Jill Lamb Foundation

Jill Rachel Lamb was born on August 30, 1969.

Jill led a very active childhood, would not sit very long, and loved being outside playing, throwing and kicking balls, riding her bike and Big Wheel, roller skating. Jill would always play at least 2-3 sports a year.

The beaches from Santa Monica to Zuma were Jill's favored places to be during the summer months. Even as an adult, you could find Jill playing outside with the boys from the neighborhood and her girls. Reflecting on her childhood, Jill often said she hoped her three girls' childhood would be as active and happy as hers had been.

After graduating from UCLA with a Bachelor's in Mathematics in 1993 she went on to earn a Master's in Mathematics in 1994. After college, Jill worked as a high school teacher. She cared deeply for the students she interact with, and was loved by them as well.

In February 2003, Jill was diagnosed with breast cancer. She endured 5-years of treatments and remissions prior to her final fight beginning in the summer of 2007. Almost 5-years to the day after Jill's original diagnosis, her hard fought battle came to an end February 7, 2008.

This amazing wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend always kept her chin up mocking the disease that was taking her. Breast cancer may have taken her life, but it never took her spirit. She was able to joke about her hair loss and celebrating her final birthday, keeping everyone's spirits high.

The brave woman who always took on the boys in baseball, showed that fighting spirit until the end and will live on in the hearts of those blessed to have known her. She will forever live on in her 3 beautiful daughters.