Elizabeth Anne McCready
January 23, 1956 - September 7, 2011
Obituary
Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ McCready, 55, Redmond, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at Swedish Medical Center.
She was born January 23, 1956, in Spokane, WA to Vernon ‘Kip’ and Ella Windecker Dean.
Prior to 1994, Betsy worked as a legal secretary in Seattle. In 1999, she accomplished her dream of graduating from the University of Washington School of Anthropology and later spent time volunteering with Evergreen Hospice. Above all else, Betsy will be remembered as a wonderful wife and fantastic mother.
Betsy and her husband, Ray, lived in Redmond, WA before moving to Dorset, VT in 2001. In 2010 she returned to Redmond to be closer to family.
Betsy is survived by her husband, Ray; her son, Alan McCready and his fiancé Jennifer Brand; daughter and son-in-law Kate and Kevin Boyce; sisters and brothers-in-law Barbara and Mick Bowers; and Keri and Greg Stack.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her aunts Diana Manthey and Vi Mertens.
Memorial services will be held at 6:00 pm on Friday September 23, at the Burke Museum, at NE 45th St & 17th Ave NE on the University of Washington campus.
Donations can be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation by visiting http://ww5.komen.org/Donate/otherways.html. Donations for the Ethnology collection at the Burke Museum can be made to: The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Box 353010, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3010. Contributions to either may also be made via the family.
I met Betsy only once, but in the few minutes I spent with her I was charmed by her beauty, her energy, her humor, her warmth. Betsy will be profoundly missed by her family and friends but I am sure she will live forever in their memory. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to all of those who loved her.
Please know that I am sorry to hear about your loss. This may be one of the hardest things any of us will ever have to cope with. May Psalm chapter 34 verse 18 bring you comfort now and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy.