Elizabeth (Beth) Morgan
1961 - 2024
Elizabeth (Beth) Morgan
August 16, 1961 – June 7, 2024
Elizabeth (Beth) Morgan died June 7, 2024 from complications of multiple
myeloma with her beloved dog, Philo, her twin brother, Cliff, and her best
friend, Deborah, at her side.
Beth was a kind and generous person, quietly funny, extremely thoughtful,
smart and opinionated. She loved watching birds and spending time
outdoors, including creating a walkway through the trees on her beautiful
wooded land using special rocks she’d collected. She enjoyed art and music
and was a big reader, especially documentaries, history, and political non-
fiction. She was so tender-hearted, it was hard for her to watch the news and
see tragedy in the world without hurting. In her spare time Beth watched
movies and played video games, learned about rock tumbling, and dabbled
in tie dye. She was really good at problem solving.
Beth loved getting to know people one-on-one and was always watching out
for the needs of others – caring for her mother near the end of her life,
sharing music with the young people she loved, and fostering the newborn
kittens of the cat who chose her. Through the years she kept in touch with
numerous friends across the USA and in other countries.
Beth grew up in Ohio and moved to California as a young adult where she
worked at AMD for several years. In 1996 she moved to North Carolina where
she founded and co-owned ConnectNC, Inc with her mother. Beth was
known and loved by clients in multiple businesses in Southern Pines and
Pinehurst for her expertise in computer networking, web development,
software and support services.
Beth lived with multiple myeloma for an amazing 22 years, and surely set a
record for participating in new and innovative clinical trials. The pandemic
and increasing needs for chemo kept her at home for much of the past five
years, but she maintained contact with close friends and clients and found joy
in her animals. Special thanks to Dr. Peter Voorhees, MD and all the medical
people who cared for Beth through the years.
A celebration of her life will be held in the Southern Pines Visitor’s Center on
Sunday October 6, 2024, 2pm-4pm, with a special time of remembrance at
2:30pm. All are welcome.
Donations in Beth’s memory can be made to the International Myeloma
Foundation (www.myeloma.org), Mountain Valley Hospice
(www.mtnvalleyhospice.org), or the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
(https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/).
Please share your memories and photos of Beth at
rememberingbethmorgan@gmail.com.
I met Beth in 1984 when I first moved to CA from the Midwest. Beth was smart, funny, kind and driven. We had an instant connection and became my best friend very quickly! While our relationship drifted when she moved to NC, we eventually reconnected later in life and were friends to the end. The Beth I met when I was young turned into such a wonderful person with all of the attributes already mentioned, but this time I saw someone who loved animals so much. I think all of her animals were rescues and she poured her heart into loving them. Ghandi once said ” The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Beth was such a wonderful person who cared deeply. She fought and fought and FOUGHT this hand that was dealt to her and rarely complained. She understood that life was short and youth was wasted on the young and really helped me see this clearly.
I will always remember you Beth and hope that you are now free of pain, in peace and enjoying a beautiful afterlife with all of your animals and as many new ones that I am sure you have managed to adopt from heaven.
Lisa
How do you talk about a person that has really touched your life in so many ways for the past 30+ years? That’s what I’m trying to do when I talk about Beth because she’s really influenced me in so many ways throughout my life.
We first met through a similar friend that we both knew. I really didn’t know Beth very well, we lost touch for a few years after our original meeting. It was by chance, maybe even fate, that our paths crossed again. And I have to say I’m grateful that our paths did cross. Because I got to know a unique individual , who became a very close friend to me.
Our friendship began with a mutual love of music. And if you know Beth, she had one hell of a record collection. She and I would listen, talk & exchange music all the time. I can remember taking so many trips where we would just driving around in Beth’s Oldsmobile, and listening to music on her car stereo for hours. She liked to drive & I liked to listen. We both enjoyed each other’s company. And we continued sharing music & experiences in our lives even when she moved to Ohio, then North Carolina. It was in those years, I realized that the friendship I had with Beth was open, honest and that she accepted me for me & I accepted her for her. It was refreshing knowing Beth wanted nothing except your company. That’s the kind of person Beth really was when came to her being your friend.
However, all friendship had its ups and downs. And our friendship was in a down period when Beth called to tell me about her Multiple Myeloma. I was shocked, quite numb and all I wanted to do was help her as much as I could with whatever she needed. I hope I was able to do that for her in small ways while she fought the cancer for so long. She was so brave, and optimistic, moving forward each day with such positivity. Beth’s strength and courage that she showed with everything she had to do to keep living was just amazing, even to the end.
Even though I knew there would be a day when the cancer would take her … I still miss her so much. But Beth is no longer in pain, and she is at peace and that is what really matters in the end. I am so blessed that she was my friend and that we got to share life’s experiences for so long.
Beth, you will always be in my memories, forever in my heart and thank you for just being you!
Colleen