Margaret Elizabeth “Betty” Wishart

September 17, 1931 – March 5, 2013

Betty was born on September 17, 1931, in Armagh City, Northern Ireland to David and Lucretia Ritchie Wilson. She immigrated to Toronto, Canada where, on December 11, 1956, she married her life partner, Tom. Tom and Betty moved to Seattle in May 1957 and were residents of Bellevue for over 50 years. Betty worked for many years as John L. Scott’s personal assistant. Betty loved gardening, birds, and all of God’s creatures, including her beloved cats. She was an avid reader and an accomplished seamstress. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Tom who passed away on December 17, 2009. She is survived by her brother, David (Jean) of N. Ireland; brothers-in-law Jack of Sammamish, WA and Harry (Betty) of England; and sister-in law Kathleen (Bill) Agoura Hills, CA; 7 nephews and 3 nieces, along with many friends. Close friends and family will gather to remember Betty at her home on Saturday, March 30, 2013, from 1-3 p.m.

I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush, I am the swift, uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not think of me as gone – I am with you still – in each new dawn.