Mary Glendine Carter BEACH 

Age 84, August 18, 2008. Born in Seattle, February 24, 1924 to Alfred and Nellie Rudd 
Carter, Mary attended Lafayette Grade School, James Madison Jr. High and graduated 
from Roosevelt High School. She married the love of her life, Allen Edwards Beach, a 
'38 graduate of Lincoln H.S. and UW student, at the University Baptist Church in 
December of '42. Mary and Allen started their 64 year marriage in Ann Arbor Michigan 
where Mary worked in the office of the Judge Advocate General as a typist and proof 
reader while Allen undertook intensive Japanese language study with the first US Army 
Special Military Intelligence group at the University of Michigan. After her husband's 
return from WW II service in the Pacific, Mary devoted her life to raising two daughters 
and holding down the fort while Allen's career took him to Japan and South East Asia 
as manager of U.S. trade fairs. She also dedicated her efforts to advocating for citizens 
with developmental disabilities as a parent of a profoundly retarded child. She served 
as Vice President of the Women's Auxiliary of WARC, Seattle (now ARC of 
Washington). In the 1960's she was instrumental in organizing the Women's Auxiliary 
for the Long Island, New York Chapter of ARC and was its first President. She and 
Allen werelong-time supporters of Friends of Fircrest, Action DD, VOR (Voice of the 
Retarded) organizations upholding state residential care choices. Mary accompanied 
her husband on extended assignments managing U.S. Pavilions at International 
Expositions in Japan, Belgium, New York, Okinawa, Canada, Knoxville, Brisbane, 
Vancouver, B.C., Montreal, Seattle and other assignments around the world. Her 
outgoing personality, lively humor and fun nature endeared her to all she met. The life 
of the party, she was able to engage with people from many cultures with laughter, 
warmth and good will. Mary is preceded in death by her husband, Allen (Sept.'05) and 
sister, Una Carter Christensen, sister in law, Doris Beach Adams. She is survived by 
daughters Candace Braley, Carolyn Beach, grandson Edward Allen Braley, nephew 
Guy D. Adams, brother in-law Richard Adams. Her family is grateful to the staff at the 
Hearthstone Health Center for their kind care. At her request there will be no funeral. 
Private internment, arranged by Kosec Funeral Home, will be at Laurel Grove Cemetery, 
Port Townsend, WA. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to 
Friends of Fircrest, c/o Fircrest School, 15230 15th Ave. NE, Shoreline, WA 98155, or 
to Action DD, PO Box 3110, Seattle, WA 98103 

Published in print on 8/29/2008 
Seattle Times