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In Memory of Katheen Lyons-Bunna


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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved OCHRS Board Member, Kathleen Lyons-Bunna. Most of you remember Kathleen as the energetic, friendly, smiling face at each of our monthly OCHRS meetings. 
Kathleen joined the OCHRS Board of Directors in 2004, serving as Vice President of Diversity until 2006. In 2007, she served as President-Elect and in 2008, she began her two-year term as President of our organization. In 2010, she remained on our Board as Past President. Additionally, she was recently elected to the Secretary/Treasurer position on the Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management. She was a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and obtained her Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certification in May 2010, one of only a handful of professionals in the state to earn this certification. 
Her fellow Board members remember her as a strong and devoted leader. She led with her heart and was a champion in our profession.   Kathleen was also courageous.  She was not afraid to tackle issues that were important to our members, our chapter, our profession, and our community.  Because of her strong and courageous leadership, she influenced our profession and our organizations to be all they can be, to be compassionate and fair, and to do all of this with integrity and grace.
The OCHRS Board has set up a family support trust account at Mid First Bank. Contributions may be directed to:
Kathleen Lyons-Bunna Family Support Trust
 
MidFirst Bank
16417 N. Santa Fe Ave.
Edmond, OK 73013
Attn: Caroline/Julie
Phone: 405.767.7803
Donations may also be made to the SHRM Foundation in Kathleen’s name or to the Special Olympics. 
If you would like to share a special memory or thought for Kathleen’s family, you may visit the OCHRS Facebook Page  or the OCHRS LinkedIn Page. Any thoughts or memories you provide will be shared with her family. 
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 14th at 10:00am in the gymnasium of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church at 222 NW 15th in Oklahoma City. 

 

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved OCHRS Board Member, Kathleen Lyons-Bunna. Most of you remember Kathleen as the energetic, friendly, smiling face at each of our monthly OCHRS meetings. 

Kathleen joined the OCHRS Board of Directors in 2004, serving as Vice President of Diversity until 2006. In 2007, she served as President-Elect and in 2008, she began her two-year term as President of our organization. In 2010, she remained on our Board as Past President. Additionally, she was recently elected to the Secretary/Treasurer position on the Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management. She was a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and obtained her Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) certification in May 2010, one of only a handful of professionals in the state to earn this certification. 

Her fellow Board members remember her as a strong and devoted leader. She led with her heart and was a champion in our profession.   Kathleen was also courageous.  She was not afraid to tackle issues that were important to our members, our chapter, our profession, and our community.  Because of her strong and courageous leadership, she influenced our profession and our organizations to be all they can be, to be compassionate and fair, and to do all of this with integrity and grace.

The OCHRS Board has set up a family support trust account at Mid First Bank. Contributions may be directed to:

Kathleen Lyons-Bunna Family Support Trust 

MidFirst Bank

16417 N. Santa Fe Ave.

Edmond, OK 73013

Attn: Caroline/Julie

Phone: 405.767.7803

Donations may also be made to the SHRM Foundation in Kathleen’s name or to the Special Olympics. 

If you would like to share a special memory or thought for Kathleen’s family, you may visit the OCHRS Facebook Page  or the OCHRS LinkedIn Page. Any thoughts or memories you provide will be shared with her family. 

Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 14th at 10:00am in the gymnasium of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church at 222 NW 15th in Oklahoma City. 

 



Posted by Bryan Wempen • Jul 12, 2010 • OCHRS (OKC), OSCHRM