Beverly June Williams (Foster) passed peacefully in Fort Myers, Florida on May 25, 2021 at the age of 84.
Beverly is survived by her husband, Lee; her children Cathie Williams of Roeland Park, Kansas, Cindy Volpe of Fort Myers, Florida, Randy Williams of Henderson, Nevada; and her sister Mary Lee Hamisch of Mansfield, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents Catherine and Theodore Foster of Golden, Colorado and her brother Ted Foster of Peoria, Arizona.
Beverly was born on January 22, 1937 in Cameron, Missouri to Catherine (Kate) and Theodore Foster. She graduated from Golden High School in 1955.She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado in 1969. She married Albert LeeRoy (Lee) Williams, her high school sweetheart, in 1958 at the First Methodist Church in Golden, Colorado in 1958. The couple welcomed three children into their home as they moved around the country following Lee’s work with Monroe Calculator Company. Over the years, they lived in Denver and Green Mountain, Colorado, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Topeka, Kansas, Winnetka, Illinois, and Parker, Colorado before returning to Golden, Colorado in the early 1990s.In 2013, Beverly and Lee moved to Fort Myers, Florida to be near their daughter, Cindy.
Beverly was passionate about teaching children, reading, writing and music.One of her noteworthy accomplishments was chairing the Winnetka Congregational Church Rummage Sale, designated as the world’s largest at that time as recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. While living in Golden in the 1990s she was exceptionally successful as a Regional Manager for House of Lloyd’s Christmas Around the World division, motivating others and earning many international trips that she and Lee enjoyed.
The family recognized her passing with a small gathering of family and friends at Cindy’s home in Fort Myers, Florida.