Beverly Lewis

Beverly Buechner Lewis Beverly Buechner Lewis passed away peacefully at home in Los Altos Hills Thursday, December 31, 2009 with her husband and daughter at her side. Her life showed a genuine love of our Lord and knew that she would soon be in the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior. Bev was born in Alameda, CA on May 18, 1937. She ice skated competitively in her youth. She graduated from Alameda High School where she was selected as the AHS delegate to the California Girls' State in Sacramento in 1954. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1959 with a Bachelors of Arts in English and while there was Vice President of Alpha Phi sorority. She then taught English in Verona Italy for two years, then in Alameda and later in mid-Peninsula schools. She moved to Los Altos Hills in 1967. In 1978 she participated in the New Vocational Internship Education for Women at NASA/AMES working on flight data analysis software for advanced avionics designs. She joined Hewlett-Packard in 1978 in the Hardware Planning group, and later managed Graphics Software User Training. She designed the computer training facilities in the new Building 20, including an innovative software distribution system. In 1998 she joined Oracle Corporation in Redwood City as Business Planning Manger, Systems Engineering until she retired in 2007. Volunteer work consumed much of her spare time in her adult life. She served in the Allied Arts Palo Alto Auxiliary to the Stanford Children's Hospital as Chairman of Gifts to Children. Later she served at First Baptist Church as a Stephen Minister, and she enthusiastically participated in Bible Study Fellowship. She enjoyed camping trips with her family, fishing, snow skiing, and many contract bridge groups. She was a sister in P.E.O International (Philanthropic Educational Organization), Chapter OZ, which develops educational opportunities for women. She traveled extensively to the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Canadian Rockies, Tahiti, and throughout Europe. In November, she enjoyed a cruise up the Danube from Bucharest to Budapest. Survivors include her husband Bob Lewis; brother Paul Buechner of Menlo Park, CA; children Cris Gallegos of San Jose, CA; Andrew Robles of Coeur D'Alene, ID; and Michael Robles of Misawa, Japan as well as step children Hank Lewis of Fox Island, WA, Kathy Bixby of Granite Bay, CA, Mike Lewis of Palo Alto, and Brian Lewis of Meadow Vista, CA, and 15 grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00PM Saturday, January 30, 2010 at First Baptist Church of Los Altos, 625 Magdalena Avenue, Los Altos, 94022. Contact Spangler Mortuary in Los Altos (650) 948-6619 for more information. (spanglermortuary.com) In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: American Cancer Society, 747 Camden Ave, Suite B, Campbell, CA 95008-4147 or First Baptist Church of Los Altos, 625 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024 650-948-5698