Elnora "Beth" Livezey
1942 - 2018
Elnora "Beth" Livezey
1942 - 2018
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Judith Dillon
June 30, 2019
Great work, Ellie!! How well I remember my many memories of the Livezey Family, our neighbors on Monnett Street in Norman. Congratulations on a life extremely well lived.
Judy Richter Dillon
Doree Masters
November 1, 2018
Wonderful memories of my friend & neighbor Beth. So sorry to hear she has passed. Her light will continue to shine on all of us.
Marilyn Goggin
October 10, 2018
Today is Beth's memorial. For me there are many, many days of memory of her. She was my friend. My very special friend. And I think we probably
all can say that for she treated us all uniquely. We were all uniquely her friend. Her path of truth, of justice, of inquiry, of caring was evident in everything she did. Her charisma, her flamboyancy, her excitement, made her a magnet to others. Everything she did, she did full on, whether it was her work, her play or her spirituality. When she decided to retire, after years of giving to others she went to her land, her garden, her "work with nature". From an outward life she went more to an inward life. These times I had with her, in quiet, in peace, in sharing, were precious and eternal. When people would ask her what she did, she would say, "I plant tulips." With her gone there is a giant void. To honor her, to fill this void, especially in these times, I know she would want us to live lives of truth, of fairness, of listening to one another, understanding one another's pain, one another's point of view, focusing on our similarities, our oneness and come together as a family. This is who she was. And still is. We love you Beth.
Donna Jackson
October 7, 2018
I knew Beth through my Womens Drumming Circle. The day I first met her and her eyes caught mine, I could see the depths of the soul of this woman and I knew I had met somebody very special and uniquely gifted.
We did a drumming and dance movement event together a few
years back at a yoga studio in Redding. She was phenomenal in what she offered! Out on the dance floor she led an improv speaking/dance movement. As I watched and heard her I thought, she is very much a powerful crone, filled with a bounty of wisdom and grace. I envisioned spending more time with this woman, sitting at her feet and walking with her...
When I brought a medicine man here on a cultural exchange from Island of the Sun in South America, Beth joined us on a journey to Paradise meadows at Mt. Lassen to do an Aymara mountain offering Ceremony. That day we saw Eagles, hawks came to us and we even saw a strange unidentified light in the sky It was absolutely magical! When we walked back down from the mountain, Beth and I walked together. We paused at a huge stone and I really felt the essence of her being like a huge Anchor stone. I could see that she was regal and of a high order in so many ways!
She sent me a thank you card for bringing Roger here to the United States from Bolivia to share his gifts of power in my homeland. She recognized nature's power and the great Mountain energy. We made plans to get together again and have many more walks together in the mountains. but alas the winter then came and soon after the winter of her last days, her illness and the beginning of her human decline. We never got those last walks together or any visits with her as she began her process of inward solitude.
Today Beth came to me very clearly.... visually, audibly and empathically. She looked at me with those clear sparkling eyes that have the depths of the deepest oceans and the expansion of the heavens above. She smiled and said, No my darling, stay with your family today. Stay with those that are living. now. Stay in your rightful place to be today.
I told this to my daughter who is up visiting me along with my three grandsons. She cried as it touched her very deeply.
Thank you, Beth. Now I see that In your transition, youre still very much an influence in my life. I trust that you are free riding on the wings of heaven, still going about your work to help everyone and the planet.
I leave these words as my remembrance offering on this day of your memorial service.
Bless All,
Donna Jackson
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Dugan Barr
October 5, 2018
Beth came to work in our office in 1980.
She was a truly marvelous addition.
Beth was a brilliant lawyer. In fact my old partner, Doug Newlan, said she was clearly the smartest Okie Vanderbilt University ever saw. More important, she was a very kind, sweet, thoughtful person. Beth was a formidable opponent,
but she did not have a mean bone in her body. When she decided to take her career in a different direction and left the firm, she did it with a kindness and sweetness that made us all sorry
to see her go, and glad to see her every time we crossed paths afterward. She is sorely missed.
Marlo
October 5, 2018
Beth was/is a mentor to me. We danced together so many times, but we've did so much more than dance. For me, Beth was a mythical being, always having a foot in this world, and one in the next. She is for me Yemanjá, Goddess of the sea, flowing with Earth's energy, always undulating with new energy, new love, new light. She has given me so much to draw upon throughout the rest of my years on this plane.
Vios Con Dios, Beth...
Gina A LoPreste
September 27, 2018
Beth, or Keezie as my daughter called her as a 2 year old, (based on the Little House On The Prairie character) stands out as one of the great mentors in my life and one of the finest people I will ever have the joy of meeting. There are so many things I love about her, starting with the witchy way she replaced 'I' with 'we,' including all of her selves and animals in the reference. I taught Keezie dance for several years, and she became a trusted and true confidante and friend. Watching her choreograph, practice and perform original dances was transformative. Keezie had a zest for life, a joy in living that transcended her deep understanding of all that ails the world. In fact, she is my beacon for how to grow old with elegance, gratitude and intrinsic happiness. Beth is probably the least resentful human I know. I am devastated by the loss of her, so I cannot imagine how those even closer feel. I will always have the image of her in that gorgeous house, on those gorgeous grounds, walking around briskly watering, the sound of her voice, her curiosity in her meaningful questioning, her embrace of me and my family. I cherish her, and am a better person for having known her and she will remain a great teacher of mine through the duration of my life. There was only one Keezie in this world, and that's all there will ever be, because she was unequivocably unique.
Susan Null
September 27, 2018
RIP my dear friend. I am privileged to have known you both personally and professionally for many years and I cherish those memories.
Lainie Barrows
September 26, 2018
Beth was a true professional. From a law-enforcement perspective, Beth was an exceptionally brilliant, fair and intuitive scholar and Judge. Later, as I came to know Beth personally, it was certainly apparent that she exemplified the highest levels of integrity and compassion. She was a true Renaissance woman. My life was certainly enriched from knowing her. Thank you, Beth.
Joe Gazzigli
September 24, 2018
When we go through life there are occasions when we have the pleasure and privilege of having someone not only we can call a friend, a colleague, but also in many ways a mentor.
Beth Livesey was a tenant in my office for almost three years prior to her being appointed to the Bench.
Not only was she delightful, witty but so bright as to be almost scary.
Beth was one of these people who was able to mask her brilliance not in any false sense of being humble, but in a way relating to people that only could be called a gift.
She certainly was, and is, not only irreplaceable but unique and not in any way to be duplicated.
Some people leave this earth unnoticed. Beth would rather have it that way, but it is impossible because of the hole she leaves cannot be refilled or replicated.
Peggy Nelson
September 18, 2018
Beth was a great influence on my life when I was a young law student, and she was a fearless attorney, straightforward, funny, without pretense, doing the job that needed to be done. In the intervening 45 years, only lately did I learn she had moved to northern California. I am sorry that my feeble attempts to find her didn't yield results. I would have loved to have seen how we both grew and flourished in our lives and in our chosen field. For those who loved her and had her for the last decades, just know that some of us from long ago have never forgotten Beth.
Barbara Braun
September 16, 2018
I met Judge Livezey working for the County Clerk/Elections Department. She was very nice, friendly, and always interesting to chat with. May she rest in peace.
Shelley Nagle
August 1, 2018
Amazing woman. I am so glad I knew you.
Beautiful Beth!
Cathy Ochs & Marge Perry
July 25, 2018
Beth, you are a beautiful soul that has touched so many lives in so many wonderful ways making this world a better place. We are so blessed to have had you in our lives the past 25 years. We miss you and send you much love and peace on your new journey. This poem by Lori Daoust says it best:
It's Ok To Go
© Lori Daoust
Published: April 2012
You were sick and tired and we all knew,
that God would soon come to take you.
You fought so hard, so very long,
but through the pain, you stayed strong.
We all knew there would come a day,
when God would come to carry you away.
It doesn't make it easier to say goodbye,
and I try so hard not to cry.
I can't help but feel defeated,
or even maybe a little cheated.
But how very selfish would I be,
to hope and pray you could stay with me.
So as you laid there tubes running to and fro,
I had to tell you "It's ok to go".
Say "Hi" to loved ones waiting on the other side.
I know some day; you'll be there when I take that ride.
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