Elizabeth Theresa Keibel

Twenty-nine years ago, following her sister’s band concert, Beth entered into this world to the beat of her own drum. The music abruptly stopped on the Fall afternoon of November 8, 2023. Beth’s love of learning began while in the womb. While pregnant with Beth, her momma was a teacher’s aide for Mrs. Anderson’s second grade class at St. Leo’s Catholic School. From the very first spark of life, Beth was surrounded by education and learning, and this began her love of learning and continuous journey in education. She had recently been researching MBA programs and was excited to begin a new chapter of her educational career. As she grew, she brought such happiness and was sunshine itself. She idolized her older sister, Diana, and her brother, Matthew. She played soccer and basketball on school and community teams, she sang with the church youth choir, and she was very active in scouting and dancing. When the family moved, she transferred to All Saints Catholic School where she graduated. It wasn’t easy having to leave friends, but she learned how to reestablish herself and made new ones. She developed her love of volunteerism and her absolute love of reading, especially Harry Potter. While in school she learned to play the clarinet with such passion, especially Phantom of the Opera. Beth was a staff writer for the school newspaper, and she began writing her “great novel”. She so perfected her talent, that upon graduation she won her first big check for her writings. Another passion she developed was for sketching and painting, which she refined by taking classes at Battlefield High School where she graduated from in 2012. She attended Radford University and loved her classes and made wonderful lasting friendships. Beth was “the waitress with attitude” for Bertucci’s and Desidero’s during academic breaks. She graduated Magna Cum Laud from Radford in 3 ½ years, majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Psychology and Marketing. Her college internship turned into full time employment as a Digital Account Manager at RevBuilders Digital Marketing. Over the years, she worked for various companies, always striving to improve and advance her knowledge of different aspects of advertising. In 2020, she became part of the family of Brunet-Garcia/Fors Marsh Advertising as a Digital Media Planner and then as the Senior Digital Media Planner. There she flourished with an amazing team and was able to work on many causes close to her heart. Beth approached life with a deep passion and when she loved, she loved deeply. If she felt strongly about someone, or politics, or religion …she was quite vocal. She was a feminist and fierce believer in the need for women’s rights. Beth was a perfectionist in every aspect of her life. She so loved all her family, and loved being “Aunt Beth” to Carolina, Savannah, and Charlotte. She loved the ocean, even calling her car “Beachgirl”, enjoyed kayaking, swimming, and the beach life in Jacksonville Beach. She loved to bike and to cook, constantly experimenting with recipes. She was so artistically gifted and would create extravagant artwork like an elaborate hand sown feather peacock costume. Somethings worked and some things…well...! She could be a health nut on nutrition, she believed in exercise for health, and even took up belly dancing for the exercise and music. Most of all she LOVED her faithful loving companion, her dog, Scooby. This past week, her parents found one of her fifth-grade writing projects. This booklet gave an insight into our complex daughter. In it she wrote eloquently of life and fears, hopes, and dreams. There was a section where she wrote about her hopes and goals. For hopes, she wanted to go to Disney World, spend time at the beach, and visit a tropical island. The adult Beth accomplished these. Her goals were to graduate from eighth grade, to get into a good college, and to get a good job. Beth indeed accomplished all of these. Beth is a beautiful butterfly… She was a tempest in the wind... She was the gentleness of a doe grazing in a meadow, but then suddenly and gracefully leaping to the forest. Beth was our sunshine, our hurricane, our dear littlest angel, one of our Three Musketeers, our “stinky-butt” (her siblings baby name for her), our dear littlest sister, our dearest friend. We will celebrate Beth’s life on Friday 17 November at 10:30 am at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Gainesville, Va. The doors will be open for all to say a personal goodbye to her in the sitting room at the front of the church at 9:30am. The service at the graveside will be held at the Historic St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church in Fairfax Station, Va with reception to follow at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Beth is survived by her loving parents, Don and Rosemary Keibel; and her sweet baby dog, Scooby. She leaves behind her sister Diana Keibel Mullins and Diana’s husband, Nate Mullins, and their 3 children Carolina, Savannah, and Charlotte. She also leaves behind her brother Matthew Keibel and his wife Bethany Keibel. In lieu of flowers, donations could be made in hers and Scooby’s name to: St. Francis Animal Hospital c/o St. Phillip Neri Animal Ministries 9050 Cypress Green Drive Building 301 Jacksonville, FL 32256 Donations can also be made at spnanimalministry.org It will never be goodbye, for she is part of all of us. The Irish believe that the rainbow is a blessing. The day after her passing, she blessed us with a full rainbow to remind us that this is not an end but a promise for the future.

Elizabeth Theresa Keibel

May 26, 1994 - November 8, 2023