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It’s with great sadness that I relay the passing of Rose Beckmann. Six years ago Rose was diagnosed with Breast Cancer but did not tell anyone. Instead she spoke of moving to Canada and having to leave soon. She lived in Boydton for the past year. Felicia was seeing her often.
She seemed in good health and spirits up until the end, which she absolutely met on her own terms. She will be missed.
She attended one of our campout gatherings about four years ago, some of you met her there. She was the lady with the long, dark blonde braids, always dressed in a casual skirt, with a faint German accent. Her mother’s side were Virginia Indian, though, likely Saponi, and they and their heritage meant all the world to her.
She had a deep faith and has already let Felicia know that everything’s fine.
Sorry we didn’t take you back to the river, Rose, to send up some smoke. We’ll do so on your behalf ASAP. Hope you’re enjoying “Canada.” (Good one.)
A life celebration service will be held on November 20, 2009
11 am at the Pamunkey Indian Baptist Church on Pamunkey Reservation
Following the services, there will be a reception at the Pamunkey Museum
I wish we had known she was sick…she was such a pleasant person and always very interesting to talk to at the pow wows. I will really miss seeing her smile and her hugs.
Rose, I will be thinking of you as we dance this weekend at Virginia Beach….rest in peace now, dear sister…..you are in good company.
Aho
Becky
Online condolence page here:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailypress/obituary.aspx?n=rose-m-beckman&pid=136134996
What an amazing service! Dr. Rev. Rose Beckmann had a great deal more going on than any of us guessed. She was given six months to live six years ago. She refused treatment, relied on natural remedies and diet, and lived a very independent, purposeful life filled with acts of extreme generosity. What pain she may have been in no one ever guessed, all she expressed was her interest in their welfare. Most of her family had already preceded her in death, but there were many who attended her memorial, which went on for several hours with many glowing, funny, loving testimonials to her extraordinary character. Her final days were not spent in a hospital or nursing home, but volunteering as a day caregiver for special needs children.
A life very well lived.
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