Elizabeth Rose Kinkade passed away peacefully with family by her side on June 11, 2021, in Rancho Santa Fe. Called “Bette” by everyone she knew, Bette was an active horse player and member of the Del Mar Turf Club for sixty plus years. A fixture at the satellite racing club, she and her late husband, Marty, enjoyed handicapping the races from all over the country and socializing with their friends. During her lifetime she and Marty were part owners of several successful racehorses and would travel around the country to watch them race.
Bette was born May 4, 1925, in Tucson, Arizona. She and her family would spend the summer months in Long Beach, where she and her brother Jack would body surf most of the day. When the Del Mar meet began, the family would stay in La Jolla, and go to the races most every day.
Marrying Martin Kinkade in 1955, they lived in Del Mar, but also travelled the world, as Marty was a naval aviator. Settling in Rancho Santa Fe, in 1967, Bette raised her family of two sons, Larry and Bruce, and her daughter, Jackie.
Often heard saying in her effervescent voice…”I love living near the ocean with my family and getting to go to the races with my friends. It’s a perfect world…”
Donations may be made in Bette’s memory to the Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza Street, Encinitas, CA 92024, U.S.A https://Rchumanesociety.networkforgood.com/projects/68601-donate
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