longtime partner of Peter Brock, dies from cancer at age 77
longtime partner of Australian racing champion Peter Brock, has died aged 77 two years after being diagnosed with cancer.
A constant fixture in the pits during his races, the pair were together for almost three decades, and had two children together.
Bev and Peter split in 2005 and she became embroiled in a legal battle over his estate following his death a year later.
But she remained positive about the relationship and her life.
“I look back and I think I have had a privileged life, I have had a blessed existence,” she told ABC Radio National in 2015.
“Peter and I shared 28 years of a most amazing relationship.”
Her son, James Brock, posted a statement on Facebook announcing her death.
“Bev was a dedicated parent, always making time to make a costume for a play or help out on a school camp,” Mr Brock said in the statement.
“She dedicated her life to helping Peter’s racing
Kriv Stenders, who directed a 2020 documentary on Peter Brock, said he was shocked to learn of Bev Brock’s passing.
“She’s probably one of the most remarkable, extraordinary, resilient, ferocious women I’ve ever met in my life,” Stenders told ABC Melbourne radio.
He said that Bev Brock was integral to her partner’s success throughout the 70s and 80s.
career taking on multiple roles, all met with skill, smarts and purpose.”
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