Donald Richard Beasley ’53

Don suffered a stroke before our 50th, but was determined to attend the reunion and he did, making all the rounds in a golf cart. He died of pneumonia May 21, 2006, after several strokes. His home was in Rock Hall, Md.

He graduated from Mount Lebanon (Pa.) High School. At Princeton, he majored in chemical engineering, was active in WPRU radio, and belonged to Elm Club. He was a valuable member of the Rugby Club. Though he and his senior-year roommate, lacrosse man Al Weaver, were on different playing fields, Al said they got along "beautifully."

Don received a master's in business at the University of Chicago and worked for several large corporations. At his retirement in 2001, he was a consultant for the Environmental Protection Agency overseeing contracts for the eastern seaboard.

He is survived by his wife, the former Marie Hilliard, whom he married in 1985; his mother, Edna; son Richard; daughter Lynn; brother Charles; stepson Martin Hilliard; stepdaughter Suzy Pollington; and three step-grandchildren. We mourn the loss of our loyal classmate.