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Sally Lagerquist Obituary
11/22/1937 - 12/22/2024
Sally Lagerquist, a nurse, pioneering nurse educator, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Born in Shanghai,her family immigrated to San Francisco in 1946 where she attended SFUSD schools, earned her BS in Nursing from UC Berkeley and an MS in Nursing Education from UCSF. Sally founded and led RN Review for Nurses, Inc, a nursing education business in 1976. Her life's work was creating essential resources including authoring 11 nursing textbooks for nursing students across the globe.
Sally met the love of her life, Tom Lagerquist, in 1967 on a blind date and they wed in 1968. They had a deep and unique bond. She is survived by her daughter, Elana (married to Dan Levin) and son, Kalen (married to Lara Philliposian) as well as her cherished 4 granddaughters-Kaya, Kasey, Audrey, and Pipa.
A private celebration of her life will be held later in January. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: UCSF Foundation, PO Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145, and note on the memo line "In memory of Sally Lagerquist – 7000270."
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Bonnie Bergstrom
January 20, 2025
Remembering Sally as a dedicated, passionate force of nature who lived by her values. Her work ethic was exceeded only by her warm generosity and her love for her husband and children. I hold many fond memories of Sally and Tom.
For Elana, Kalen, and your families, I you wish peace and many happy memories. I can only imagine how difficult these recent years have been for you.
Holding you all in my thoughts,
Bonnie Bergstrom
Catherine O Flaherty
January 20, 2025
To Sally's family:
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. You may /may not remember me - I worked for Sally and Tom 1991-1992 (you may remember the Irish accent on the phone!) and Sally and I kept in touch since then. I learned so much from them and from the unique group of people who worked with them. Sally and Tom were clearly very close in their personal relationship and so successful in business together. I spoke with Sally after Tom died and she was at a loss without him. I hope they are now happily re-united.
To Elana and Kalen - there is no love like a mother's love and the loss of this fundamental relationship in your lives will no doubt be difficult. You were the lights of Sally's life and she was always so proud of you both. I hope that the memories of all you shared with her and all that she (and Tom) did for you both throughout your lives will be a continuing comfort to you in the future. Her grandchildren were also a source of great joy to her and she delighted in reporting on their progress in life as they grew.
I will continue to keep Sally and Tom in my thoughts and prayers, and I will miss them too.
Catherine O'Flaherty, Dublin, Ireland
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