Longtime AAU volunteer passes
04/28/2020
Betty Quave, of the South Carolina AAU District, had been part of AAU for many decades. She was honored with the Volunteer Award for 50-plus years of service, Hall of Fame and Lifetime Membership awards.
"It is with a heavy heart, that I bring to you the passing of one of South Carolina's greatest AAU volunteers. Betty Quave passed away last Friday. She was an integral part of the running and continuation of the SC AAU district. She will be greatly missed and never replaced! We all loved our Betty…"
May God Bless,
Frank Pollock, SC AAU Governor
Forest City, NC - On Friday April 24, 2020, Betty Freeman Quave, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at 94. Betty was born in Forest City, NC on September 27, 1925 to Willa Annie Davis Freeman and Memory Freeman. Her first jobs were in radio station control rooms in Asheville, NC and Columbia, SC. While rearing four daughters in Columbia with husband Mackie, she began working at the Memorial Youth Center. Following her time at the youth center, she began assisting with registration at U of SC and transitioned into the P.E. Department where she became an administrative assistant for Dr. Warren Giese. During her long tenure with Dr. Giese she worked alongside him on multiple projects including the Mr. Fit Cardiac Rehab program, and the Summer Feeding program. She continued to work part-time for the U of SC P.E. Department and School of Public Health until the age of 91.
She had a very long and distinguished association with the South Carolina Amateur Athletic Union where she served as Secretary for many decades until her passing. During her time with the AAU she received numerous national awards including the Volunteer Award for 50+ years of service, Hall of Fame and Lifetime Membership awards.
As a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church for more than seventy years, she participated in many leadership positions of United Methodist Women.
Betty had a passion for swimming, exercise, travel, and the support of pancreatic cancer research. She was an ardent supporter of U of SC athletics, and any academic, athletics, or creative ventures her family entered. She enjoyed her travels throughout Europe and the United States; especially to her beloved North Carolina mountains. Above all else she will be remembered as a person of strong faith, a fierce friend, and a woman whose love of family knew absolutely no bounds.
Betty was preceded in death by husband Mackie Quave, daughters Sharon Q. Shipes and Vicki L Quave-Ketelsen, sister Nancy Anderson, brother Henry Freeman, and son-in-law Michael V. Robinson. She is survived by daughters Donna K. Quave and Susan Q. Bruck(Bill), grandchildren Shannon Q. O’Lear, Eric M. Quave-Robinson(Elizabeth), Asher V. Quave-Robinson, Brian M. Bruck, Rhett D. Bruck, Laura Renzelman(John), Allison and Brandon Bruck, and great-grandchildren Hayes McKinney, Cort McKinney, Aiden and Rowan Renzelman, and Gibbes M. Q. Robinson, and sons-in-law Jerry Shipes and Dean Ketelsen, her cat Hitley, and many wonderful friends. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her honor can be made to the South Carolina Amateur Athletic Union for a future Betty Quave scholarship fund C/O SC AAU 140 E. Sparrowood Run, Lexington, SC 29072. Betty was cherished and loved by her friends and family and will be greatly missed. In the words from her favorite Hymn, “Lord, I come to your awesome presence, From the shadows into your radiance.”
For more on the life of Betty Freeman Quave:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/columbia-sc/betty-quave-9148988
May God Bless,
Frank Pollock, SC AAU Governor
Forest City, NC - On Friday April 24, 2020, Betty Freeman Quave, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away at 94. Betty was born in Forest City, NC on September 27, 1925 to Willa Annie Davis Freeman and Memory Freeman. Her first jobs were in radio station control rooms in Asheville, NC and Columbia, SC. While rearing four daughters in Columbia with husband Mackie, she began working at the Memorial Youth Center. Following her time at the youth center, she began assisting with registration at U of SC and transitioned into the P.E. Department where she became an administrative assistant for Dr. Warren Giese. During her long tenure with Dr. Giese she worked alongside him on multiple projects including the Mr. Fit Cardiac Rehab program, and the Summer Feeding program. She continued to work part-time for the U of SC P.E. Department and School of Public Health until the age of 91.
She had a very long and distinguished association with the South Carolina Amateur Athletic Union where she served as Secretary for many decades until her passing. During her time with the AAU she received numerous national awards including the Volunteer Award for 50+ years of service, Hall of Fame and Lifetime Membership awards.
As a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church for more than seventy years, she participated in many leadership positions of United Methodist Women.
Betty had a passion for swimming, exercise, travel, and the support of pancreatic cancer research. She was an ardent supporter of U of SC athletics, and any academic, athletics, or creative ventures her family entered. She enjoyed her travels throughout Europe and the United States; especially to her beloved North Carolina mountains. Above all else she will be remembered as a person of strong faith, a fierce friend, and a woman whose love of family knew absolutely no bounds.
Betty was preceded in death by husband Mackie Quave, daughters Sharon Q. Shipes and Vicki L Quave-Ketelsen, sister Nancy Anderson, brother Henry Freeman, and son-in-law Michael V. Robinson. She is survived by daughters Donna K. Quave and Susan Q. Bruck(Bill), grandchildren Shannon Q. O’Lear, Eric M. Quave-Robinson(Elizabeth), Asher V. Quave-Robinson, Brian M. Bruck, Rhett D. Bruck, Laura Renzelman(John), Allison and Brandon Bruck, and great-grandchildren Hayes McKinney, Cort McKinney, Aiden and Rowan Renzelman, and Gibbes M. Q. Robinson, and sons-in-law Jerry Shipes and Dean Ketelsen, her cat Hitley, and many wonderful friends. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her honor can be made to the South Carolina Amateur Athletic Union for a future Betty Quave scholarship fund C/O SC AAU 140 E. Sparrowood Run, Lexington, SC 29072. Betty was cherished and loved by her friends and family and will be greatly missed. In the words from her favorite Hymn, “Lord, I come to your awesome presence, From the shadows into your radiance.”
For more on the life of Betty Freeman Quave:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/columbia-sc/betty-quave-9148988
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