Dr. Barbara Minckley, 96, passed away in late May, 2021. She earned her bachelor's degree, her master's degree and graduated with a cum laude in Nursing from Stanford University. For her doctorate she graduated University of California, San Francisco, magna cum laude. She became one of the first nurse practitioners in the United States. She was elected to the American Academy of Nursing in 1974.



Following years were spent in teaching and clinical research, first as a Professor at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, assisting in heart transplant research in conjunction with Stanford Medical School surgeons. She was a Visiting Professor and nurse practitioner at ASU where she treated patients at the College of Nursing's Vista del Camino Clinic. She retired in 1993 from her last position as Chair of the Department of Nursing at California State University, Long Beach.



Barbara is survived by three daughters, seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 12th at Allegro Senior Living Center located at 1101 Plantation Island Drive S., St. Augustine, Florida 32080. Please call or text Alison at 407-221-7316 or Robbie at 352-486-6366 if planning to attend (count for chairs/refreshments).



To honor her life and memory, in lieu of flowers, please send a contribution made out to "WFCF Flagler College Radio Fund", and put Barbara Minckley Endowment on the lower memo line. Please mail to Flagler College, Institutional Advancement, 74 King St., St. Augustine, FL 32084. (Source: Arizona Republic)