[2] Kesterson was also a longtime reporter and managing editor for the Henderson Home News, a local community newspaper.
[4] She returned to Clark County, Nevada, where she began her career and started a family with her husband, Robert "Bob" Kesterson.
[5] U.S. President Harry S. Truman awarded her the Red Cross Certification of Merit in 1947 for rescuing a boy scout from California who was drowning in Lake Mead.
[6] Kesterson was next hired as a reporter for the now defunct Henderson Home News, a local community paper, for nearly thirty years before launching a career in politics.
[1] Kesterson sold the newspaper's articles to larger publications, including the Deseret News and the Las Vegas Sun.
[1] Henderson experienced unprecedented population growth during Kesterson's eight-year tenure as mayor,[4] ultimately becoming Nevada's second largest city after Las Vegas.
[5] Lorna Kesterson collapsed and died unexpectedly during a routine visit to her doctor's office on January 16, 2012, at the age of 86.
[4] Andy Hafen, Mayor of Henderson from 2009 to 2017, also served in the city council during Kesterson's eight-year tenure as mayor and paid tribute to his predecessor saying, "Lorna Kesterson was one of the finest ladies I've had the privilege of working with during my career in public service," said Hafen in a statement.