Diane Kimball Sheehan

Diane Kimball Sheehan was born in Jackson, North Carolina and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. She is the daughter of Milliard Kimball and Joan Petrose Kimball. Diane attended the University of Virginia where she graduated with double undergraduate majors in Nursing and Spanish. She then completed a Master’s Degree in Nursing at the University of Virginia (UVA) and certification as a nurse practitioner. Diane worked at major medical centers including the University of Virginia and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

While in college, she met her future husband, Jason Sheehan. They later married after both graduated from UVA. For most of their married life, they lived in Charlottesville, Virginia. However, Diane lived abroad in Spain while furthering her Spanish studies and in Auckland, New Zealand where she worked for the international humanitarian organization “Save the Children”. Diane was also an active owner and manager of her family’s orange grove business in central Florida.

The couple have two daughters, Kimball Sheehan and Darrah Sheehan. Both currently attend the University of Virginia. She was a devoted mother and wife. The numerous successes of her children and husband were substantially a result of her guidance and love. She was also a caring nurse and nurse practitioner; she volunteered at several community organizations. She has a loving and extended family in Umatilla, Florida, and Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The memorial service will be held at St. Mary of the Lake in Eustis, Florida at 11 am on March 7, 2023. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Diane Kimball Sheehan memorial scholarship at Western Branch High School (Fundraiser by Julie Petty : The Diane Kimball Sheehan Scholarship Fund (gofundme.com).