Arli Windsor

Arlianne Beckjorden Windsor passed away after a lengthy battle with MS on October 5th, 2019, at the age of 72. She was born in Mason City, Iowa, on August 18th, 1947 to Arthur Wilhelm Beckjorden and Ann Martha Allos. She went to college at the University of Iowa, where she received a BA in both English and Education, and later an MA in English Literature. During her lifetime she lived and worked in many places, including Munich, Chicago, San Diego, Eugene, Bellevue, and Seattle. Arli loved exploring new places and worked in several different fields throughout her lifetime. She taught English in Chicago, Illinois, and then worked as the Chief Public Service Representative with the Chicago Tribune. She later worked as a real estate agent in Oregon. After moving to Seattle in 1982, she was the president of Travel Clearing House for several years. She then went on to work at Northwest Hospital, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Pacific University, and finished her career with the City of Shoreline as an Administrative Assistant. She enjoyed working many different jobs where she could help people, but the work she was most proud of was her position with Seattle Public Schools where she was responsible for the development of over 700 jobs for students. Some of Arli's hobbies and interests included fly fishing (which is how she met her husband), gem hunting, sailing in the Puget Sound, staying at the family cabin near Lake Wenatchee, and spending weekends at Camp Casey on Whidbey Island. She was an avid reader, and loved learning new things. She also was a life-long music lover, especially of opera. One of her very fond memories was of throwing a reception dinner for Luciano Pavarotti – her favorite opera singer – when he visited the University of Iowa. She also loved watching tennis, football, hockey, the Olympics, and rarely missed an episode of Jeopardy – where she thoroughly beat her husband almost every evening for 35 years. She loved contributing as much as she