From Friedrich-Jones:
Kelsie Lorraine Gleason, age 24, a resident of West Lebanon, NH, formerly of Naperville, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 22, 2014. She was born May 21, 1990 in Hinsdale, IL.
Beloved daughter of Robert W. “Bob” and Mary Kay (nee Jordan) Gleason of Naperville, loving twin sister of Courtney H. Gleason of Sycamore, IL, adored fiancé of Nathan Butters of West Lebanon, NH, loving owner of two Border Collies, Saoirse and Arya, cherished granddaughter of the late Norman and Hazel Gleason and the late Thomas and Lorraine Jordan, dear niece of Judy (Bruce) Leighton, Thomas (Suzanne) Gleason and Frances (Richard Mulvaney) Todd; Thomas (Becky) Jordan, James (Cathy) Jordan, Robert (Christine) Jordan and Theresa Jordan, fond cousin, friend and sorority sister of many.
Kelsie grew up in Naperville, attended Meadow Glens Elementary School and Madison Junior High School and was a 2008 graduate of Naperville Central High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society and the NCHS Marching Band (playing the clarinet). She went on to receive a bachelor degree in Biology and Hispanic Studies from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and she was currently a second year medical student at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Kelsie took advantage of the opportunity to study abroad and was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority and the Multicultural Club at Illinois Wesleyan. She also volunteered at the local Humane Society and was currently serving her country in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Kelsie enjoyed marathons and extreme running events, loved horses and excelled at the Hunter Jumper Trials and was active in Doctors Without Borders.
Funeral Information
Visitation Friday, November 28, 3:00-8:00 PM at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, November 29, 9:30 AM at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 36 N. Ellsworth Street, Naperville.
Interment: Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, IL.
For more information, please call (630)355-0213.
Donations Information
In lieu of flowers, memorials to:
High Horses Therapeutic Riding Program, www.HighHorses.org. High Horses is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. All gifts are tax deductible.
or
Wounded Warriors, woundedwarriorproject.org
or
Doctors Without Borders, doctorswithoutborders.org
Patrick Dahl ’12 and Illinois Wesleyan University physics professor Gabriel Spalding were recognized in Physics World magazine for their team’s creation of the first acoustic tractor beam. The tractor beam was named a top-10 breakthrough in physics in 2014.
