Alyce Ann (Lallman) Jessop July 19, 1939—May 16, 2025
Alyce Ann Lallman from Omaha, Nebraska joined the Grinnell Class of 1961 in the Fall of 1958 while living in Haines Hall. Her prior year she was a student at William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri.
She then transferred again in 1959, this time to Baltimore’s John Hopkins University, where in 1963 she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and then taught Practical Nursing for three years.
Alyce Ann returned to Omaha to attend its University of Nebraska Medical Center and obtain a master’s degree in nursing in 1971 followed by teaching Practical Nursing for three years.
This return to Omaha also led her to meeting and falling in love with Dr. Norman Jessop, a Clinical Psychologist with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, then on assignment to its Omaha clinic. They were married in Omaha on May 24, 1975.
This marriage then led to their moving to other locations of Veteran Affairs clinics in Lexington, KY; Waco, TX; and Wichita, KS. While living in Kentucky, Alyce Ann taught at the Kentucky School of Nursing, becoming a Tenured Associate Professor until her retirement in 2004. In Waco, Texas she worked for the Veterans Administration and was the Associate Chief for Nursing Service Education.
While living in Kansas, Alyce Ann and Norman became active members of Grace Episcopal Cathedral in Topeka.
Norman died on September 5, 2011 and Alyce Ann on May 16, 2025. They were survived by three of his children and their spouses, nine grandchildren (and three spouses), 10 great grandchildren, two sisters-in-law and several cousins.
