Bernard M. Beerman ’58

Bernie died suddenly Sept. 7, 2013, in Chico, Calif., at the age of 77.

He came to Princeton from Allegany High School in Cumberland, Md. At Princeton, Bernie was active as a member of the football team and the business staff of The Daily Princetonian . He also served as vice chairman of the Hillel Foundation and secretary of the International Relations Club. He was a politics major and joined Terrace Club, where he became president.

After college, Bernie went on to receive a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1963. He practiced corporate law, primarily with Morrison, Murphy, Abrams & Haddock in Washington, D.C. Bernie was a founding member of the Choral Arts Society of Washington and volunteered as a teacher at Temple Micah. He retired in 1987 and moved to Carmel, Calif. He was an avid reader, a grand storyteller, and loved to make people laugh.

To his children, Rachel, Michael, David, and Jennifer-Lynn; his eight grandchildren; and his sister, Debbie, the class extends sincerest sympathy.