M. Lamont Bean

M. Lamont BEAN Passed away February 25, 2004, in Bellevue, WA, at the age of 79. A resident of Robinswood Pointe Senior Living for nearly two years, Monte's health had been in decline for some time. Born June 9, 1924 in Ogden, Utah, he followed his father's retail career around the states of Nebraska, California, Oregon and finally Washington, where he attended Roosevelt High School (class of '42) and the University of Washington in Seattle. After military service during WWII, Monte began working for Pay'n Save Drugs in 1948, a company he would ultimately build into a multi-billion dollar retail empire spanning eleven western states, 350 stores and over 20,000 employees. Committed to contributing to the Seattle community, Monte served in numerous civic and business-promoting capacities with the March of Dimes, Seafair, KIRO-TV, US Bank, Rotary, the U of W Board of Regents, the Tyee Club and other organizations. He was also President of the Rainier Club, the Washington Athletic Club, Sigma Chi-Seattle, the Frye Art Museum, and the 101 Club and the U of W Alumni. He enjoyed being part of the group which brought to Seattle the Sounders soccer club during the 1970's and was a founding owner of the Seahawks football team. He is survived by his wife Karin Ahlström Bean and their two children Jonas Bean (27) of Kirkland and Lisa Bean (24) of Bellevue, and also his four children which he had with LaRue White Bean, now of Las Vegas, NV; Marc Bean (54), of Palm Springs, CA, Steve Bean (53) of Redmond, Deborah Bean (51) of Arlington, VA, and Brad Bean (45) of Redmond. Services will be held Monday, March 1 at 11 a.m. at the Bellevue Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 14536 Main St., Bellevue, WA. A gathering of family and close friends will be at 10 a.m. A Celebration of Life will be held at Broadmoor Golf Club at 2:30 p.m. Memorial donations are suggested to the BYU Monte L. Bean Life Sciences Museum, Bean Endowment, 290 MLBM, Provo, Utah 84602.