Sandy Kearny started having flu-like symptoms on March 24th, and in less than two weeks she passed of COVID-19 at the age of 70. She was placed on a ventilator within two days of diagnosis, and her daughter was able to put on a full body protective suit to say goodbye in person.
Sandy worked as a guidance counselor at Eureka High School since 1993 and as an educator since the 80s. The children she worked with, and her coworkers, could not comfort eachother in person due to the school being closed and restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
She leaves behind her husband, her brother, her twin sister, adult children, and numerous grandchildren.
She’s is missed terribly by her family, the children whose lives she touched, and her community.
Please contact me if you’d like to add anything or if anything is accidentally wrong here.
Sources and links to more about Sandy Kearney’s life are:
- Sandra Kearney’s Obituary
- 5 on Your Side Article about Sandra Kearney: ‘Sandy will be missed terribly’ | Eureka High School guidance counselor dies from COVID-19
- St. Louis Public Radio Article about Sandra Kearney: Coronavirus’ Storm Takes Eureka High School’s Calming Presence
There are a couple of errors here that I know are accidental. Sandy was a dear friend for over 40 years. I still am close to her twin sister, Suzy, who is a counselor at Marquette HS. Suzy and Sandy have one brother, no other sisters. She was 70 but did not die on her birthday. She would have been 71 on 9/2.
Thank you so much for doing this. I saw one person already that I didn’t know had died of COVID.
Thanks for the correction! This was one of the first memorials that I wrote. I’m so sorry for your loss, and Sandy’s family’s loss.