Beverly Louise Brewer

Beverly Louise (Wall) Brewer of North Kingstown RI, environmentalist, educator, and family caregiver, died September 4th at age 87. Born and raised in Wakefield Massachusetts, Beverly was the younger sister to Robert Wall (deceased) and daughter of Eugene and Miriam (Allen) Wall. She is predeceased by her ex-husband, John Brewer. She graduated from Wakefield High School as a talented academic and musical student (piano and the drums) and she earned her BA from Leslie College in Environmental Studies. Over her life, Beverly lived and worked in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Iowa, California, St. Thomas Virgin Islands and Rhode Island. She loved traveling and immersing herself and her family in the natural world. She was a girl scout leader, trainer, camp Director, environmental educator, a National Park Ranger (Marin Headlands, CA) and a nurserywoman. She taught people in Iowa how to tap maple trees like “you do in New England”. She learned about tropical plants in the Virgin Islands. She was a life-long hiker and camper, always at the ready with her binoculars and trail maps, “just in case”. Bev was a gifted naturalist and gardener. She shared her skill and knowledge through her work at Casey Farm, Clark Farms and The Farmer’s Daughter in Rhode Island. Bev was a fantastic planner. You could find her reading maps and Peterson Field Guides with the same zeal others would have devouring a new novel. Each year, she would have the family pack a summer’s worth of gear in the car the night before the last day of school, so the New England and Canada vacation could begin the minute her girls got off the bus. She loved the mountains, the ocean, her lake sailboat and sunsets. Music was a part of her every day routine, from classical music to impromptu renditions of a favorite tune, life was a musical. On her fortieth birthday, she hiked Mt Washington and skied Tuckerman’s Ravine (daughters in tow). She taught her kids and grandchildren about the ecology of life; how to be still, how to truly care for all living things. She donated to so many non-profit environmental causes that every family member had at least four different complimentary calendars annually. She could sew or upholster anything, make a party out of a Ritz cracker and even swam in a synchronized swimming group. She was a member of the North Kingstown Ground Water Committee, the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Boston Bean Stalks Tall Club. Beverly was tall, in so many ways….and her “can do” spirit will be greatly missed. Her favorite quote was “She believed she could, so she did.” She did. Beverly leaves behind her daughter, Brenda Potter and her husband Jeff of North Kingstown RI, and her daughter, Jennifer McIntosh and her husband Steve McIntosh of Portsmouth RI. She was known as “Nana” to her 5 grandchildren Jillian, William, April, Chase and Laurel and as “Great Nana” to her two great grandchildren, Maeve and Lee. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Beverly’s honor may be made to The Nature Conservancy: Preserve.nature.org or to Continuum Hospice, RI: 1350 Division Rd., Suite 205, West Warwick, RI 02893. www.continuumhospice.com

Beverly Louise Brewer

September 4, 2025