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Born in Illinois, Janet Shearon (1934-2018) was the first wife of test pilot and astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Early life
Janet Elizabeth Shearon was born as the youngest of three daughters to Dr. Clarence and Louise Shearon in Wilmette, Illinois.

She attended and graduated New Trier High School before attending Purdue University where she was a student in the School of Home Economics (the degree in which she majored) and a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Incidentally, Purdue University is where Janet met her future husband, Neil Armstrong, who was studying aeronautical engineering at the time.

Being a skilled synchronized swimmer, Janet founded and coached the El Lago Aquanauts synchronized swimming team in 1964, of which she remained an avid supporter and advocate throughout her lifetime. Further to this, she was one of the founding members of the KIT (Keep-In-Touch) group of astronaut wives which remained close.

Family
Janet and Neil got married in 1956 before settling in the San Gabriel Mountains on the outskirts of Lancaster, California. Later, the two moved to Houston, Texas for the NASA space program, and afterwards to Lebanon, Ohio. In 1994, Jan and Neil divorced after 38 years of being married. According to reports, the two went away because Neil was emotionally unavailable while Janet was taking care of the family. Following the divorce, Janet moved to Utah where she spent time in Deer Valley and St. George.

She is survived by two sons Rick and Mark, daughter-in-law Wendy; and also by 6 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren who knew her simply as "Cee Cee". Jan's second child and only daughter, Karen Anne "Muffie" Armstrong, died from a brain tumor at the age of 2 years, 9 months.

Media
Janet was also featured in Hollywood's film First Man, which reviews Armstrong's journey to the moon and combines it with his family lives.