Beatrice Marie Barde Shaver

She was born October 9, 1929, in Washington, DC. Bee as known by her family and friends was the daughter of Elmer and Beatrice Barde, who preceded her in death.

Her father was a career Marine Corps officer, who moved several times during Bee's childhood years.

On December 18, 1949, she married Joe Meredith Shaver, in Nashville, TN, who survives her. She is also survived by a brother, Col. Robert E. Barde USMC Ret. of Mt. Dora, FL; a daughter, Cynthia Hopkins of Bloomfield Hills, MI; a daughter, Susan Johnson of Bear, DE; and a son, Neal, of San Antonio. She is also survived by seven grandchildren who were "the apple of her eye." Megan, Michael, Malinda, Christopher, Alexander, Peter and Rachel;; and two nephews, Robert and Christopher.

She was graduated from Christian College in Columbia, MO, with an Associates Degree in Music, from Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, TN, with a Bachelor's degree in Choral Directing, and from city College of New York, in New York City, with a Master's degree in Adult Education. Bee also had college credits from Harding University, Arkansas State University, Bridgeport University, and New York University.

She and her family resided in Aruba, Dutch Caribbean, for 13 years, and in White Plains, NY for 23 years, before moving to San Antonio in 1985.

She taught clerical skills to disadvantaged adults for 20 years in White Plains, and during the evenings taught English as a second language for several years to adults in Queens, NY. At the same time she served as Trustee to a mentally handicapped woman in Forrest Hills, NY.

Since moving to San Antonio, she has consistently taught Bridge classes for the NEISD, and the Incarnate Word Retirement Community.

Bee was an accomplished musician, and had the same seat at the Symphony for the last 15 years. In addition, she was an excellent seamstress, and an avid gardener. Be loved to entertain in her home, and it was always with a "guest friendly" atmosphere. On many occasions, she opened her home from a week to several months to missionaries and others who were "in transit".

Since moving to San Antonio, she was an active member of the Northside Church of Christ, where her husband is an Elder. There she taught periodically the Women's Bible Classes, and she and her husband conducted on two occasions a seminar on Marriage Enrichment. Bee also sent birthday and anniversary cards to each of the 600 adult members each year. She also served on the Board of the Northside Foundation, and for two years was its President.

Bee was also a member of the Advisory Board of the Austin Graduate School of Theology for the last ten years.

Her husband is an Elder at the church, and pallbearers will be the other eight Elders of the Northside Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Disability Resources, P.O. Box 1880, Abilene, TX 79604, the Northside Building Fund or a charity of your choice.