On Sunday May 3 at 7:42 a.m., Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Drees passed away after three years of battling cancer.
Betsy was a highly educated woman with her main degree from Parsons Art School in New York City.
She was a very talented designer of fabrics.
Betsy lived in San Francisco since 1974. During the 1970s she was co-owner of Max's Jewelers on Castro Street.
Betsy also served for 33 years as a worker for AT&T. She was, in those years, an officer of the union there and saved many employees' jobs.
She had high standards and prided herself on her integrity.
Betsy was loved and cherished by many family members and close friends.
In 2009 she married a longtime friend of 40 years, Charles Matthews "Chuck" Drees.
Betsy was a strong, loyal friend. If you had the honor to share her life she would give you the shirt off her back.
There is no doubt she will be missed deeply by her loving husband, family, and friends.
She believed in angels and now she is one.