Lura Lynn Ryan

Lura Lynn Ryan
Ryan in 2007
First Lady of Illinois
In role
January 11, 1999  January 13, 2003
GovernorGeorge Ryan
Preceded byBrenda Edgar
Succeeded byPatricia Blagojevich
Second Lady of Illinois
In role
January 10, 1983  January 14, 1991
GovernorJames R. Thompson
Preceded bySandra O'Neal
Succeeded byKathy Kustra
Personal details
Born
Lura Lynn Lowe

July 5, 1934
Aroma Park, Illinois, US
DiedJune 27, 2011(2011-06-27) (aged 76)
Kankakee, Illinois, US
Resting placeKankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum
Kankakee, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1956)
Children6
Alma materMoser Business College
Kankakee High School

Lura Lynn Ryan (July 5, 1934 – June 27, 2011) was the First Lady of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. She was the wife of former Illinois Governor George Ryan.