Entertainer

Jennifer Lyon, 37, a former Oregon State University student who was the fourth place contestant on CBS’s 2005 series “Survivor: Palau,” died at home Jan. 19, after a long five-year battle with breast cancer.

After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition and food management from OSU, Lyon earned a master’s degree in family consumer sciences at California State University and worked as a nanny and photographer in Los Angeles.

Lyon has been an advocate for breast cancer research since her 2005 diagnosis. More information on her efforts can be found on her Web site jennlyon.com. (Information from www.rightcelebrity.com and jennlyon.com)

Read a 2006 article on Lyon from the Gazette-Times, here.

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