Thomasene Gail Lybbert

Even in the last three years, as she had done the previous seven decades, despite COVID (or perhaps because of it), Thomasene made new friends. After moving into a new home in Richland, Washington, she did not sit and wait and hope someone would come knock on her door – she went out and met everyone. Growing up, Thomasene overcame childhood illnesses that interrupted many things in her early life. Despite some of these disadvantages Thomasene enjoyed many childhood and teenage activities. She played the flute in the high school band and enjoyed performing at the high school football games. She enjoyed church dance festivals and danced in the All-Church dance festival in Salt Lake City. Thomasene graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1968. She then attended Brigham Young University.