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Sarah Beale Phillips
1952 - 2017 Obituary
Sarah Beale Phillips
Sarah Beale Phillips passed away on September 11, 2017 at her home in Olympia, WA. She was born in Seattle, WA on July 30, 1952 to James and Jane Beale. During her school years, Sarah was called Sally by her family and friends. She attended Laurelhurst Elementary, Nathan Eckstein Junior High, and Roosevelt High schools, but spent her senior year in Pittsburgh, PA. She graduated from Churchill Area High School in Pittsburgh in 1970.
Sarah graduated from the University of Washington Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in History, and attended the University of Washington Law School. She spent most of her working career as a program coordinator at Children's Hospital and Medical Center, and as a research coordinator at the University of Washington in various departments. She retired in 2013 from King County Metro and moved to Olympia.
Her family and friends will hold Sarah's memory in their hearts forever. They remember her humor and her joyful laughter, her perceptive intelligence, and her passion for justice. She had a generous and kind heart, and created beautiful gardens at her home that reflected her gentle, loving spirit. She is deeply missed.
Sarah's beloved son, John Kavanaugh Costello, preceded her in death, as did her parents, James and Jane Beale. She is survived by her sisters, Eleanor Harrison and Harriet Beale, her nephew, Peter Kerrick, her nieces Mary Wilson, Beth Orler, and Bonnie Verwey, as well as by four great-nephews and a great-niece. Services will be private. Those who wish may donate in Sarah's memory to the ASPCA or to land conservation activities.
Arrangements are with Funeral Alternatives of Washington
Published in The Seattle Times on Oct. 29, 2017
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Noel Squitieri
I'm very truly sorry. Condolences to Sarah's family and all her friends.
Maureen Barko (Denne)
Sally was a really good friend in high school...I remember double dating to the senior prom together and had such a good time...she was so funny and happy all the time...I was so saddened to hear of her passing...she will always be remembered and I will always think of her as a happy and caring person...may she rest in peace.
maureen barko denne
Pat Iovino (Wittlinger)
Sally and I met as neighbors on Burlington Rd in Forest Hills and soon became ‘kindred spirits’, good friends at Churchill. We spent many fun times together, eating pizza, at slumber parties, sharing academic assignments and study sessions. I remember some spirited discussions about the women’s movement- those were the early days of it, and we were advocates.
Traveling east from the University of Washington, she had come to Pittsburgh with her mom and dad. Her father was a composer and visiting music professor at CMU for our senior year only, and therefore, many classmates may not have known her. Upon graduation, she and her parents headed back to Seattle where she
attended the University of Washington. My brother Bill and I went on to Ohio Wesleyan, and though Sally and I stayed in touch for a while, busy lives resulted in only occasional contact. However, she was always a part of some very special memories of our senior year 1969-70.
Happily, we got together again in the spring of 2017 and enjoyed a trip to Charleston and around Columbia SC where my family and I now live. It was a wonderful reunion with laughs, high school tales, and lots of catching up.
Her passing is painful - she was part of my life. I will not forget her or her many gifts- keen intelligence, kindness, a love of music and nature. Godspeed, Sally. My sincere condolences to her family.
Pat Iovino Wittlinger