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Betty’s mother,
Helen Jackson

Betty with Uncle
John Jackson,
1923

Jorgen Boe and his grandchildren (Betty is second from left), ca. 1936

In Souix Falls, SD

In Minnesota

With sisters Marion and Carol, 1988

Dear Betty,

Very best wishes for a Happy 90th birthday. When
I was a child I was sometimes miscalled Betty by
older people. I always felt so proud that someone
saw a resemblance.

Thank you for inviting me to your wedding. I think
I was about eleven and felt very important to be
included in that event.

Love, Carol

With Edith Boe and Marion, 1960s

Betty, Bruce, and Marion, 1960s

Betty and Bruce
at The Point in
Chicago, 1983

Dancing at Nick and Diane’s wedding, 1984

Betty and Bruce, Colorado, 1986

Betty and Bruce in Arizona, 2001

Betty and Bruce in Kennebec, SD, 2004

Celebrating their
60th wedding
anniversary, 2003

With daughters-in-law,
Jane, Mitzi, and Diane,
2003

With grandchildren, Peter, Jennie, Matt, and Josh, 2003

With sons, Dave, Chris, and Nick, 2003

The young family, with Dave and Chris, 1952

Betty’s sons,
Nick, Dave,
and Chris

“Mostly Milo” : with Nick, Chris, and Dave in South Dakota, 1960s

With Dave, Nick, and Chris in South Dakota milo field, 1960s

With Dave, Chris, and Nick, 1968

Chris and Mitzi’s wedding, 1978

With Nick at Chris’ wedding, 1978

With Edith Boe, Nick, Bruce, and Dave, 1978

At Dave and Lisa’s wedding, 1981

Happy Birthday Betty-

Congratulations on your 90th birthday. I think of you often,
especially when I am on Lake Shore Drive, rolling past
Hampton House on my way to see my father on the south
side. Here is what I remember about you--your ability to mix
elegance with thrift, your dry humor, your Scandinavian
resilience. I remember your excellent Siamese cat, following in
your wake, your grace, your compassion, and your ability to
silence ineptitude with a single glance. Most of all, I remember
your kindness to me. It was my pleasure to know you,
those years ago, and to call you mother-in-law. That was your
gift to me. I hope the gift of your birthday is extra special. You
deserve it. Thank you for being all that you are.

Warmly, Lisa

At Nick and Diane’s Wedding, 1984

Dave and Jane’s
wedding, 1990

Dave and Jane’s wedding, 1990

With Nick, Chris, and Dave in Chicago, 2010

Betty and Nick,
Mother’s Day,
2010

Betty, Diane, and BettyJean Pyle, 2010

Betty and Nick, Mother’s Day, 2011

Grandmothering
is a luxury of life

Giving Matt his
first haircut,
1981

With granddaughter,
Jennie, 1983

With grandchildren, Josh, Matt, and Jennie, 1983

With family at The Point,
Chicago, 1983

With sons and grandchildren in Colorado, 1988

With sons and their families in Colorado, 1988

With grandsons,
Peter and Josh,
1996

“Sorry I can’t be there to celebrate your 90th with you, but
you’ll be in my thoughts here in Japan!” Love, Josh

At Granddaughter, Beth’s, Wedding

At great-granddaughter, Caitlyn’s, baptism

With some of Dave’s children and grandchildren, Emily, Caitlyn, Beth, 2006

Betty with Dave’s granddaughter, Caitlyn, 2006

With Dave and his granddaughter, Claire, 2008

Betty with Nick and Peter, 2011

Betty with Diane and Peter, 2011

With Bruce and Edith Boe,
Scotland, 1959

With Twyla Boe and
Marion Miller,
Colorado, 1988

With niece, Beth Parker, and cousin, Jean Jackson, in Colorado, 1988

Dear Betty-

Sounds like you will be having a wonderful
birthday - I send you love and birthday
confetti (imaginary - I hate those cards that
explode all over). Have a fun-filled day and
I will talk to you soon.

Jean

On horseback in Colorado, 1988

With Nick at San Gimignano, Italy, 2007

In Italy with
Nick and Dave,
2007

With Marion and Ann Miller, ca. 1958

With Marion, Bruce, and Edith, 1960s

“I had so
many great
dinners at this
table .”

Ann Martinez
MacDougal

Dear Betty,

I have always admired you – your beauty and elegance, your charm
and wit, your intelligence and highly-informed conversation. You
have been a role model for me in so many ways. I have tried to
emulate your fashion sense, your organization, your seamstress’ skills,
your creativity, and your fine cooking.

Once, when I was a teenager, I said that my mom had told me you
used to play Blue Moon on the piano. You scoffed. You said, “Oh that
was long ago. I don’t remember it now.” But you have always met a
challenge with determination and style. A little later that afternoon,
you called me upstairs to the living room. Without a word, you sat
down at the piano, and played, and sang, Blue Moon, with perfection.

Thank you. And Happy Birthday to you. We will see you soon.

Love, Ann

The Boe sisters and their families in Colorado, 1988

Having a picnic with Bruce and Nick

60th Anniversary Dinner, Chicago, 2003

With extended family at Marion’s funeral in Kennebec, SD, 2004

Family members at breakfast in Presho, SD, 2004

At great-niece Kerin Martinez’s wedding, 2009

At Kerin Martinez’s wedding, 2009

With nieces Anne, Louise, and Sandy and sister Carol, 2009

Family breakfast in Austin, TX, 2009

With Matt and Mitzi in Chicago, 2010

With Nick, Diane, and Jane in Chicago, 2010

With daughter-in-law, Jane, 2010

With nephew, Jonathan Cole, 2010

Betty,

Wishing you a very happy
birthday on behalf of my mom,
my sister and me!

Jonathan

At Nick and Diane’s with Doris and Lloyd Heroff, Easter, 2012

With sister, Carol Parker, and cousin, Jean Jackson, 2010

“Betty is a treasured member here. She is wise and shares her
wisdom judiciously, with a rare combination of utter frankness
and genuine respect. She is unfailingly constructive in times
of conflict, and delightfully engaged in times of celebration
and fun. She recently told me that her favorite day in our
church life is worship on Thanksgiving Sunday, which is a
kind benign pandemonium involving children, canned goods,
cash offerings, and music resulting in a huge offering
annually for St. Martin de Porres women's and children's
shelter. Her concern for issues of social justice is
sophisticated, more nuanced and more deeply committed than
many of her peers.”

Rev. Susan Johnson
Hyde Park Union Church

CONGRATULATIONS,
BETTY!

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