Posted on 04/15/2023 2:17:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Lesley Swick Van Ness was on vacation in Florida when she "fell ill and was hospitalized," a colleague shared in a statement
Lesley Swick Van Ness, a former news anchor in Illinois, has died. She was 42.
She died on Monday following a sudden illness while on vacation with her family, according to NBC affiliate WGEM-TV, the station where she worked for over a decade.
"Lesley had been on vacation with her beautiful family in Florida when she fell ill and was hospitalized last Thursday," Jennifer Dale, the vice president of recruiting at Gray Television, where Van Ness was working at the time of her death, wrote in a statement, per Muddy River News.
"It is with a very heavy heart that we share some devastating news with you. Lesley Van Ness, who we have been so fortunate to have as part of the Gray family, passed away this (Monday) morning," Dale wrote. "Lesley and her husband Tom have two precious young boys. Please keep all of them in your prayers."
Additional information about her death was not shared, although according to her obituary, she died in Naples.
Van Ness began her career with WGEM-TV as an intern, getting hired by the Quincy station after graduating from Illinois State University, according to her LinkedIn page.
In their tribute, the station shared that she joined them as a reporter in 2003, going on to become a weekend anchor in 2006 and finally, an evening anchor in 2008.
That last position was one she "held for almost nine years," she wrote on LinkedIn.
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Vax status??
Wuhan Vaccine again...?
I would think there would be an autopsy. Blood clot??
Was she conservative?
AND WHO'S THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA????
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