Terrence Roger Beals
Terrence "Terry" Roger Beals passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 in St Mary's Medical Center after lung and heart complications. He was preceded in death by his parents Roy Washington Beals and Mary Margaret (Gorman) Beals. Terry was born in Mendon, Illinois and spent his early childhood in the Bakersfield, CA area.
When his family moved to Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, for Aramco, in the mid 1950s, he decamped to boarding school in Rome to continue his education at Notre Dame International (NDI), Class of 1959. At his Mother's wishes, Terry attended Santa Clara University for a period, becoming an emancipated minor and an emerging bon vivant. Terry earned his undergraduate and Master's degrees at SF State University.
He held several senior positions at United Airlines, Bechtel, and Bank of America prior to founding his own company, Human Resources West, Inc. (HRW) in 1975. The company specializes in financial services management education, producing the Stanford Bank Game Version 12 (SBG), a simulation; and authoring a self study text, Depository Institutions Today (DIT). For almost 40 years, the simulation has been used by institutions in and outside the US. Terry was proud that HRW, Inc. spawned 2 other small businesses with banking acquaintances.
Terry was an avid sportsman - a zealot for deep sea diving and photography, skiing, racquet ball, and tennis. He was a 20 year 49er season ticket holder. His love of good wines and grappa meant the wine cellar was filled with interesting cases and bottles.
In the late 90s, he revived his interest in painting abstract oils. As an "emerging" older artist", he produced over 50 paintings that were shown in 8 venues in and outside of California. He produced art for himself and for friends, primarily. While hospitalized, he used his web site - www.ARTTB.com - to promote his work and to plague (his word) and to ply his caregivers for extra puddings.
Terry is survived by his wife, Dee. He counted many NDI-ers and Aramco ex-pats as extended family. HRW, Inc. will continue, helmed by his wife and a set of mentors. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date; in keeping with his wishes, a "few lies will be told" and much wine will flow and be consumed by neighbors and friends.
Published in San Francisco Chronicle on Aug. 23, 2015