Karen Beckman (27 Mar 1960 - 19 Jun 2020)

Dear Bob and Ben, I hope tomorrow goes as well as can be expected for you both. I have been through losses like that which you find yourselves now in and, for me, the words of others who have been kind enough to say how much they miss the person now lost, helped me through loosing someone well before their time. I only knew Karen through badminton and my experience was of someone who I liked straight off, a nice person EVERY time we happened to meet up. Good Luck tomorrow, lean on those around you, they will help and they will feel pleased that they have helped on a sad day.

My sincerest condolences to family and friends for your loss. Karen was a person who always made both myself and our boys feel so welcome whenever we brought school badminton teams from Glyn to play Wilsons. Her warm, friendly approach always helped me feel relaxed and at home and she and I probably spent more time chatting than keeping an eye on our players' progress! A great international player and a fantastic ambassador for our sport. She will be greatly missed. May you RIP Karen. Marcel.