Elizabeth R. (Needham) Shaw

I met Beth 49 years ago, at a League of Women Voters coffee at her home on Drawbridge Road. That morning was the beginning of a friendship that I have treasured until we lost Beth this week.
We moved to Virginia 39 years ago, but that friendship stayed with me. I instead of iced tea on the porch, or coffee cake and lemon squares at League meetings, it remained through phone calls and infrequent visits. As I told Beth on the phone just a few weeks ago, I remember the hours of planning and acting to try to make our town a better place. I remember shared stories as our children grew up, I remember confidences shared through the miles.
Much of Beth was lost to all of us because of Alzheimers, but her chuckle and warm tone of voice still came across the phone line.
I will miss Beth forever, but the memories of our friendship will never die.
Lillian Cooper