She is the “Bea” in Project Bea and Pearl.  Isn’t this a wonderful photo of her?

She was born in upstate New York in March of 1912.  She is going to ninety eight years old…amazing!!  She is one of six children.  Her mother died shortly after giving birth to the sixth child.  She was nine years old and was deeply sadden by her loss.  Her father remarried and gave her three more siblings.  She is the only surviving member in her family of origin.  She often questions why she remains.

In her lifetime she has lived through the Great Depression, nineteen U.S. presidents,  the explosion of the information age,  six wars and is witnessing the present one.  She is an avid movie goer and a big TV fan, can you image all she has seen in the entertainment world?  That’s a lot of living.

Bea is a widow, a mother, a grandmother, a great grandmother and a great great grandmother.  She lost her husband in 2006.  She is the mother of three children.  She has a daughter, the other half of Project Bea and Pearl, and two sons.  One son lives in Derwood, Maryland and the the other is deceased.  Bea and her husband moved to Arizona in 1977 to be close to Pearl and her family and to enjoy the Arizona sunshine.  Bea is an independent woman who’s mind is sharp but her body will not cooperate with her as it did in the past.  Which is totally understandable…but…try telling her that!Be sure to check back soon…Pearl’s story is next.