was the TOR mentor ,she was never at a loss for words..XOXOX
RB
March 28, 2024
A champion chess player that was a trailblazer for so many other women. Sincere condolences to the Lane family, May God help you in your time of loss.
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Elizabeth Bell
March 26, 2024
R.I.P. Lisa
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