Edith Beach

Edith deFremery Beach Passed away peacefully September 20, 2010 in Carmel CA at the age of 92. She is survived by her beloved husband Philip S. Beach to whom she was married for 72 years. Born May 18, 1918 to Leon deFremery and Edith Goodfellow deFremery in Oakland, CA. A member of an avid and accomplished yachting family, her father was a founder of the St. Francis Yacht Club and an attorney in San Francisco. Both her grandfathers came to California in 1849 and began long and prominent lives in Oakland. As did her mother, Edith graduated from the Anna Head School which in the early years was in Berkeley. She attended Stanford University for two years then transferred to UC Berkeley and became a member of the class of 1939 (as was her future husband). She pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma and remained active for more than 50 years. She joined the Junior League of Oakland where she learned to transcribe for the blind, which she continued to do in many communities across the country. She was a past president of the Children's Home Society on the Peninsula and a member of the Junior League of Palo Alto. She will be sadly missed by her dear husband Philip and their two children, David Philip Beach and Alison Beach Cooper (Tom) and two grandchildren, Scott Thomas Cooper and Christina deFremery Cooper. Edith shall be remembered for her quiet dignity, laughter and courage and her love of sports (Go Bears), gardening and travel. Her family benefited from her setting an example of fairness, love of family, patience and strong, moral character. Before Parkinson's disease slowed her quality of life, she and Phil traveled around the world and the U.S. Contributions in her memory can be made to The National Parkinson's Foundation 1501 NW 9th Ave Miami, FL 33136.