Rebecca Lynn Bauer

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Rebecca Lynn Bauer on January 13, 2025, at the age of 64, after battling Lymphoma and heart failure. Rebecca (Beccy) was born on April 12, 1960 in Coronado, California to Shirlee and Alan Newsom. The family would move to San Diego three years later and in 1964 welcome Beccy’s younger sister Peggy. Beccy loved and lived in San Diego, a light in everyone’s life, always helping at home when both parents had to work. She would get an accounting degree at San Diego State University and end up eventually working with General Dynamics. Beccy met and fell in love with Harold Bauer before moving together to Virginia for a new job position with her company. Beccy and Harold purchased a brand new townhouse in Virginia while Beccy was pregnant with their first child, Alan, and two years later had a daughter as well, Erin. Although Beccy and Harold have not been together for over 20 years, they both always continued to be hard working, supporting parents. Beccy had always loved to cook and volunteered at L’acadamie de Cuisine where she met some great chefs and learned almost everything there is to know about the kitchen. She always made sure to pass on all her cooking knowledge to her children and friends. Her work life later transitioned into management between the Red Cross and government contractors and she was well respected in the office. She was incredibly organized and an amazing problem solver, which is what made her so good at puzzles. Beccy loved puzzles, crosswords, board games and anything of that sort, as well as a fondness of some adventure video games. In between her hobbies, one of Beccy’s greatest loves was her pets. Beccy had grown up with dogs, cats, rats, and even got a cockatiel in college that she had for many years. She adored her cats and was the proud mother of a small handful of spoiled felines over the years. Her main hobby throughout the years on top of it all was scrapbooking. She had a great memory herself and on top of that kept yearly scrapbooks, hand decorated with written captions and printed pictures, for all the events through every single year. She cherished memories and always kept them safe and present, especially when her kids brought around significant others. Beccy and Erin always looked forward to their yearly scrapbooking retreat in the mountains. In addition to her love for saving memories, Beccy loved tradition as well. Throughout the years, chef and friend Pete Snaith, along with the help of her kids, would host a dinner party every year for her birthday. Each was a beautiful 5 course meal with wine pairings and ice breaker games with as many friends as could attend. Beccy’s birthday party memories are surely engraved in those who attended. As well as birthdays, for years Beccy kept the tradition of Christmas cards alive, even when it turned digital. She loved the Christmas spirit and decorated as much as possible. She had more Christmas tree decorations from over the years than could ever fit on one tree and started that tradition for her kids as well. Beccy’s love for memories will live on in our memories of her, she loved and cherished the countless friends and family who had ever been there for her. She valued her comfort in life and we find comfort in knowing she is at peace and not in pain. She was preceded in passing by her mother, Shirlee and father, Alan and leaves behind her Sister Peggy, Children Alan and Erin, and Aunt Debbie.

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Rebecca Lynn Bauer

April 12, 1960 - January 13, 2025