Friday, March 25, 2022
Karen and my mother Carolyn Betts were friends for more than 40 years. Their friendship was more than a treasure. It was the strength of two women who used their knowledge and courage to become the pioneers in the autism community in Arizona. Karen was the champion, cheerleader, sister-friend my mother needed and will always cherish. I will always be grateful for Karen for not only being the warrior my mother needed by her side when I was too young to understand, and sometimes as her shield, Karen was, and still is, the ray of sunshine that makes/made lives sparkle. Dear Lord, thank You so much for Karen. Thank You for such a remarkable legacy. Much love to Kevin and Elizabeth (whom I only met once when we were all very young) and to the grandsons I've heard about from my mother.
