Elizabeth McIntyre Gibson passed peacefully in her sleep on May 2, 2024. She is survived by her children Pamela Lynne Gibson Kopp, Margaret Gibson Revord, and Gregory Scott Gibson. “Gomps” was blessed with seven grandchildren: Warren Sylvester, Scott Sylvester, Michael Revord, Kate Revord, Luke Gibson, Ben Gibson and Sam Gibson. She is also survived by her adoring cat Tigger and numerous furry grand- and great-grand pets.
Born June 1935, ne (nay) 1934, ne 1933 (birth certificate, passport and driver’s license all conflict), she was always young at heart and never failed to disguise her age. We will never really know how old she was, but she would want to be remembered for her youthfulness to the end.
She was a 1951 graduate of Evanston High School in Illinois, a 1955 graduate of Lawrence University, and a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
She had many extraordinary talents. Quick witted (and quick tempered), she loved to banter politics (beware if you are not up on Fox News), was a former bridge master, words-with-friends-aholic, two-pack-a-day smoker (“I don’t inhale…”), an avid reader (sometimes multiple books in a week), a prolific and humorous writer, travel consultant extraordinaire (and travelled to more than 100 countries). Many friends and family have benefited from trips arranged with her travel expertise - no one planned every detail like Liz. She launched many happy marriages with her spectacular honeymoons. She loved her friends (big plus if you are funny), shopping, traveling and parties. She loved France and French food (the more béarnaise sauce the better). She loved always knowing she was right (a Gibson trait). She loved living in Arizona (that dry heat) and felt welcomed into the Pebblecreek community from day one — shocking her entire family when she announced she was a “Care Bear”?!?
She also instilled a deep love of animals in all of her family, and our family pets included dogs, cats, hamsters, lizards, mice and even a parrot.
She was not an expressive emoter, but those who knew her well felt her love. This love has been passed on to her entire extended family.
She leaves quite a legacy and will be loved, remembered, honored and missed by her family and friends. The family intends to have a private remembrance to celebrate her life.
The family requests no flowers be sent. Instead please make a donation to a charity of your choice.
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