Beam, William Benjamin – Obituary
William Benjamin “Bill” Beam Jr., 83, died of natural causes at his Baker City home on June 12, 2009. At Bill’s request, there were no services. Disposition was by cremation. Bill was born on Sept. 21, 1925, at Muskogee, Okla., to William Benjamin Beam and Harriet Lambdin Beam. He attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. Bill enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II, but was discharged after a plane crash. He returned to civilian life, … Read more