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Kim von Hopffgarten Obituary
Kim L. Beardsley von HOPFFGARTEN Kim died suddenly at the age of 54 on May 24, 2011. At the time she was living in Langley, BC on her Sanssouci Farm. Kim was born in Seattle on October 4, 1956 and lived on Vashon until she went away to college and married. Kim graduated 1975 valedictorian of her class at Vashon High school. While in school she played in the band and on the girls' basketball and tennis teams. Kim continued her education at Washington State University and graduated in 1980 with honors in her honors program and honors in her bachelor's program in Mechanical engineering. She was a member in the Engineering Honors Program and of Alpha Phi Sorority. Horses and dressage were a major part of Kim's life. She was a life member of the US Pony Club with an H A rating. In 1981 she participated in the Insilco competition, which was the first East West head to head competition for dressage riders in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and took top honors at the Grand Prix level. In 1982 she represented the US on the US Equestrian Team in the World Cup Dressage Championships on her horse Woodimix in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1983 she won the West Coast Regional Dressage Championship at the Grand Prix level in California. In 1984 Kim married Dietrichvon Hopffgarten, someone who shared her love for horses and her dressage instructor. Kim is survived by her parents Jim and Marjorie Beardsley and her siblings Greg, Warren, and Melissa, her nephews Kevin, Chris and Brett Beardsley and many cousins and friends. Her husband Dietrich preceded Kim in death in 2006. A celebration of Kim's life will be held Saturday June 18, 2011 at 7pm at her Sanssouci home in Langley, BC. Call Island Funeral Service for directions (206) 463-9300. Memorial donations in Kim's name can be made to the WSU Foundation, PO Box 641925, Pullman, WA. 99164, Beardsley Family Foundation Honors Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Endowment or the Young Riders Program in Canada. Kim was a very talented, well-disciplined and beautiful person, rider and instructor that will be remembered and missed by many. Please visit our online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Shannon Larabee
July 7, 2011
It was in a pony club clinic with Kim that I rode my first leg yield. What a thrill. Watching the partnership that she had with Woodimix was inspiring to me back then and still to this day. I am forever grateful to the Beardsley family for bringing world class dressage into my world in the 80's. So sorry for the loss of kindness and passion that was Kim.
Simone Wilcox-Laing
June 23, 2011
I pray the love of God enfolds you during your difficult times and he helps you heal with the passage of time.
June 22, 2011
To the family, I am a horse massge therapist and I used to work on both Kim and Dietreich's family. I was shocked to hear of her passing, and my heartfelt condolences to you all, much love and light, Ann Turner, Abbotsford, B.C.
Dr Joachim Langhein
June 18, 2011
My mother Jutta Langhein (born on Nov 12, 1911), still healthy living in Freiburg (Breisgau) - sister of the mother of Kim's husband Dietrich - and my family (me: Joachim & my wife Tomiko Buja Langhein, our children Erik & Annabel) are very shocked to learn that Kim passed away so unexpectedly and at such a young age. (Dr. Joachim Langhein, Heidelberg, Germany)
Scott Kiefer
June 15, 2011
So sorry to hear of your loss. Kim was a grade school friend. Even then, she had a remarkable character. Please accept my sincere condolences.
Megan Ayrault
June 9, 2011
Dear Beardsley Family,
I just want to offer my condolences, and also my thanks for the very important part that Kim and Blackwood have played in my life. My time there as a working student with Kim and Dietrich (and Melissa!) will always be a very fond memory. What I learned there still plays a large role in my life in so many ways. Kim always shared her wealth of knowledge about horses and riding in such a simple, supportive and unpretentious manner. A truly great teacher!
Duschka Fowler-Dunning
June 9, 2011
Kim touched the lives of many people, mine being one of them. I miss her dearly. You are all in our thoughts. Take Care, Duschka Fowler (and Joanna)
Pamela Pentz
June 9, 2011
Dear Jim and Marge and family,
I was so saddened to hear of Kim's passing. She was a talented rider, a lovely person and will be greatly missed. She was part of my "good old days" of dressage in the Pacific Northwest.
Sincerely,
Pam and Peter Pentz
Derby Farms
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