Background
Spry, Karen Lynn was born on May 30, 1956 in St. Louis.
Spry, Karen Lynn was born on May 30, 1956 in St. Louis.
Associate Degree in Nursing, St. Louis Community College, 1976. Bachelor of science in nursing, St. Louis University, 1981. Postgraduate, Webster University.
Staff nurse, St. Louis University Hospital, 1977-1979; operating room staff nurse, Deaconess Health System, St. Louis, 1979-1986; operating room instructor, Deaconess Health System, since 1994; operating room staff nurse, Tarpon Springs (Florida) General Hospital, 1986-1988; medical-surgical instructor, Sanford Brown College, St. Louis, since 1995.
Bachelor of Liberal Studies instructor American Heart Association, St. Louis, since 1994. Girl scout leader Girls Scouts United States, 1986-1993. Member Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (Certified Nurse Operating Room, chairman research committee since 1994).
Daughter of Jeremiah Joseph and Marilyn Ann (Winkler) F. Divorced; children: Jennifer Lynn, Jacqueline Leigh.