Gene Beall
Gene Beall was born in Hillsboro, Oregon, a descendant of Volga German immigrants from Norka, Russia, on his father's side of the family.
Gene graduated from Hillsboro High School (Hilhi) in 1969, having served as class president and captain of the football (quarterback) and baseball (catcher) teams. He won many school awards, including a coveted Tektronix math/science scholarship that could be used at any university.
Gene attended Yale University for his first two years, majoring in biology and playing baseball and handball. He then took some time off from school, eventually finishing at Oregon State University, playing baseball for part of one year, and graduating with a degree in Zoology. He later earned a master's in Education at the University of Washington.
Gene taught science, math, and computers at the Best Alternative High School in the east Seattle metro area (Lake Washington School District) for nearly 10 years, then became a computer software trainer and later joined McCaw Cellular Communications in Kirkland. He currently is a Vice President for AT&T Wireless (2018).
Gene and his wife Sally live in Sammamish, Washington, and have two children, Richard (a graduate in Architecture from the University of Washington) and Sarah (a graduate of Bellevue Community College), who lives in Spokane.
Gene is the brother of Bob Beall and Jim Beall.
Gene graduated from Hillsboro High School (Hilhi) in 1969, having served as class president and captain of the football (quarterback) and baseball (catcher) teams. He won many school awards, including a coveted Tektronix math/science scholarship that could be used at any university.
Gene attended Yale University for his first two years, majoring in biology and playing baseball and handball. He then took some time off from school, eventually finishing at Oregon State University, playing baseball for part of one year, and graduating with a degree in Zoology. He later earned a master's in Education at the University of Washington.
Gene taught science, math, and computers at the Best Alternative High School in the east Seattle metro area (Lake Washington School District) for nearly 10 years, then became a computer software trainer and later joined McCaw Cellular Communications in Kirkland. He currently is a Vice President for AT&T Wireless (2018).
Gene and his wife Sally live in Sammamish, Washington, and have two children, Richard (a graduate in Architecture from the University of Washington) and Sarah (a graduate of Bellevue Community College), who lives in Spokane.
Gene is the brother of Bob Beall and Jim Beall.
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Contributed by Jim Beall, February 2018.
Last updated October 22, 2023