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Brenda Beecher Obituary

Brenda Beecher
1941 - 2011
Resident of Palo Alto
On December 1st, we lost Brenda. She was born in New Hampshire Jan. 12th, 1941 and moved to California with her family in 1949. She attended local schools and then went on to San Francisco State.
She is survived by her children, Patrick and Christine Ahern as well as her sister Jean Brownell and brother Bill Beecher.
Over the last fifteen years she has worked with those with alcohol and drug issues. She will be remembered for her tenacious support for those that she loved. Services will be held at Unity Church, Palo Alto, Thursday at 2pm.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Santa Cruz Sentinel on Dec. 7, 2011.

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August 12, 2012

Jean and Bill, This is the first I had heard of Brenda's passing. Please accept my sincerest sympathies. I know she is missed by all.
Norma Ebert and Family

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