Many of you knew Rita from Key Food Beacon, who was a caring cashier for many years who completed your day at Key Food. Our last interaction with her was just days before her passing when she offered to let our little one scan his snack out to check himself out. Rita was always caring like that. Always knew what the weather would be. Always could read the mood for the day.

Rita’s passing was sudden, and Key Food published words of loss for Rita on their Junior Zayed’s Instagram, and created a prayer note on the plastic dividers at checkout.

From Key Food:
”It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we must share the sad news of the sudden passing of our great friend and our loving sister Rita Baylis Spicer. She was a great cashier, a great coworker, a great friend and most importantly a great human being. Working at Key Food in Beacon for so many years, she was loved by all who worked with her through out the years and loved by the great community of Beacon. She became a friend to everyone who came to shop and she became one of our family members. Always greeting friends and customers with a wide big beautiful and unforgettable smile. We are still in shock and still in disbelief. Our thoughts and prayers are with her mom, sisters, daughters and all her family and loved ones. May you rest in paradise, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!”