Birth date: Sep 24, 1953 Death date: Jul 28, 2013
Laura Anne Beaver, 59 of Ashburn, passed away on July 28, 2013 in Lansdowne, Virginia. Laura was born on September 24, 1953 in Arlington, Virginia to the late John Charles Beaver and Laura Jean Beaver of Mantua Hills. She graduat Read Obituary
I worked with Laura at Herndon HS for many years. She was one of the funniest teachers I ever met. She could take sour lemons and make lemonade during bad times. She was kind and giving and truly loved her family. She was an inspiration to many students. I cannot believe that she has passed on so soon. I am sure that she is raising hell in heaven. My condolences to her family and her partner. It is a huge loss to all who knew her.
Joette Bailey
Wife Michele and I knew Laura through times we spent at Ashburn Pub; Laura and Teddy's favorite local place to go. They would come in after teaching and leave before the night crowd got there. Always the same two barstools. They were friends with everyone. There is something to be said about death--other than it's an inevitable part of the life cycle. It is a time-mark. We will remember this like it was yesterday. Teddy and others close to Laura will remember it like a storyboard. The tears they will shed will be human; tears from those who loved Laura so much. Michele and I are in that line.
sean and michele hall/ashburn, VA
We were so shocked and saddened to hear of Laurie's sudden passing. I had the privilege of growing up as a neighbor of the Beaver family in Mantua Hills. In a random twist of fate, Laurie ended up teaching my kids at Centreville High School, both of whom had only great things to say about their favorite PE teacher. Based on the overflow attendance at her memorial service today, I would venture that Laurie had the same positive impact on everybody she met. She was one of the good ones. Hopefully we can learn something from her spirit and humanity, and continue her legacy of giving by paying it forward in our own lives. Laurie would like that.
Our heartfelt condolences to Teddy, Keith, Susan, Doug and the rest of the family on your loss.
My sympathy to Teddy and Beaver's siblings on your loss. She was certainly one of the best Field Hockey officials in the state and could always find a humorous way to tell
a kid to straighten up on the field without causing them embarrassment. Our years spent together at the AHS Field Hockey Invitational in Charlottesville will long be remembered for the fun times we spent together, on the field but especially off the field. Beaver's reading of "The Little Mole in Search of Who Did It" was the funniest thing I have ever heard and I'm sure Saturday Night Live would have hired her if they had known about her!! Way to early to lose a life so full but I'm sure she'll have others rocking and rollin' up there! Much love Beav and thanks for the memories. We'll never forget you, you were one of a good kind!! Dotty
Laura always made the best brownies & cookies every Sunday to snack on and watch football...lots of laughs. She will be missed tremendously.
Laura showed us all how to demonstrate kindness and respect for kids with disabilities. She will be missed by many students, teachers and friends. I learned so much from her.
Sharon Broaddus
Dear Teddy and Family, For over a decade we had a tradition of sharing Christmas eve's with Teddy and Laura at our home.
Through the years we enjoyed vaccasions at Pawley's Island,golf outings,bar-b-ques,boat rides at lake Jackson,many meals and laughing.....A LOT!
Laura was one of the kindest,gentilest,and most fun loving person we have ever had the joy to know. She was our friend and we miss even her now.
We share in Teddy's sarrow and her families grief.
Maxie and Marrianne
Dear family and friends of Laura,
Although it has been a while since our paths have crossed, when I heard of Laura's passing, in flooded memories. Her kindness to me as a novice field hockey official long ago, her sense of humor, and her care to do the best in assigning us officials all showed her thoughtfulness for people. She will be missed but her teaching continues in all the lives she has touched. May the God of all comfort surround each of you in this time of sorrow.
Peggy Aderton
Dear Teddy and Family, my deepest condolences are with you during the untimely loss of your Laura. I’d like to share some of my fondest memories of her.”Beaver”, as we called her, was my fondest memory of high school back in 1979-1983. Playing on any of her teams was the best, in particular, basketball was the most colorful and memorable. Although it was over 30 years ago, I can still feel the excitement of basketball season as if I were 15 years old again. The practices, games, bus rides, getting dressed up on game day, which she insisted we do. Our favorite pre game warm-up song back then started like, “Hip hop the hippie the hippie to hip hop…yes Rapper’s Delight. I can visualize Beaver’s intensity and anxiety as she coached our games. Her stern game face, never losing the intensity and passion to motivate us. And there was the dreaded, “On the line”, when she said that during practice, you knew we messed up. That meant running suicides until we dropped from exhaustion. Those were the days! Beaver found her calling as a coach and educator, not many people reach that stage in life, the perfect fit in a career, but I believe she did. She made us want to be faster, stronger, better, and kinder, yes, kinder. Not only did she train athletes, she developed and nurtured fairness and kindess. She was the best mother to all of her players. Beaver was directly responsible for helping me get through my miserable high school years, the only thing I looked forward to back then was playing on her team. I thank her for the person I am today, thank you for calling my parents when you knew I was smoking cigarettes, drinking beer, and misbehaving, thank you for taking the time to help a student, and I know I’m just one of the thousands that you rescued. I’ve tried to emulate your techniques, your secrets, your powerful ways to make the team believe in you, but coaching my daughter’s team turned out to be disastrous, I don’t know how you did it! I was so happy to reconnect with you when I was working at Bethesda Naval Hospital and your sister was in labor and I was her nurse. You were such a proud auntie!! Beaver, rest in peace, knowing that you made a difference in this world.
Maile Kalinowski HHS class of 1983
Today, almost 35 years after the fact, I still have such fond memories of Coach Beaver at our basketball games and practices. She worked us hard but always kept it fun, and always treated the players as individuals. I'm honored to have known her.
-- Lisa Florman, Herndon class of 1979
