Beverly Fruehling Slansky was born in Charles City, Iowa. She graduated from University of Iowa and remained an avid Hawkeye fan throughout her life. She moved to California in 1979 and began teaching special education and speech pathology for the San Diego Unified School District. She especially enjoyed teaching kindergarten during her final few years at Cadman Elementary School before retiring in 2003. She had a wonderful marriage to Richard Slansky and together they enjoyed golfing, ushering for The Old Globe and Humphrey's traveling, and volunteering for the Assistance League. Bev will forever remain in our hearts.