Beth Ford: A Selective Retrospective By James Coulter Most high school seniors don't know what they're going to do after graduation; but for Beth Ford, a local artist and art teacher, she always knew that art was her passion, and she has been following that passion for more than 50…
Learn About Wood Burning At The Polk Museum Of Art by James Coulter The rings of a tree have many stories to tell about that tree's life: how long it's lived, when it flourished, and when it went through hard times such as drought, disease, fire, and storm. Such stories…
Learn About Wood Burning At The Polk Museum Of Art by James Coulter The rings of a tree have many stories to tell about that tree's life: how long it's lived, when it flourished, and when it went through hard times such as drought, disease, fire, and storm. Such stories…
A Life Well Lived
Jeanne is survived by her loving spouse of 46 years, Niki Muller, her two daughters, Hannerle Moore and Deborah Rybak, and granddaughter, Carlie Luong.
She first arrived in Manatee County in 1956 and moved to the Village of Longboat Key. Jeanne will always be remembered for a life of caring and service, her wonderful sense of humor and her musical gifts.
Jeanne was born in Melbourne, Australia, to an Irish mother and a Scottish father who met in India while both were working on the staff of Lord Louis Mountbatten. They married and then chose to honeymoon in the Himalayas. Her mother returned to Australia for the birth of her daughter and so she could be baptized in the Presbyterian Church. When Jeanne was 4 months old, she returned to New Delhi, India, with her mother and was cared for by an Indian nanny. Her mother worked throughout her career for Ml6 as a secret agent in India, China and Singapore, and her father was a structural engineer who designed and bui