Kristen Sue Micheletti
Kristen Sue Micheletti
Kristen Sue
Micheletti, loving wife and mother, passed in tragedy on Sunday, July 20
th
,
to enter into the memory of her creator.
She leaves behind her husband Randy and two sons, Daniel and David. Preceding her in death was her precious
daughter, Michelle Nicole, who was killed in another tragedy in 1989, at the tender
age of 14 months. She is also survived
by her mother and father, Jackie Mattke-McFarland and David McFarland, and
younger siblings Kim and Rick.
You are
invited to hear her story and celebrate her life at Alden-Waggoner’s Funeral
Chapel, located at 5400 W. Fairview Ave, Boise, ID. A visitation is scheduled for Monday, July 28
th
,
from 5 – 6:30 p.m., with a memorial service to follow. An additional service
will be held in Illinois, where Kristen will be laid to rest next to her
daughter Michelle.
The immediate
family encourages anyone, whether you knew Kristen intimately, casually,
briefly, or not at all, to come and hear of her tremendous courage and to
celebrate her life. I, as her husband,
promise it will touch your heart
as well
as tear it open.
A major
accomplishment of her life was the passing of a bill into Illiniois law that
required
everyone
to keep children in their car seats. This same bill
was voted down two weeks prior to the death of her daughter from a tragic car
accident where Michelle was removed from her car seat by her paternal
grandmother. She testified by sharing her story, in a way that only she could,
at an Illinois congressional hearing, which resulted in the bill being passed. Consequently, she was featured on Good
Morning America and received an award from the National Highway Traffic Safety
Council in Washington D.C.
After
graduating from Illinois State University, she had a 30 year career in
healthcare marketing and held positions along the way at Easter Seals, St.
Francis Health Plans, St. Francis Medical Center, St. Alphonsus Medical Center,
and Sutter Health.
Along with numerous
national awards for excellence in healthcare marketing, she also developed and
launched a brand image campaign for St. Alphonsus Medical Center, “The Minds,
The Medicine, The Miracles”, winner of 15 national awards. Also, the hospital
was named “Best Practice” client by HealthGrades for quality award ranking in marketing
and communications.
In lieu of
flowers, the family would appreciate donations for funeral expenses, or asks
that you make a donation in Kristen’s name to your favorite charity.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Kristen Sue Micheletti, please visit our flower store.
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