Beckie was born in Red Deer, Alberta. He father, Jim Wright was in the army so Beckie got to see a lot of the country while growing up. She was in Red Deer only until she was 10 months old, at which time, they moved to Val d’Or Quebec. At the age of 3, the family moved again to Edmonton, Alberta. In the summer of 1994, the family moved again, this time to Cold Lake Alberta. She stayed there for a year and at the age of 9, they moved to Chiliwack BC. They were there only for a year during which time they did a California trip as a family. They then moved to Summerside PEI. When she was 13 years old, they moved to the from the far east of Canada to the furthest west, Vancouver Island, Comox BC. At the age of 16, she moved to Ottawa where she graduated from high school. She took early childhood education for special needs children in Ottawa Ontario and began teaching there after she graduated.
It was in Ottawa that she met the love of her life, “Kurly” as she lovingly called him. Kurly tells of how she told him she would have liked to invited him for coffee but that she had no coffee, only beer. That was love from that moment forward. Kurly worked as a trainer and moved to Hamilton to work with the Tigercats. He asked Beckie to come join him in Hamilton after her teaching year. In the summer of 1994, Beckie packed her bags and moved to Hamilton. On July 4 1998, Beckie and Kurly were married on the grass of Dundern Castle. Gratefully, no one chased them off the grass; they had not asked for permission to use the grass.
The next year, Beckie and Kurly bought a brick old house on Napier Street that Beckie absolutely loved. It was a three story house that they worked hard at to fix up.
Beckie absolutely loved kids and they wanted to start a family. Jaymz and Cat came into their lives the in 1999, same year they bought the Napier Street home. In February 2001, Jaymz and Cat officially joined their family. Later that same year, Kurly’s job took them to St. John’s NB. Beckie talked to me several times about how much she loved the yard there. While they were there, she worked at a quilting and craft store. She loved crafts and crocheting. For those of you who have helped in the kitchen at our place, you’ve probably used her handiwork as all of my dishcloths are the crocheted ones made for me every Christmas by Beckie.
In 2003, the family moved again, this time to Calgary, AB where Kurly took a job with the flames. I remember Beckie telling me that there were choices where they could move as a family and she insisted they come to Calgary where she has family. Beckie’s top interests were kids, animals, and crafts and sewing.
Beckie loved to work and took jobs wherever she could. She worked at Fabric Land, Superstore and Co-op. She also drove school bus.
Beckie was a special needs teacher and worked for the Catholic School board in Calgary for several years.
Beckie passed away on October 11 this year. She died peacefully. She was always optimistic, loved to give love to people and to animals. She was optimistic and hopeful in all circumstances.
Near the end of her life, Beckie was not well but she still tried to make all the unbirthday and holiday parties with family and friends. She would want to be remembered for her love, laughter and joy of life.
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