Tamara S. Beckley

Tamara S. Beckley, 65, died on July 21 with her children by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Tammy was born to the late Donald and Dorothy Baggarely of Spokane on July 28, 1951.

From an early age, she loved music and dancing. She became part of the Silver Spurs dancing group in the 1960s and toured the United States.

The group traveled and danced at the Expo 67 in Montreal, HemisFair ‘68 in San Antonio, Klondike Days in Edmonton, as well as a stop in Washington, D.C., and New York.

Tammy graduated from Ferris High School and went on to earn her degree in Sociology from Eastern...