In Memory Of
Beverly Coney Heirich
Beverly Coney Heirich
Denver — Beverly Jane Coney Heirich, matriarch of the Heirich family, died 11 Jan 2010 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, See-Saw and Michael Shumaker, following a short illness.
Born in 1931 in Mobridge, South Dakota, Beverly met and married Fritz J. Heirich, Jr. at Seattle University before moving to Hawaii where they raised five children: Eric, Summer, Albert, Fritz III, and See-Saw.
On January 15 1961 in Seattle, Washington Beverly was born again in Christ.
Fritz and Beverly co-founded Availability of Hawaii and created Twinkletoes the Clown, a national program to motivate and inspire under-privileged children to find joy in learning. When Good Housekeeping Magazine published Beverly's article, Move Over, Mother Goose: Baby Wants Shakespeare, her own love of writing was rekindled.
With the support of her family, she attended University of Hawaii before transferring to Chaminade University earning a B.A. in 1985. Beverly was selected as Honored Student Speaker for the Commencement Ceremony. She went on to earn her Master's degree at Regent University in 1988.
In 1999, her book "Mornings with Fulton Sheen" became a best-seller. It has gone into a 3rd printing.
While teaching at O'More College in Nashville, Tennessee she edited manuscripts for noted Southern authors and founded the WhiteStone Literary Institute as demand for her editing skills grew.
Beverly and Fritz moved to Cottonwood, Arizona in 1995 where Beverly focused on the WhiteStone and Fritz opened a custom motorcycle shop.
After her husband's passing in 1996, Beverly relocated to Grand Junction, Colorado to be closer to her children. She continued her literary dreams, writing several manuscripts and teaching at Colorado Christian University and Mesa State College.
A frequent visitor to Telluride to visit her son, Albert and her daughter-in-law Betty, Beverly made many close friends from all walks of life and was never shy about sharing her faith and love for Jesus. She loved spending the Fourth of July in Telluride and went on her first wilderness camping trip at the age of 70 deep in the Rio Grande National Forest.
In 2004 Beverly made her final move, this time to Denver to be close to her youngest daughter See-Saw and her husband Michael.
Beverly chose to live close enough to Buckley Air force Base to hear daily reveille and the playing of the Star Spangled Banner at night fall and documented her vigil in a series of daily writings.
She is survived by her children: Eric Anderson of Hawaii, Summer and Ratu Kabakoro of Idaho, Albert and Elizabeth (Betty) Heirich of Colorado, Fritz III and Joelle Heirich of California, and See-Saw and Michael Shumaker of Colorado and her grandchildren: Geno, Hosanna, Jimmy, Fritz IV, Selah, Max, and Rex and her many friends and students.
In lieu of flowers, Beverly requested that her book be shared.
Born in 1931 in Mobridge, South Dakota, Beverly met and married Fritz J. Heirich, Jr. at Seattle University before moving to Hawaii where they raised five children: Eric, Summer, Albert, Fritz III, and See-Saw.
On January 15 1961 in Seattle, Washington Beverly was born again in Christ.
Fritz and Beverly co-founded Availability of Hawaii and created Twinkletoes the Clown, a national program to motivate and inspire under-privileged children to find joy in learning. When Good Housekeeping Magazine published Beverly's article, Move Over, Mother Goose: Baby Wants Shakespeare, her own love of writing was rekindled.
With the support of her family, she attended University of Hawaii before transferring to Chaminade University earning a B.A. in 1985. Beverly was selected as Honored Student Speaker for the Commencement Ceremony. She went on to earn her Master's degree at Regent University in 1988.
In 1999, her book "Mornings with Fulton Sheen" became a best-seller. It has gone into a 3rd printing.
While teaching at O'More College in Nashville, Tennessee she edited manuscripts for noted Southern authors and founded the WhiteStone Literary Institute as demand for her editing skills grew.
Beverly and Fritz moved to Cottonwood, Arizona in 1995 where Beverly focused on the WhiteStone and Fritz opened a custom motorcycle shop.
After her husband's passing in 1996, Beverly relocated to Grand Junction, Colorado to be closer to her children. She continued her literary dreams, writing several manuscripts and teaching at Colorado Christian University and Mesa State College.
A frequent visitor to Telluride to visit her son, Albert and her daughter-in-law Betty, Beverly made many close friends from all walks of life and was never shy about sharing her faith and love for Jesus. She loved spending the Fourth of July in Telluride and went on her first wilderness camping trip at the age of 70 deep in the Rio Grande National Forest.
In 2004 Beverly made her final move, this time to Denver to be close to her youngest daughter See-Saw and her husband Michael.
Beverly chose to live close enough to Buckley Air force Base to hear daily reveille and the playing of the Star Spangled Banner at night fall and documented her vigil in a series of daily writings.
She is survived by her children: Eric Anderson of Hawaii, Summer and Ratu Kabakoro of Idaho, Albert and Elizabeth (Betty) Heirich of Colorado, Fritz III and Joelle Heirich of California, and See-Saw and Michael Shumaker of Colorado and her grandchildren: Geno, Hosanna, Jimmy, Fritz IV, Selah, Max, and Rex and her many friends and students.
In lieu of flowers, Beverly requested that her book be shared.
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