Laurette is a Registered Nurse and a graduate of Berry College in 1982 and of MississippiUniversity for Women in 1985 with a BSN. Following graduation, her hospital nursingexperience began at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, MS in med/surgery. Hernursing experience has also included Home Health Nursing in Mississippi and Florida,encompassing almost 10 years; an Endocrinology Medical Practice both in New Jersey andFlorida as a Diabetic Educator; and Hospice Nursing in Boca Raton, Florida for 7 years.
She married Robert Beekman in 1995. They have two children, a son, Colin, born in 1997and a daughter, Samantha, born in 2000. In 2001, they moved to Knoxville the weekbefore September 11, 2001. Laurette was a stay at home mom until Samantha started Kindergarten. She then entered the Parish Nursing Training Program through BaptistHospital in 2006.
Laurette feels very blessed to carry out a Parish Nurse Ministry here at Sequoyah Hills aswell as in the local community. There are many activities that she assists with, but noneas meaningful as visitation. With GOD’s continuing guidance and grace, she anticipatescontinuing to assist in meeting this congregation’s need for health promotion to includethe Body, Mind, and Spirit.