[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 137 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF BEVERLY ANN NEWELL

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 12, 2014

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and memory of 
Beverly Ann Newell, a truly remarkable woman who enriched us all. 
Beverly's recent death has left her family and friends with a deep 
sense of grief, though the memory of her life still shines brightly.
   Beverly was born in December, 1936 in Albuquerque N.M., the 
descendant of New Mexico and Colorado pioneers. She moved with her 
family to Seattle where she grew into a vibrant young woman. Beverly 
attended the University of Washington where she began her lifetime 
career in physical therapy. She quickly followed with a masters degree 
in physical therapy from Stanford University. Then in 1961, she found 
herself in Switzerland where she met a young traveling American student 
named Roger Newell.
   In 1965, Beverly and Roger married and began a long honeymoon on the 
Newell family ranch in Big Sur. After living in the San Francisco Bay 
Area for a few years, they returned to Big Sur to raise their children 
Mark, Jonathan, and Annika. At the same time, Beverly became an 
integral part of the Big Sur community. She took active roles with the 
Big Sur Volunteer Ambulance Service and the Big Sur Historical Society. 
And in an effort that has had tremendous long term value, Beverly 
helped co-found the Big Sur Land Trust, which has played a pivotal role 
in the intervening years in preserving Big Sur's incomparable natural 
landscape.
   As their children entered high school, Beverly and Roger moved up 
the coast to the Monterey Peninsula. Beverly became active with her 
church, Mayflower Presbyterian, where her deep faith helped her serve 
many years as a deacon. As her children grew and moved away, Beverly 
returned to her professional life as a physical therapist working with 
elderly patients in local nursing homes as well as people suffering 
from cerebral palsy. She also devoted herself to the lives of her 
grandchildren: Kyler, Micaela, Ohanapecosh, and Tole.
   Beverly was the sort of person who had a tremendous influence on the 
lives of the people around her. She was invariably kind and loving. 
People's lives were enriched from the simple joy of being with her. She 
was also inexhaustibly creative. She was a phenomenal pianist who could 
play just about anything from ear. She also loved creating beauty with 
her hands whether through weaving, sewing, ceramics, gardening, or many 
other ways.
   Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for the whole House in offering our 
condolences to Beverly's family and friends. While we mourn her death, 
we celebrate the gift that her life was to all of us. The world is a 
far better place because Beverly lived her life with her own particular 
style of love and joy.

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