Coleman Bean

Coleman Bean, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at The Kensington in Falls Church, VA. Coleman was born in Anniston, Alabama on August 9, 1928. His parents were Dr. William Gleeson Bean and Lucy Marstellar Bean. He grew up in Lexington, VA on the campus of Washington and Lee University where his father was head of the history department. Coleman attended Washington and Lee for one year prior to entering the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Upon graduating from West Point in 1950, he was commissioned as an Air Force officer and assigned to the Strategic Air Force Command, Radar Navigator-Bombadier on a B-50 Bomber, where he served for four years. In September of 1954, he entered the University of Virginia Law School in Charlottesville, VA. Coleman graduated second in his class of 1957. He was on the Dean's List, elected to the Order of the Coif, was student assistant to Professor T.M. Boyd, and passed the Virginia Bar in 1956. He also received a Master of Law in federal taxation from Georgetown Graduate Law School in Washington, DC.

Upon graduation from UVA, Coleman was associate lawyer for McGuire, Eggeston, Bocock & Woods in Richmond, VA.

He then went to Washington, DC to become the eighth lawyer at Howrie, Simon, Baker and Murchison. While there he met George Webster, who became his friend and partner. Coleman continued to practice law for the next 25 years at Webster, Chamberlain and Bean in Washington, DC. He was a member of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. Coleman was also a member of the Metropolitan Club for 46 years. Other memberships include Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland and the Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, VA. He lived in Georgetown for over 40 years and later resided in Great Falls, VA.

Coleman is survived by his wife, Lois Mahoney Bean, their beloved standard poodle, Brigitte; and his brother, William Gleeson Bean of Lexington, VA.

A graveside ceremony for family will take place on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Lexington, VA. A memorial service will be held at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA or to the National Presbyterian Church in Washington,

DC.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy can be shared at www.murphyfuneralhomes.com for the Bean family.

Arrangements under the direction of Murphy Funeral Homes, 1102 West Broad St., Falls Church, VA 22046.