Vivian Alice Barton Beattie

Mrs. Beattie was my most favourite teacher. I had just come from Germany 2 years before . I remember the record she played on her own machine of Van Clyburn playing the First Piano Concerto by Tsaikovsky in Junior year High School in 1970! I became to love classical music my whole life. She encouraged me to apply to the University of Utah despite that I had no money. She connected me to one of her retired colleagues when I was having relationship problems with my foster mother without...

What an impact your mother has had on my life! She was the reason I became a high school English teacher. She was my loving teacher when I student taught. She encouraged me to teach overseas, so I could see the world she taught us all about in class. I always cherished the days I could spend with her on summers I would return from Germany. I always hope and pray that I can be the kind of mother and teacher she always was. But of course, when I said that to her once, she responded, "No, you...

My mind and heart will always be filled with wonderful memories of being in your home. You took me in. You treated me as though I belonged. I see each of you when I close my eyes. You will never know how much you mean to me.

Love, Kim
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Beattie Family,
It was so good to see all of you again! Your sweet mother was such a powerful influence on all of us as we grew up, and I am sure that she is so proud of all of you and what good you have done in your lives. The house next door will always be "The Beattie's" no matter who lives there, and all of the Hummels have many, many fond memories of your mother. God bless all of you!

I was looking for another obituary and stumbled onto this one - how sad. Mrs. Beattie was one of my favorite teachers at Davis High School! I still remember artists and books I learned about in her class! She was an amazing lady and I'm grateful I got to know her. Those in heaven are lucky to have her now!
Class of 1976

I just returned from South Beach, Florida and my sister, Jackie informed me of your, our, mother’s passing. I say our mother, because in many ways she was mother to all of the Hummel, Randall, King, Salter,Brown,Smoot,Rodebach and Mooney kids. Mom Beattie had a profound impact on my life. She not only fed me at her table, she fed me with a passion to learn about the arts, sciences and of course humanities. I loved to sneek into her library and read her books. She instilled in me a sense of...

I am so sorry to have just learned today (4/13) of the passing of Mrs. Beattie. I would have certainly traveled up from Cedar City to attend the funeral.

As others will certainly attest, Mrs. Beattie left an enduring influence in my life. Her ability to inspire, motivate, and love her students has directly affected my life in a manner that has lasted over 25 years now. I will lovingly recall her all the days of my life and will look forward to meeting her again in the dawn of...

To the Beattie Family;

Sandy and I send our deepest sympathies and regards to your family. We will miss our cousin Vivian at the Michaelson Reunion and hope to see all of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren there. We send our love and look forward to seeing the family in August.

Dean & Sandra Powell
Richland, WA

I was very sad to learn of Mrs. Beattie's passing. (She'll always be Mrs. Beattie to me.) Attending Davis High I had the good fortune to learn from many excellent teachers, but Mrs. Beattie was the best of the bunch. Her Humanities program was unlike anything else in a Utah public school, and she never let us get away with giving her anything but our best. I will always treasure the memories of that class, and of how proud she was for me years later when I showed her a magazine with my first...