Nystrom, Lynn A.

Lynn A. Nystrom, of Christiansburg, longtime director of news and external relations for the Virginia Tech College of Engineering and mentor to the hundreds of students and alumni from multiple undergraduate student organizations, died on Thursday, December 3 after her battle with cancer.

At her farm, she and her husband cared for horses, stray dogs and cats. She considered a successful weekend one in which she could ride her horse for hours, swim, and entertain family and friends. She was an active member of the New River Land Trust, a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving farmland, forests, open spaces, and historical sites across Southwest Virginia.

A native of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, Lynn is survived by her husband, Lawrence Newman, two step-daughters, Christy and Stacey; step-mother, Juanita Nystrom of Blacksburg; step- brothers and sisters, and several uncles, aunts, cousins and numerous life-long friends.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on December 16 at 2:00 pm at the German Club, 711 Southgate Drive Blacksburg, VA.

In lieu of flowers, the family is encouraging donations be made to the Student Engineers’ Council’s Lynn Nystrom Engineering Organization Fund via the Virginia Tech Foundation (https://webapps.es.vt.edu/givingto/academic/gift) or by check mailed to Virginia Tech, Engineering Dean’s Office (0217), 3046 Torgersen Hall, 620 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 2406. Please make checks to Virginia Tech Foundation, memo line, “Lynn Nystrom Engineering Organization Fund.”