Bethany Wirick ... had a passion for music; at 27

Bethany Louise Wirick, 27, formerly of Rochester, N.H., died on April 2, 2023, in Springfield, Mass. She was born on Jan. 14, 1996, in Rochester, to Rebecca Wirick and Scott Williamson.

Bethany preferred to be called Beth. When Beth was younger, she loved art and wanted to go to school for it, specifically tattoo artistry. She took ballet, jazz, hip-hop and tap dance classes for years throughout her childhood and found a real love for it. She loved to sing, and she wanted to learn Spanish. Beth was 16 when she became a mom to her daughter, Alyssa, and she was 23 when she had her second daughter, Iris. Beth obtained her GED from Rochester Adult Ed. After getting her GED, she went to beauty school where she became great at cutting and styling hair. She was always doing something to her hair or someone else's. Her aunts have happy memories of Beth braiding their hair. She also enjoyed doing her makeup.

Beth was passionate about music, and she loved concerts and music. She wanted to be a singer; she was always singing and dancing by herself or with anyone who wanted to join her. She loved to write music and poetry and liked to journal. She aspired to play the guitar and was always practicing her electric and acoustic guitars. She taught herself to play songs by various artists including Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith as well as bluegrass. During a trip to Florida, she played "Stairway to Heaven" for her grandfather. She particularly loved playing guitar with her daughter, Alyssa. Beth would frequently play a Mac Miller song called, "Blue World," to which she and her daughter, Iris, would dance. Some of her other favorite artists were J. Cole, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Paramore, Ariana Grande, Kehlani, Snow the Product, Halsey. When Beth first discovered "Broke" by Samm Henshaw, she would play it on repeat. Beth's favorite musical genres were R&B, rock and rap. When Beth was giving birth to her daughter Iris, she played the song, "Iris," by the Goo Goo Dolls during the birth.

Beth was spiritual and interested in astrology, often wearing jewelry with stones or crystals; she loved the color green, wolves, sharks, rabbits, and the beach. Beth loved any type of tea and hot or frozen vanilla chai lattes, depending on the weather. She loved cooking for people and eating chicken broccoli alfredo, mac and cheese, bagels and cream cheese, and fried chicken. Beth was a comedian without trying and loved to laugh and to hang out with her friends. She was tough as nails, with a rebel streak. Beth fought through hardships, both physically and mentally. She worked extremely hard to be a good mom and find happiness in her life. Beth loved her family and her kids more than anything. She liked to be close to people, and she could and would talk to anybody. She was the life of any social gathering. She was a truly a beautiful person inside and out. Beth deserved a lot better than what this life gave her, and she was failed by the healthcare system. All of those who loved Beth have heavy hearts during this tragedy, but we are comforted knowing she is no longer in pain. She will be loved and missed by those who knew her, and she will always remain in our hearts. She is survived by her two daughters, Alyssa and Iris, her mother, Rebecca Marshall, of Rochester, her father, Scott Williamson, of Rochester, two brothers, Christopher Wirick, of New Hampshire, and Garrett Marshall, of Newmarket, N.H., a sister, Katelyn Kierstead, her husband, Noah, and an unborn niece, all of Manchester, N.H., a sister, Kayla Williamson, of Rochester, her grandmother and grandfather, Joanne and Steve Lewis, of Rochester, her grandfather, Roger Wirick, of Wewahitchka, Fla., her grandmother and grandfather, Diane and Ted Januz, of Raymond, N.H., and multiple aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews in New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and Florida, all who loved her very much. Her mother, Rebecca, loved Beth more than she could ever know.