Harvey "Coach" Lee Beahm Jr.

On Friday, November 25, 2022, Harvey “Coach” Beahm loving partner and father of two passed away at the age of 78. Born in Salisbury, Maryland to Harvey L. Beahm Sr and Evelyn Moore Beahm with sisters, Nancy Beahm MacDonald, Mary Lou Beahm Horseman and proceeded in death, Janice Beahm Feltz.

Harvey is survived by his wife, Marty Beahm, two daughters, Jennifer Green (Doug) and Julie Blankenship (Brian) and two grandchildren, Peyton and Riley Blankenship. He graduated from Muskingum College, lettering in both baseball and football. Then earned his master’s degree from the Ohio State University.

In addition to Ohio State football, Harvey loved tennis. He received the Ohio Valley Tennis Association’s Award for outstanding contribution to junior tennis as well as OVTA’s family of the year. This award meant the world given how much he enjoyed watching his daughters play tennis. They were the first sisters to win the Ohio State Doubles Championship in 1989 and both earned division I college scholarships.

When not cheering on his grandchildren, Riley and Peyton, at their games, watching his “adopted son” Na’il Diggs play in Green Bay or playing golf with his friends, he loved being “the comeback coach” on Bob Connors Saturday morning radio show, 610 WTVN.

A visitation will be held Wednesday, November 30th from 11am to 1pm at Schoedinger Funeral Home in Dublin, Ohio. The visitation will be followed by a memorial gathering at 1pm also at Schoedinger’s in Dublin (5980 Perimeter Rd).

In lieu of sending flowers, the family asks a consideration of donation to the Salvation Army in Central Ohio.