She escaped the Islamic extremism of Iran almost three decades ago and spent much of her life bringing joy to family and friends, mourners recalled.
At a morning Mass at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Rancho Cucamonga on Monday, her loved ones described Bennetta Bet-Badal as someone who “made us all laugh” and who would forever be remembered for her glowing spirit and humility.
Bet-Badal was 46 and an active member of the Assyrian American Assn. of Southern California, when she and 13 others were killed in a terror attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino.
“This evil act” shall serve as a reminder that there are “uncertainties” in life, the Rev. Father Samuel Dinkha told parishioners. “I pray that what happened will awaken the conscience of politicians” so they will “take care of people entrusted to them,” he said.
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