Bette’s life is remembered as one of a visionary with a heart for contribution. Words like change agent, social provocateur, agitator come to mind to describe her approach to solving the social inequity issues that caught her eye. From global to national to state to community when Bette saw an unmet need she was not a small thinker. Her interests and entrepreneurial efforts were driven by her desire to see healthy people, inside and out, working in community to meet the needs “of the least of these”.
In the last year due to the pandemic related isolation, the artist in Bette found expression. Formerly oils and acrylics were the tools at hand to produce land & seascapes, Bette took up teaching herself new mediums with subject matter of semi-abstracts and inspirational motifs of lion & lambs. This added substantially to her body of work and in the process, inspired many.
Over her lifetime Bette has held many titles. Daughter, wife, mother, friend, mentor, coach, ambassador, world traveler, entrepreneur, philanthropist, speaker & author that are some on the many facets of who she was. Central to all she did is the pursuit of her faith in Jesus Christ, Yeshua the Messiah. It was core to her life mission and her plumbline for living.
Her love for Israel, the land, and the people, led her to many opportunities. Bette was a tour organizer, an ambassador for, and endeavoring to connect the American church to its roots.
Her quest for better health and aging connected her to an international health and wellness company, Isagenix at age 64. During her time with Isagenix she was repeatedly recognized as a top achiever in their ranks building & leading an organization that spans the globe.
A stroke in Bette’s brain stem on March 19th set in motion the path that led to her transition to heaven on Good Friday, April 2nd. In the last two weeks conversations with Bette were sprinkled with humor, her end-of-life planning (that she began back in 2007) and ongoing reality checks about how life would look going forward as we considered the options daily as jointly we processed new information about the impact of a stroke of this type.
Bette will be remembered by her connection and contribution to many.
• Mesa County Rotary Club of Grand Junction
• Transform Our World / Transform Colorado /Transform Grand Junction
• Mesa County Kindness Initiative
• IsaFoundation
• The Joseph Center
• HopeWest
• International Christian Embassy – Jerusalem
• Christian Friends of Israel Communities
• And more
Bette is survived by her 5 children, Mick, Patsi, Kathie, Kevin, & David.
A celebration of Bette’s life will be held at Canyon View Vineyard Church on April 10th from 2-3pm. This event will be livestreamed on Bette’s Facebook page. Please message [email protected] for a Zoom link if needed. In lieu of flowers donations in Bette’s honor may be made to the Mesa County Kindness Initiative at www.linktr.ee/CaptKindnessCO
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