Mr Beer said his wife, who trained as a nurse and served as a “wren”, devoted her life to helping others.
Mrs Beer attended Forres Academy as a youngster, where she built bonds with friends that lasted late into her life.
She later joined the Woman’s Royal Naval Service, often referred to as “the wrens”, which led to her meeting her future husband.
Mr and Mrs Beer fell in love at HMS Mercury, a signalling school at Portsmouth where they both served as communicators.
Mr Beer’s Navy career brought him to Hong Kong in the late 1960s when it was under British control.
Mrs Beer took a job at government offices there – as they were among very few buildings which had air conditioning.
Around that time, the couple had their first of four sons.
When Mr Beer was serving in the Falklands, Mrs Beer became a spokeswoman for the Falklands Navy Wives association.
The “tough job” involved helping freshly bereaved spouses come to terms with the loss of loved ones.
Mr Beer lost some of his hearing after a non-cancerous tumour developed in his head, and he left the forces.
The couple returned to Mrs Beer’s hometown in 2004, where they settled into retirement.
Mr Beer said: “My wife still knew a lot of people in Forres, and was very popular locally.
“Some of my happiest memories are from those years, especially of the static caravan we had at Silver Sands in Lossiemouth.
“My wife was so well-liked because she would offer a helping hand to everybody.”
