Deborah was born in Cheltenham Maryland, in 1964. The Shoups were a Navy family, and traveled to and lived in Bremerhaven, Germany, Monterey, California, Bowie, Maryland, and Adak, Alaska. She was salutatorian of the class of 1982, Bob Reeve High School, Adak, Alaska. She attended the University of Evansville in Indiana and graduated cum laude in 1986 with a B.S in Nursing. She was a member of the Blue Key Honor Society and Sigma Theta Tau, the National Nursing Honor Society.
Deborah worked as a registered nurse for 20 years in neonatal care, intensive care, and obstetrics. She was a former neonatal care manager at Washington Adventist Hospital. She then earned an M.S. in nursing informatics from the University Maryland, and continued work in the medical field. Deborah was an employee of Johns Hopkins Medicine as a nurse and an information technology specialist.
Deborah's Christian faith was lifelong, constant, and central to her being. She was confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Bowie, Maryland, in 1979. At the University of Evansville, she was active in Kappa Chi, a Christian service fraternity. She was a longtime member of the Lutheran Church of St. Andrews in Silver Spring, Maryland. In childhood, Deborah developed an appreciation of music through learning to play the flute. She participated in the life of the church through music, with the flute and choir. She was also a member of Central Maryland Chorale.
Deborah is predeceased by her parents Linn Tyler Shoup and Diana Dauphinee Shoup, and brother-in-law Charles ‘Chuck’ Bias. She is survived by siblings Margaret ‘Peggy’ Bias, Michael and Jennifer Shoup, Laura Shoup; and nieces and nephews Mary and Mark Zoepfl, Brandon White, and Diana Shoup.
In memoriam donations may be made to the Turner Syndrome Society of the United States.
Funeral services will be held on December 28, 2022, 11:00am, at The Lutheran Church of St Andrew, 15300 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20905.
