Christina Olson, a lifelong Beacon Hill Resident, passed away in 2024. She was an exemplary neighbor, the only child of Italian & Swedish immigrants, she learned about the diversity of our community at Mercer Middle School and embraced democracy and multiculturalism. After a career with Washington Dept of Transportation, Christina was a dedicated volunteer advocating for food sustainability and an educated electorate. She was an original Beacon Food Forest Steering Committee member and spent many hours doing outreach at community events sharing free seeds in hand made envelopes to engage neighbors in supporting the volunteer movement that created the 7 acre BFF where any one can pick the abundant fruit, nuts and vegetables grown collaboratively by volunteers. Later she was an original member of Beacon Hill Garden Club and helped tend the Pear Trees at Garden House and facilitate Pear-a-dise events to bring neighbors together to share in the bounty of the pear orchard there. 

She also was a lifelong learner and shared this passion with our community by curating Beacon Hill Meaningful Movies, monthly for 5 years until COVID shut it down. She produced a free documentary series on social justice and environmental issues , followed by discussion and information from local activists in the area of the films. She served 7 years on the Beacon Arts Board while shepherding those programs under our umbrella. She is the end of her family line and is deeply missed by the many friends she accumulated over a long productive life.