Elizabeth Schofield Musmansky was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, a city she loved all of her life. She met her beloved husband, Scott, at the University of Washington in 1979, and graduated from the school of Pharmacology there in 1985. She and Scott started their married life in Barbers Point, Hawaii, and then moved on to Seattle, Cincinnati, and Gulf Breeze.

Beth has lived in Gulf Breeze for 12 years, and she took it by storm, forever changing it for the better. She arrived just in time for Hurricane Ivan to wipe out the family’s new Gulf Breeze home, but she dug in and carved out a life with her family in her new community. She inspired, supported and encouraged hundreds of scouts through Troop 11, stimulated the minds of students for a decade through Science Olympiad, challenged her own children and every child she knew and loved to “reach their full potential,” and welcomed innumerable friends and families into her life and home for celebration after celebration. Beth welcomed the inevitable chaos of life, and never missed an opportunity to find and embrace the beauty of every moment.

Beth was the consummate mother with her wonderful sense of humor and straightforward manner of matter-of-fact encouragement, acceptance and love. Countless young men and women have shared with the family how very much she loved them and changed their lives with her love and tireless support. She fiercely loved her own children and all of her children’s friends; she loved the motherless; and sometimes even mothered the many elderly patients she counseled in the Coumadin Clinic she oversaw at NAS Pensacola Naval Hospital Center. It was second to breathing for Beth to give, and give, and give -- and to forgive. Her loyalty knew no bounds, and her husband, children, sisters, brother, extended family and friends are forever grateful for her unconditional love.

Beth adored her husband, Scott, to whom she was devoted for 37 years. They shared 31 wonderful years of marriage, taking advantage of every moment to travel with their children and to experience the world. She creatively and thriftfully concocted such joyful experiences as New Year’s Eve in Paris, Christmas in Prague, coastal summer stays in Florida and the Great Northwest. Beth did not postpone life’s greatest moments and craft a bucket list for the future, she lived her life every day as the precious gift it was. She remained an avid snow skier, ice-skater, shopping cart racer and fiery torch singer all of her life.

Beth was so committed to supporting family and friends that many times she slept on the floors of airports when connections were not met or planes took off without her. She travelled cross country whenever she could to visit her loved ones in Seattle, stretching the limits of time.

Beth was an aurora of energy and inspiration to all, recommending excellent and provocative books to read, engaging in respectful debate, and gathering crowds of family and friends for concerts, lectures, independent film outings, and plays. It was natural for Beth to celebrate life and all it offered, and she broadened others’ perspectives and experiences daily along her own path.

To know Beth was to fall in love with Beth, and to learn to love yourself.


There will be a Memorial Service Friday February 24th at 3pm in Naval Hospital Theater on the 3rd floor across from chapel.
(Attendees should inform the gate they are coming for Musmansky memorial and adults should have driver's license or other official ID.) A community life celebration was also held in Gulf Breeze on Feb. 18th.
She preceded in death by: son Alexander Scott Musmansky; father John Frederick Schofield; Gary Lee Musmansky, father in law; and Leeann Musmansky, sister in law.


Beth is survived by: mother Lorna Marie Schofield; mother in law Ann Elizabeth Musmansky; her husband Scott Phillip Musmansky; sons Nicholas Scott Musmansky and William Scott Musmansky; daughter Claire Elizabeth Musmansky; Cynthia Schofield Holsather (sister) and Carl Holsather; Lisa Maureen Schofield; John Douglas Schofield (brother) and Suzie Schofield; and Camden Musmansky (sister) and Dennis Atherton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association at http://www.APDAnorthwest.or g/donate in support of Beth's mother, Lorna Schofield, and brother, John Schofield . Click "donation" and the box "I would like to dedicate to..."

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