Peele Beebe ’46

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Peele died Jan. 13, 2002, in Santa Barbara, Calif., of lung cancer. A graduate of Brooklyn Polytechnical School, he played football and rowed crew. He spent three years in the US Army Signal Corps, serving in the South Pacific.

Married to Ann Wilson in 1947, he moved to California and engaged in a career in real estate. He enjoyed boating and dogs, serving on the local humane society board. He is survived by his wife and their two daughters, Leslie Ann and Nancy, and two grandchilden. The class extends its sympathy to them.

The Class of 1946

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