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1941
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2024
Linda Bean Obituary
Linda Bean was a conservative activist and philanthropist, as well as the granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean, founder of the outdoor wear company L.L. Bean.
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Jon Bonjovi
March 31, 2024
Rock and roll !
Carson Loveless
March 31, 2024
Condolences to her family and her friends
RR
March 30, 2024
Sincere condolences to the Bean family, May God be with you to help you through your time of loss.
Karen Egerton
March 28, 2024
Thoughts and prayers for her family.
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Neva Joseph
March 27, 2024
I worked for Linda as manager of her rental properties. I admired her work ethic, and enjoyed spending time with her on our journeys to Southwest Harbor and Freeport. She was a true business woman and will be greatly missed. My condolences to her family. Neva Joseph
P Smith
March 27, 2024
Prays and condolences to the family. May God bring you comfort.
Elizabeth Bell
March 26, 2024
R.I.P. Linda
Sam Waltz, Wilmington, DE
March 26, 2024
My wife Sandi and I send our Prayers for the Peace that Passeth Understanding on the passing of Linda Bean.
I met her only once, but I remember it well, and it was a warm and engaging encounter here in Wilmington, DE, at the site of her late-in-life philanthropy with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). Remarkably, given her conservative leanings, here at ISI, we were located just a few blocks from the home of soon-to-be USA POTUS Joe Biden.
We talked of the issues that inspired each of us, as well as her growing interest and affection for our -- as I call it -- "overgrown small town of a State" of Delaware.
Linda was down-to-earth, approachable, and authentic, leaving me with a sense of her genuineness as a person!
Diane Bean
March 26, 2024
Sincere condolences goes out to friends and family of Linda. I never personally knew her but I was a distant relative of hers. My father and Leon was 3rd cousins. She was a wonderful person who did a lot of good for the State of Maine. The Lord blessed her in many ways and I'm sure she is safe with him.
May her children pass on her legacy and her grandfathers. Sincerely, Diane Bean, Auburn Maine
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