ASU remembers
Corrine Westby
Family Nurse Practioner
Corrine Westby ("Connie"), 94, passed away on November 4, 2017. In 1947 Connie completed her RN training in Rochester, Minnesota and was a graduate of the Eitel Hospital College of Nursing. She was a Registered Nurse (RN) and later a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) for over 30 years. During the 1960s and 1970s, she worked as the Director of Nursing, helping to establish two nursing homes. She returned to school and graduated from the first civilian Family Nurse Practitioner class at the University of Arizona. She retired as the first Family Nurse Practitioner at ASU after 28 years of service. She loved going to work each day to take care of the students and is remembered as the "energizer bunny," whose laughter and clicking heels filled the ASU Health Center hallway. She also worked at St. Joseph's Hospital for many years and for a local physician. She is survived by three children, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Connie is predeceased by two brothers. In Connie's memory, she asks that you "hug a loved one today." Donations may be made to the Arizona Humane Society in the name of her beloved canine companion, Kaitlin, or to ChildFund. (Source: Arizona Republic)
November 4, 2017