Jacquelyn "Jackie" J. Gambrel Born: November 22, 1925 in Oregon, IL Died: February 9, 2025 in Rockford, IL Jacquelyn "Jackie" J. Gambrel, 99, long-time Oregon resident, died Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Wesley Willows, Rockford, following a long illness. Jackie was born November 22, 1925, in Oregon, Illinois at Dr. Warmolt's first hospital on the east side of Rock River. She was the only child of the late John "Jack" McGuire and Gladys (Claussen) McGuire. She spent her early years growing up on the McGuire farm and attending school in a one-room schoolhouse in Honey Creek east of Oregon before moving to Oregon in 6th grade. She graduated from Oregon High School in 1943. Jackie was the first in her family to attend college. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1947 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and a minor in Physiology. While at the University, she was initiated into Alpha Gamma Delta and was a member of that Panhellenic organization for o

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