Vasiliki's husband dies

[Lowell_Skoog]

Thanks to Timothy Egan's book "The Good Rain," the legend hasbecome known of how fifty years ago, Fred Beckey fell in lovewith a young woman with a Greek sounding name. After a shortromance, she left him for a man who moved as comfortably inthe world of law and society as Beckey did in the mountains.Fred named the peaks of Vasiliki Ridge after her.

The legend usually omits the name of the man Vasiliki fell inlove with. He died yesterday, Judge William Dwyer, one of thethe Northwest's great lawyers. Here the Seattle Times story:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134404097_dwyer13m.html

As an amateur writer, I admire Timothy Egan's book for showingus that behind the legends are real people--and how they arelinked in surprising ways. My thoughts go out to VasilikiDwyer in her time of loss.

[roger_johnson]

I met her at a party one time and put two and two together. Asked her if she knew a Fred Becky; she blushed. Judge Dwyer was a man of honor and integrity. He held people to their word. A sad day for all.