Sharon Anne Reichard Agens

AGENS Sharon Anne Reichard (Grice) Agens lost her courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer on October 29, 2012. She died peacefully at her home in Tallahassee, FL. Born March 31, 1950 in New Orleans, Sharon graduated from St Joseph Academy and the University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She was married to James L. Grice of Slidell in 1970. They had two children, Alison Marie Grice and Hillary Alexis Grice. Sharon became a well-known name in her field ,forging a successful career in Medical Finance Administration at Ochsner Clinic, then as Senior Director of Finance Administration at Tulane Medical School Faculty Practice Plan, later with a similar position at Harvard, and finally as Senior Director of Contract Administration for Capital Health Plan in Tallahassee, FL. In 2003, she married John Agens and they began a new chapter of their life in Tallahassee. Together they enjoyed travel, sailing, dancing, and their church community at Blessed Sacrament, where Sharon humbly served as a Eucharistic Minister. She is remembered for her genuine warm smile and her charity toward others whether family, friend, co-worker, or acquaintance. She will be profoundly missed by all. She is preceded in death by her mother, Rosemary Eloise Hyland Reichard and father, James Arthur Reichard. She is survived by her beloved daughters Alison and Hillary, her husband John, two step-children, John and Meredith, and two sons-in-law, Jason DeGroot and Troy Barrios. She is also survived by her first husband, James Grice, and her cousins, Chris Rivette, Nicolle Rivette and Jan Kracke. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service at Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5200 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, on Monday, November 5, 2012 at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM. To view or sign the Family Guestbook please visit www.greenwoodfuneralhome.net