Elizabeth "Betsy" Anne Ross Lackmann, known to everyone as Betsy, passed away on September 13, 2017 at the age of 97.
Elizabeth was born in Albuquerque, NM on March 6, 1920, the second of five children of Edmund and Evelyn Everitt Ross. Her grandparents were early Albuquerque pioneers, Arthur and Annie Reynolds Everitt, owners of Everitt Jewelers and Pitt and Clemie Wilson Ross, county surveyor and owner of Ross Engineering Co.
Her great-grandfather was Edmund G. Ross, Kansas Senator and Territorial Governor of New Mexico.
Betsy graduated from Albuquerque High School, class of 1936 and the University of New Mexico, class of 1940, where she was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity, a college sorority. Betsy received a BFA degree in Painting and Design as one of the first students in UNM's College of Fine Arts. During World War II, she worked for General Electric as a draftsman in Schenectady, NY, then met her future husband, George Lackmann Jr. at Kirtland Air Force Base and married him in 1946. In 1947, they moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where their three children were born. They returned to Albuquerque in 1957 and in 1969, Betsy began working at UNM as a clerk in Zimmerman Library, retiring in 1989.
Betsy played the cello and joined the newly formed Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra as a teenager in the 1930s. She was a life-long member of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, singing in the choir, playing hand bells, working with the Altar Guild, dancing with a liturgical dance group and wrangling weddings. During her children's high school years, she was the Albuquerque coordinator for the American Field Service, which placed foreign students in United States high schools, and United States students abroad. Betsy crewed for Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta in its early days and went to England as part of President Carter's Friendship Force. Betsy was an inaugural member of the New Mexico Poetry Society, along with other writers' groups, authoring short stories, books for young adults, and award-winning poetry and writing her memoirs. Above all, she was a working artist throughout her life, selling her artwork well into her 90s. Betsy was a painter, jeweler, and sculptor, with a special interest in religious art, particularly crucifixes, which have graced every Episcopal church in Albuquerque.
Betsy was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, George Lackmann Jr., her son, Christopher G. Lackmann and her siblings, Evelyn Ross Elder, Jean Ross Silvola, Rev. Edmund P. Ross and A. Everitt Ross.
Betsy is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Arnold Padilla of Albuquerque, daughter-in-law, Lisa M. Lackmann of Edgewood, NM and son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Kathy Lackmann of Spring Branch, TX and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Emily Wiersma and daughter, Beatrix of Las Vegas, NV, Caitlin Padilla and her husband, Jon Baran, and daughter, Sophia of Albuquerque, Alejandro Padilla and his fiancée, Mikelle Dorame of Kortenberg, Belgium, Amber and Dave Brown and son, Ryan of Aurora, CO, Justine and Matthew Prestifilippo of Glenside, PA, Jordanne and Nikita Khatuntsev of Moscow, Russia, Joshua Lackmann of Albuquerque, Connor Lackmann of San Antonio, TX and Cassandara Stovall of Spring Branch, TX and a plethora of nieces, nephews, their spouses, and children.
We would like to give special thanks to the staff at Atria Vista del Rio, to Hospice of New Mexico and particularly to her niece, Elizabeth Elder, for their care and compassion.
Services to celebrate Betsy's life will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Cathedral of St. John, 318 Silver Ave. SW, Albuquerque, NM.
Elizabeth was born in Albuquerque, NM on March 6, 1920, the second of five children of Edmund and Evelyn Everitt Ross. Her grandparents were early Albuquerque pioneers, Arthur and Annie Reynolds Everitt, owners of Everitt Jewelers and Pitt and Clemie Wilson Ross, county surveyor and owner of Ross Engineering Co.
Her great-grandfather was Edmund G. Ross, Kansas Senator and Territorial Governor of New Mexico.
Betsy graduated from Albuquerque High School, class of 1936 and the University of New Mexico, class of 1940, where she was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity, a college sorority. Betsy received a BFA degree in Painting and Design as one of the first students in UNM's College of Fine Arts. During World War II, she worked for General Electric as a draftsman in Schenectady, NY, then met her future husband, George Lackmann Jr. at Kirtland Air Force Base and married him in 1946. In 1947, they moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where their three children were born. They returned to Albuquerque in 1957 and in 1969, Betsy began working at UNM as a clerk in Zimmerman Library, retiring in 1989.
Betsy played the cello and joined the newly formed Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra as a teenager in the 1930s. She was a life-long member of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, singing in the choir, playing hand bells, working with the Altar Guild, dancing with a liturgical dance group and wrangling weddings. During her children's high school years, she was the Albuquerque coordinator for the American Field Service, which placed foreign students in United States high schools, and United States students abroad. Betsy crewed for Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta in its early days and went to England as part of President Carter's Friendship Force. Betsy was an inaugural member of the New Mexico Poetry Society, along with other writers' groups, authoring short stories, books for young adults, and award-winning poetry and writing her memoirs. Above all, she was a working artist throughout her life, selling her artwork well into her 90s. Betsy was a painter, jeweler, and sculptor, with a special interest in religious art, particularly crucifixes, which have graced every Episcopal church in Albuquerque.
Betsy was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, George Lackmann Jr., her son, Christopher G. Lackmann and her siblings, Evelyn Ross Elder, Jean Ross Silvola, Rev. Edmund P. Ross and A. Everitt Ross.
Betsy is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Arnold Padilla of Albuquerque, daughter-in-law, Lisa M. Lackmann of Edgewood, NM and son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Kathy Lackmann of Spring Branch, TX and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Emily Wiersma and daughter, Beatrix of Las Vegas, NV, Caitlin Padilla and her husband, Jon Baran, and daughter, Sophia of Albuquerque, Alejandro Padilla and his fiancée, Mikelle Dorame of Kortenberg, Belgium, Amber and Dave Brown and son, Ryan of Aurora, CO, Justine and Matthew Prestifilippo of Glenside, PA, Jordanne and Nikita Khatuntsev of Moscow, Russia, Joshua Lackmann of Albuquerque, Connor Lackmann of San Antonio, TX and Cassandara Stovall of Spring Branch, TX and a plethora of nieces, nephews, their spouses, and children.
We would like to give special thanks to the staff at Atria Vista del Rio, to Hospice of New Mexico and particularly to her niece, Elizabeth Elder, for their care and compassion.
Services to celebrate Betsy's life will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Cathedral of St. John, 318 Silver Ave. SW, Albuquerque, NM.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Anne Ross Lackmann, known to everyone as Betsy, passed away on September 13, 2017 at the age of 97.
Elizabeth was born in Albuquerque, NM on March 6, 1920, the second of five children of Edmund and Evelyn Everitt Ross. Her grandparents were early Albuquerque pioneers, Arthur and Annie Reynolds Everitt, owners of Everitt Jewelers and Pitt and Clemie Wilson Ross, county surveyor and owner of Ross Engineering Co.
Her great-grandfather was Edmund G. Ross, Kansas Senator and Territorial Governor of New Mexico.
Betsy graduated from Albuquerque High School, class of 1936 and the University of New Mexico, class of 1940, where she was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity, a college sorority. Betsy received a BFA degree in Painting and Design as one of the first students in UNM's College of Fine Arts. During World War II, she worked for General Electric as a draftsman in Schenectady, NY, then met her future husband, George Lackmann Jr. at Kirtland Air Force Base and married him in 1946. In 1947, they moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where their three children were born. They returned to Albuquerque in 1957 and in 1969, Betsy began working at UNM as a clerk in Zimmerman Library, retiring in 1989.
Betsy played the cello and joined the newly formed Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra as a teenager in the 1930s. She was a life-long member of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, singing in the choir, playing hand bells, working with the Altar Guild, dancing with a liturgical dance group and wrangling weddings. During her children's high school years, she was the Albuquerque coordinator for the American Field Service, which placed foreign students in United States high schools, and United States students abroad. Betsy crewed for Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta in its early days and went to England as part of President Carter's Friendship Force. Betsy was an inaugural member of the New Mexico Poetry Society, along with other writers' groups, authoring short stories, books for young adults, and award-winning poetry and writing her memoirs. Above all, she was a working artist throughout her life, selling her artwork well into her 90s. Betsy was a painter, jeweler, and sculptor, with a special interest in religious art, particularly crucifixes, which have graced every Episcopal church in Albuquerque.
Betsy was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, George Lackmann Jr., her son, Christopher G. Lackmann and her siblings, Evelyn Ross Elder, Jean Ross Silvola, Rev. Edmund P. Ross and A. Everitt Ross.
Betsy is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Arnold Padilla of Albuquerque, daughter-in-law, Lisa M. Lackmann of Edgewood, NM and son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Kathy Lackmann of Spring Branch, TX and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Emily Wiersma and daughter, Beatrix of Las Vegas, NV, Caitlin Padilla and her husband, Jon Baran, and daughter, Sophia of Albuquerque, Alejandro Padilla and his fiancée, Mikelle Dorame of Kortenberg, Belgium, Amber and Dave Brown and son, Ryan of Aurora, CO, Justine and Matthew Prestifilippo of Glenside, PA, Jordanne and Nikita Khatuntsev of Moscow, Russia, Joshua Lackmann of Albuquerque, Connor Lackmann of San Antonio, TX and Cassandara Stovall of Spring Branch, TX and a plethora of nieces, nephews, their spouses, and children.
We would like to give special thanks to the staff at Atria Vista del Rio, to Hospice of New Mexico and particularly to her niece, Elizabeth Elder, for their care and compassion.
Services to celebrate Betsy's life will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Cathedral of St. John, 318 Silver Ave. SW, Albuquerque, NM.
Elizabeth was born in Albuquerque, NM on March 6, 1920, the second of five children of Edmund and Evelyn Everitt Ross. Her grandparents were early Albuquerque pioneers, Arthur and Annie Reynolds Everitt, owners of Everitt Jewelers and Pitt and Clemie Wilson Ross, county surveyor and owner of Ross Engineering Co.
Her great-grandfather was Edmund G. Ross, Kansas Senator and Territorial Governor of New Mexico.
Betsy graduated from Albuquerque High School, class of 1936 and the University of New Mexico, class of 1940, where she was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity, a college sorority. Betsy received a BFA degree in Painting and Design as one of the first students in UNM's College of Fine Arts. During World War II, she worked for General Electric as a draftsman in Schenectady, NY, then met her future husband, George Lackmann Jr. at Kirtland Air Force Base and married him in 1946. In 1947, they moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where their three children were born. They returned to Albuquerque in 1957 and in 1969, Betsy began working at UNM as a clerk in Zimmerman Library, retiring in 1989.
Betsy played the cello and joined the newly formed Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra as a teenager in the 1930s. She was a life-long member of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John, singing in the choir, playing hand bells, working with the Altar Guild, dancing with a liturgical dance group and wrangling weddings. During her children's high school years, she was the Albuquerque coordinator for the American Field Service, which placed foreign students in United States high schools, and United States students abroad. Betsy crewed for Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta in its early days and went to England as part of President Carter's Friendship Force. Betsy was an inaugural member of the New Mexico Poetry Society, along with other writers' groups, authoring short stories, books for young adults, and award-winning poetry and writing her memoirs. Above all, she was a working artist throughout her life, selling her artwork well into her 90s. Betsy was a painter, jeweler, and sculptor, with a special interest in religious art, particularly crucifixes, which have graced every Episcopal church in Albuquerque.
Betsy was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, George Lackmann Jr., her son, Christopher G. Lackmann and her siblings, Evelyn Ross Elder, Jean Ross Silvola, Rev. Edmund P. Ross and A. Everitt Ross.
Betsy is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and Arnold Padilla of Albuquerque, daughter-in-law, Lisa M. Lackmann of Edgewood, NM and son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Kathy Lackmann of Spring Branch, TX and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Emily Wiersma and daughter, Beatrix of Las Vegas, NV, Caitlin Padilla and her husband, Jon Baran, and daughter, Sophia of Albuquerque, Alejandro Padilla and his fiancée, Mikelle Dorame of Kortenberg, Belgium, Amber and Dave Brown and son, Ryan of Aurora, CO, Justine and Matthew Prestifilippo of Glenside, PA, Jordanne and Nikita Khatuntsev of Moscow, Russia, Joshua Lackmann of Albuquerque, Connor Lackmann of San Antonio, TX and Cassandara Stovall of Spring Branch, TX and a plethora of nieces, nephews, their spouses, and children.
We would like to give special thanks to the staff at Atria Vista del Rio, to Hospice of New Mexico and particularly to her niece, Elizabeth Elder, for their care and compassion.
Services to celebrate Betsy's life will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Cathedral of St. John, 318 Silver Ave. SW, Albuquerque, NM.
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