Vol. III Issue No. 1 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree Section A June 2010 We lose a beloved part of our “family” Dr. John Beegle Dr. John Beegle of Cullowhee, NC died on May 6, 2010. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just a short time ago, Dr. Beegle fell and injured his hip and knee and was also hospitalized with a blood clot in his leg. He suffered from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis. Born in 1934 in St. Petersburg, Florida, Dr. Beegle for many, many years was instrumental in the success of the camping area at the Grandfather Moun- tain Highland Games. He was beloved to many friends throughout the Scottish community. If you would like to send a card to his family, just mail to: The Family of Dr. John Beegle, PO Box 518, Dr. John Alan Beegle Cullowhee, NC 28723. If you would like to visit the Internet site of the Appalachian Funeral Services and Crematorium, just visit: http://appalachianfuneralservices.com/obituary_view/10008271?candle=all Clan Shaw Society honors their own! See page 32 Happy Birthday to Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree! With this issue, we’re three years old! Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree June 2010 Section A Page 1 Please tell everyone about Beth’s Editor, photographer, etc. Newfangled Beth Gay-Freeman, LOK, FSA Scot <[email protected]> 102 Lakeside Drive Family Tree! Walhalla, SC 29691 No postage, no subscriptions, no strings at all...just read, Webmaster Alastair McIntyre, KTJ, FSA Scot maybe print...and enjoy! <http://www.electricscotland.com> New issues the first of each month at Masthead Designer this site! Tom Freeman, KR, FSA Scot Your Scottish and Be<[email protected]> notified when a new Genealogical news BNFT issue is ready! Free! Just is always welcomed! visit Send to [email protected] http://www.electricscotland.com/maillist.net Miss Narra sez: Beneath the wisdom and courage of all great cats lies the heart Narra The Wonder Cat, BNFT Proofreader and of a kitten. Computer Repair Cat. Page 2 Beth’s Newfangled Family Tree June 2010 Section A Letter from your editor... Of computers and what happens when they break...or, how do you spell, “ARGHHHHHH?” I reckon you can tell from the beginning of this that I never thought about AOL discs as they are free my computer gave up the ghost three weeks ago today. at every office supply store in the world. Not so. Not I worked at being a substitute school teacher the next any more. It took a WEEK for the thing to come in the day...but managed to get Mr. Computer disconnected mail...and an excruciating four hours + to get the pro- and safely in the car to go to the computer repair shop. gram properly installed and my old email address back. I was in a pretty good every day panic. “Will I I’ve been “[email protected]” since 2000 and I don’t lose everything? Huh? Huh? Lose everything...please want to have to relearn and redo something like that. no. Huh? Huh?” So, about 5 PM yesterday, I was able to actually I have pretty close to 40,000 photos from Highland work on this section. games, our wedding...treasured old pictures, etc. I have At this moment, I am waiting on some photographs enough files to fill a warehouse if they were on paper. from my friend, Ray Pearson, and another article that Gareth Jones, the Surgeon General of Computers should be here tonight. When those are here and ma- in Walhalla...sort of rolled his eyes and said, “Gee, I nipulated onto the pages, Section A is done! Done! don’t have a clue right now.” Ray has already sent the photos once - but my For two weeks, I did not know whether I would dial-up connection told me it would take 300 minutes to have to recreate the entire publication you are download them. Arghhh. Ray will send them again. reading...from scratch from nothing. I truly can skip I should finish this section tomorrow...but have my next cardiologist visit. My heart has to be in good another section to do before the first of the month! I shape if it didn’t somehow figure out to climb out and will do it. It is not in me to be late with a publication. run, run like the wind. All of this to tell everyone to back up everything. Mr. Computer came home about a week ago...but If you have an external hard drive and don’t know how I still had to install ALL of my programs including to make it work - please take it to someone who does PageMaker (with which this publication is created). I know how it works and get it going so you won’t lose can tell you that the big thumping sounds you were hear- everything. Whatever it costs to be sure your work is ing last week were my heart beating so hard as I finally being backed up...it’s a bargain. could see what remained of my old photos and files. I must have lost at least 30,000 photographs in I was astounded. Everything was still there. Gareth previous collapses of my computers - both PC and had installed some software that automatically backs up laptops. I should have known better. everything every day to my external hard drive. (I’ve The computer gods were good to me this time. had that thing for a couple of years, but it came with NO I don’t want anyone to go through the two weeks instructions and I was simply too skinflinty to voluntarily I did not knowing whether or not I had anything left! pay someone to help me with it.) Hallelujah! Oh...and my house is sold, thank you, Lord! Please I still had to wait another week for a disc from change my address to: Beth Gay-Freeman, 102 AOL to arrive. Lakeside Drive, Walhalla, SC 29691. 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She died in Pam established her own distinctive 30 year ca- the same apartment she had moved into soon after reer working as a patient liaison at the Sepulveda (CA) Audie Murphy died in a plane crash on Memorial Day Veterans Administration Hospital, where she was much weekend in 1971. beloved. Services were held at Forest Lawn in Hol- Audie Murphy died broke, squandering millions lywood Hills on Friday, April 16. of dollars on gambling, bad investments and other Mrs. Murphy, the women. “Even with the adul- widow of Audie Murphy, tery and desertion at the end, he was involved in the always remained my hero,” Pam Sepulveda VA hospital said. and care center over the Incredibly, in 2002, Pam’s course of 35 years, treat- job at the hospital was going to ing every veteran who vis- be eliminated in budget cuts. ited the facility as if they She was considered “excess were a VIP. She died at staff.” Mrs. Murphy said then, the age of 90. “I don’t think helping cut down After Audie died, on veterans’ complaints and they all became her boys showing them the respect they - every last one of them. deserve, should be considered Any soldier or Ma- excess staff.” rine who walked into the Sepulveda VA Hospital and The veterans held a rally for her outside the VA Care Center in the last 35 years got the VIP treatment hospital gates. Soon, word came down from the top from Pam Murphy. She would walk the hallways with of the VA. Pam Murphy was no longer considered her clipboard in hand - making sure her boys got to “excess staff.” She remained working full time at the see a specialist or doctor - STAT. If they didn’t, watch VA until 2007 when she was 87. out. Her boys were not Medal of Honor recipients Fred McCoullough died April 13, 2009 at the or movie stars like Audie, but that didn’t matter to age of 94. His wife was taking care of him prior to his Pam. They had served their country and that was death and fell apart after died. They were married good enough for her. almost 53 years. She has vascular dementia and their She never called a veteran by his first name. She daughter has had her moved to Cincinnati, OH to be always called them “Mister.” Respect came with the closer to her. She is currently living at the Arden Courts job. Alzheimer’s Assisted Living. “Nobody could cut through red tape faster than Mrs. Murphy,” said veteran Stephen Sherman, speak- Theresa Lee Libbrecht was born April 2, 1950 ing for thousands of veterans she befriended over the in Pasadena, CA and passed away in Fallbrook, CA years.