She was born and raised in Hull, England to the late Joseph L. Egan and Edith (née Petch) Egan and grew up on the Orchard Estate in Hull. After graduating from the Hull School of Nursing in 1967, she moved to Canada in 1969, where she began her career as a medical professional and educator. Christine worked as a nurse serving the indigenous population in remote northern Canada, even traveling via small planes to towns inaccessible by road. She built strong ties in the communities where she worked, including Coral Harbour and Rankin Inlet.
Christine lived in Winnipeg, Canada with her partner Ellen Judd, an anthropology professor at the University of Manitoba, and went back to university in mid-life where she received an anthropology degree, then a master's and a PhD in community health sciences from the University of Manitoba in 1999. She worked for Health Canada as a nurse epidemiologist. Christine had a beaming smile and was one of the most energetic, fun-loving, good and generous person who was full of vitality.
She was visiting her brother in Lincroft, New Jersey and planned to stay with his two sons, Johnathan and Matthew, while he and his wife, Anna, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with a trip to Bermuda.
Christine accompanied her brother, Michael, to his office at AON Corporation on the 105th floor of the South Tower.
In honour of her contributions to the Nunavut Territory of Canada, family and friends created the Dr. Christine Egan Memorial Scholarship, that is awarded annually to a nursing student at the University of Manitoba with ties to Nunavut.
Her sister-in-law, Anna Egan, provided two memorial stones in memory of the siblings. These were originally located in Queens Gardens, Hull but are now outside the History Centre, Worship Street, Hull.
She was born and raised in Hull, England to the late Joseph L. Egan and Edith (née Petch) Egan and grew up on the Orchard Estate in Hull. After graduating from the Hull School of Nursing in 1967, she moved to Canada in 1969, where she began her career as a medical professional and educator. Christine worked as a nurse serving the indigenous population in remote northern Canada, even traveling via small planes to towns inaccessible by road. She built strong ties in the communities where she worked, including Coral Harbour and Rankin Inlet.
Christine lived in Winnipeg, Canada with her partner Ellen Judd, an anthropology professor at the University of Manitoba, and went back to university in mid-life where she received an anthropology degree, then a master's and a PhD in community health sciences from the University of Manitoba in 1999. She worked for Health Canada as a nurse epidemiologist. Christine had a beaming smile and was one of the most energetic, fun-loving, good and generous person who was full of vitality.
She was visiting her brother in Lincroft, New Jersey and planned to stay with his two sons, Johnathan and Matthew, while he and his wife, Anna, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with a trip to Bermuda.
Christine accompanied her brother, Michael, to his office at AON Corporation on the 105th floor of the South Tower.
In honour of her contributions to the Nunavut Territory of Canada, family and friends created the Dr. Christine Egan Memorial Scholarship, that is awarded annually to a nursing student at the University of Manitoba with ties to Nunavut.
Her sister-in-law, Anna Egan, provided two memorial stones in memory of the siblings. These were originally located in Queens Gardens, Hull but are now outside the History Centre, Worship Street, Hull.
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