Beverly J. Casey

Beverly June Casey, 81, of Henderson, Nevada, passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 after a short illness. She was born November 7, 1929 in Beloit, Kansas and graduated from Beloit High School at the age of sixteen, thanks to her older sisters Bonnie Jean and Billie Jo, who played school with her. Beverly attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas where she met her lifelong sweetheart, Guy Casey, Jr., lovingly known as "Jiggs". The two were married in 1949 and began their adventurous life together. As Jiggs changed jobs in their first few years together, Beverly became the wife of a Border Patrol Officer, a Texas deputy sheriff, and insurance salesman, and then for the next 28 years, an Air Force Pilot. While always supporting her husband whose duties sometimes took him far from home, and raising three children, she was active in the Officer's Wives Club, choreographing and performing in their club performances. She also modeled in their fashion shows in her retirement years. An accomplished pianist, her children grew up listening to her play music ranging from the classics to boogie-woogie to her favorite "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." She was an excellent bridge player and enjoyed player friendships as much as the challenges of the game. She worked as administrative assistant to the Montgomery Airport Manager in Alabama for six years and as administrative assistant to various department heads of Clark County Nevada for ten years. After retiring, she and Jiggs enjoyed traveling via their rebuilt Cessna airplane, and then by their Sandpiper R.V. Beverly was always ready to be a friend, and will be dearly missed by her family and all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents Roy and Dorothy Eldringhoff, her husband of 54 years Lt. Col. (ret.) Guy "Jiggs" Casey Jr., and her sister Billie Jo Carpenter. She is survived by her sister Bonnie Jean File; children Cynthia (Tom) Donaldson, Michael (Betty) Casey, and Conni Jo (Randy) Harris; granddaughters Courtnie June Vertucci, Chloe Donaldson, Justina Donaldson, and Chelsea Donaldson; grandsons Maximillian Donaldson and Casey Donaldson; and great-grandson Thomas Maddox Gonzales. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the McDonald Funeral Home, Beloit. Burial of the ashes will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Glen Elder. Memorials may be given to the Las Vegas Alpha Phi Alumni Chapter.