PINAIRE, Beverly

Arizona Republic (Phoenix AZ) Sunday, February 1, 2015 Beverly Jean Pinaire, 82, passed away on January 25, 2015 in Green Valley, AZ. Beverly was a 4th generation Arizonan and was a true "Pioneer Woman". Raised in a ranching family in the Phoenix area, she grew up irrigating her family's citrus groves and driving cotton trailers to the gin. Yet, as the wife of an executive with Goldwater's Department Store, she could entertain as well as a 5 star resort. Her home was always open to friends and family. Beverly was a real Arizona girl. She wrote for the Arizona Highways Magazine throughout the 1950's and 1960's and as well acted as the private secretary to Barry Goldwater during his 1964 presidential campaign. She also worked for former US Senator Paul Fannin and Congressman John Rhodes and Sam Steiger during their terms in office. In her later years, Beverly moved to Tubac AZ and built her dream home overlooking the Santa Cruz Valley. She split her time between Tubac and her beloved Blue River Ranch in Blue, Arizona. Beverly will be remembered by her three children: Jacque Brasher, Gary Brasher and Paul Hoyt (Barbie) Pinaire, her seven grandchildren, Laura (Kelton) Smith, Ashley Purtzer, Eric Purtzer, Alexandra (Billy) Hix, Delaney Brasher, Cassandra Pinaire and Jessica Pinaire, and her three great-grandchildren, Addison Hix, Brasher Hix and Riley Smith. Private memorial service will be held in Tubac at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: Blue River Cowbelles--Library Fund, PO Box 74, Blue, AZ 85922.