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Ross Allen (Ross Jr) Beall, Jr. b. 20 May 1924 in Vallejo, Solano County, CA; 'Dad, so the story goes, was born on the kitchen table at home in Vallejo' [Courtesy of daughter Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

m. 16 Jun 1945 Gloria Ann Duncomb at St. Mary's in San Francisco, CA, daughter of Joseph and Ottitle Duncomb of San Francisco, CA.; b. 7 Sep 1925 in San Francisco, CA.

div. Divorced in 1973

Children -

- Glory Anne b. 17 Oct 1946 in San Francisco, CA

- Carol Jean b. 11 June 1948 in Berkeley, CA

- Nanci Cecilia b. 10 Sep 1951 in San Francisco, CA

- Suzanne Rita b. 26 Apr 1954 at Children's Hospital in San Francisco, CA

m(2). 1974 Penny Nelsen; divorced 1975

m(3). Mar 1983 Christine Schubbe; married 18 months

d. 24 Nov 1984 in Sacramento, CA of 'Adult respiratory syndrome (ADR)'; Age 60; Buried at Trails End in Tahoe City, CA. (1st person in new cemetery section. They made sure he had a lave view)

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Ross Jr. and Gloria Marry in San Francisco at St. Mary's in China Town - June 16, 1945

'There seems to be a stories behind every event. My dad was in a car accident the night before the wedding. Hit a pole and knocked out some teeth, that's why he is not smiling-showing teeth - in many pictures.' [Courtesy of daughter Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Rick Colthurst is the ring bearer and Sharon Shoemaker, Gloria's cousin Peggy's daughter, is the flower girl at the wedding - June 16, 1945

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Ross Jr's graduating class at Maritime School (back row, 3rd from left) - 19__

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Mom and the girls (Suzanne, Nanci, Carol, Glory, and Mom) - Easter 1959

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

25th Wedding Anniversary on Lurline in the harbor of Maui, Hawaii - June 16, 1970

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Ross Jr. in his 70's look on the jet boat in Lake Tahoe - mid 70's

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

The four girls in Tahoe (Back-Nanci, Glory Front-Carol, Suzanne) - 1978

'One Christmas, in the 1970's, Glory and the family wanted to find something special for my dad. They decided on a small cannon. So they brought it and transported it to Tahoe. They also brought a toy cannon. They put the toy cannon under the Christmas Tree and took the real one down stairs. At about 7:30 am Christmas, they shot the real cannon off from the lower back deck. All the windows in the house reverberated from the sound. My dad came running out of his bedroom and looked around. He yelled a few choice words, but basically expressed "What the *** was that "?. We pointed to the cannon under the tree. My dad took one look at it and said no way. He then began to search through the house and finally found his Christmas present in the downstairs laundry room. My dad had several pleasurable moments from his cannon going off. (We usually called our neighbors to give them a warning.) It was a highlight of the neighborhood. The cannon was also taken to all Yacht Club events and was used to shoot off for starts of events, as a starter gun, for all the boat races in Lake Tahoe. The cannon is currently on loan to the Sheriff's Aux at Tahoe.' [Courtesy of daughter Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

First Antique Boat Show in the '70s at Chambers in Lake Tahoe - early 1970's

Glory and her Dad, Ross Jr. were awarding the Beall Family Trophy to Stan Hiller for 'Best Boat' of the Show.

Note: The Beall Family Trophy was donated to the Yacht Club in the early 70's by the Bealls. This was the beginning of all the Antique Boat Shows to come. They are still happening today in Lake Tahoe and the shows are now huge events.

L to R: Ross Jr., Rich Laveritti of Perini Corp (which owns Chambers), Glory, Stan Hiller, one of the first participants in the antique classic boat shows and a member of the Tahoe Yacht Club, and THE CANNON. THE CANNON was there to shoot off for starts and events, similar to a starter gun. Read the CANNON story above and see Glory with the CANNON.

[Photos courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Left: Christmas tree at Tahoe House - early 1980's Right: Ross Jr. cooking at Tahoe House- 1984

(Charlie Nielson is in front of the tree)

'We called him Mr. Holiday, because he would decorate his houses and office every holiday. He would have his annual St. Patrick's Day Party at the office. He would start the corn beef a day ahead boiling it at low heat in Guinness beer. He would order green carnations for all the men and women.

My dad purchased Easter Lilies for all the staff at Easter, Roses for all the women on Valentine's Day, Fresh Turkeys for Thanksgiving for everyone , and poinsettias and fresh Turkeys at Christmas. He decorate the office at Christmas, had big trees in all the houses, with big wreaths. Every year, I went with him to Grandma Rita's grave in Hayward at Christmas and decorated the graves. He would have a tree trimming party at Tahoe. He would not only decorate an inside tree, but two outside trees had Christmas lights on them as well. He hooked them up so that we could turn them on all year long.'

'He loved to cook. When I was growing up, I always remember him cooking the weekend breakfast. When he built his dream house, he designed the kitchen. It had a big chopping block in the middle where people could gather and talk while preparing their favorite dishes. He had a spigot by the stove to fill up the big pots with water, so you wouldn't have the carry them across from the sink. On the average we usually had 10-12 people for dinner during the summer weekends at Tahoe. He loved to entertain his friends. He would make up big batches of spaghetti and his famous chili. He would put up peaches every summer, so that he could serve champagne and peaches during Christmas and New Years. He would make applesauce for all the babies in the family. Every fall, he made up a big batch of mince meat and fruit cakes. He would keep them in the downstairs closet and occasionally put more brandy on the fruitcakes to ferment them and get them ready for Christmas. He would host a summer party every year called the Beall Boat Race Party. We would have over 100 people in the house. He would provide food and open bars with live music.'

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Ross Jr. at the opening of a Raley's store at his center in Yuba City - 1981

Chuck Collins is on the left and Tom Raley is on the right. Ross Jr.'s company, Mall Development, Inc., did the remodel on the Raley's store.

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Ross Jr.'s 60th Birthday - May 20, 1984

Nanci in front, and in backrow: Suzanne, Carol, Ross Sr., Glory, and Ross Jr.

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Ross Jr.'s 60th Birthday - May 20, 1984

Ross Jr. and Ross Sr.

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Suzanne, Nanci, Don, and Gloria at the newly remodeled Sutro house in Piedmont - mid 1980's

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

The remodeled Sutro house in Piedmont - mid 1980's

'My grandmother used to move from house to house in Piedmont during the war. Well, in the mid-80's- Don called and asked us to meet him and Kathy Beall in Piedmont. Nanci Beall, Gloria Beall Lamson, and myself went down to Piedmont. The old Sutro house, which the Bealls occupied for a time was on the home tour. My mother lived there after she was married and my dad was at sea. My mom had told me that rooms/houses were at premium and Grandma Rita opened up the house to several people.

**PS. ask Bob Beall about the fish pond that they painted for Grandma Rita at that house ( I think it was Bob and Don)' [Courtesy of daughter Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Ross Jr. and Gloria's Bios

'My mother was born in San Francisco, Ca. to Joseph and Ottitle and Duncomb. She graduated from Lowell High School in the 1944. She met my father when she auditioned him band for her rainbow girls dance (about the age of 14). They lived in San Francisco in the 50's until they moved to Sacramento. My dad grew up in the bay area. I believe he graduated from the Maritime School in the mid-40's. His first ventures were in the Trucking business. He then went on to the construction business, building discount stores for the Lee Bros. He continued in the construction business as a General Contractor until his death in 1984. He owned a retail center in Yuba City named Fair Mart, Inc. He did several projects for Raley's Corp. He was also a part owner of Weberstown in Stockton, Ca. and Arden Fair in Sacramento, Ca. He had a property management company which would manage various projects.

He ventured into the Travel business for about 6 years in the late 70's, Arden Fair Travel. He was in the insurance business and had started an association for Independent Owners Operators in the late 70's. He built several condo projects in Davis, Sacramento, and Redlands. He also built several warehouses in Southern California. At the time of his death, he was in the middle of developing another retail center in Grass Valley, Ca.

After my mother's divorced from my father, she went into the retail business. She managed a store called Plum Tree for years. She then managed the gift shops at the Sutters Hospital for the guild. In the late 70's she opened a Kitchen Shop at Arden Fair with her husband Ray. My father helped her with developing the shop and setting it up. They had In Kitchen at Arden for 15 years. Gloria and Ray then opened a deli downtown for a few years. She retired in the mid-90's.' [Courtesy of daughter Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

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Ross Jr.

Raced speed boats in west Lake Tahoe (Homewood) [Courtesy of Ross Jr.'s youngest daughter, Suzanne - Aug 2001] 'My dad's love of boating started at a early age on the Russian River. His first boat was called the "Bumble Bee" and according to my Mom, he used to love to go up and down the river in it. In his late teens, he graduated from the Maritime School in Vallejo and then served during the war-usually on tankers. Our family eventually moved from the Bay area to Sacramento in the late 50's. It was shortly after that, that my father acquired the first family boat, it was called the "Cutty Sark" and was a Chris Craft Capri. All of us learned to water ski behind that boat. Through the years, we had several homes at Tahoe. In 1972, my dad finally built his dream home. He also built a pier and of course we had to have boats. He became a member of the Tahoe Yacht Club and began to participate in the annual regattas. In 1974 he acquired another boat, a jet boat. It is similar to the one in the James Bond picture, "Live and Let Die". He named this boat "Misschievious". His next purchase was Belmont, and then the Rayson Craft.

In the meantime, my older sister Glory inherited the "bug" for boats from my father. She used to race our old Chris Craft. Then she purchased a Rayson Craft and had an engine specially built for racing. She was actually on the pro circuit for a while. She used to travel back and forth across the U.S. racing her boat. She raced what they call the endurance races, which was circle racing, for 100 laps, at speeds over 100.

My Dad and Glory started several events at Tahoe that continue still today. In the early 70's, they started the "Classic Boat Show" at Chambers Landing at Tahoe. It continues to this day and is nationally recognized as one of the premiere events for classic boats in the nation. It started from 15 wood boats of family friends and now has over 100 boats. It grew from a one-day event to a whole week of events. In the early 70's, the Beall family donated a silver cup to the Tahoe Yacht Club, to be awarded to the best home restoration of an antique boat. My dad and sister wanted to make sure there was always a place in the show for home restoration of boats and not just professionals doing the restoration work.

They also started the poker run using boats, which was a time/distance race and best poker hand. You would start off at one pier and proceed to several other piers. You would pick a card at each pier. There was a prize for the best hand and closest time to preset course time. The Yacht Club still holds this event every summer.

After my father died in 1984, we sold most of the boats. Glory decided to give up racing and get into something a little slower. She restored a 1917 Fay and Bowen Launch. She showed it every year in the show until its sale in 1999. Glory is still active in the Annual Boat show and in several organizations at Tahoe. Glory was also named the first woman commodore of the Tahoe Yacht Club in the early 80's. She was also the President of the Northern Chapter of the Antique Classic Boat Society. She is a current member of the Board of the Tahoe Maritime Museum which just opened their museum at Sugar Pine Point State Park in the old boat garage on the shores of Lake Tahoe.'

[Photo courtesy of Suzanne Beall - Aug 2001]

Ross Jr.'s gravestone at Trails end in Tahoe City, overlooking Lake Tahoe - Summer 1985

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