Teri Nan Taylor Beals

Teri was a National Merit Scholar. She attended Miami of Ohio University obtaining a degree in Physics graduating magna cum laude. Teri also studied the arts and literature areas as well. She worked as a systems engineer for IBM in New York and managed accounts for Abercrombie & Fitch, JC Penny, Macy’s and many other major retail accounts. She was promoted to executive status in IBM as one of the first 13 women long before EEOC was an approved law. Teri was promoted to the IBM District Office in New York as a technical specialist. She moved with IBM to Kansas City and reorganized the Kansas City School District Information System.

In 1972 Teri married Tony Beals (also IBM) and they moved to Raleigh, NC when Tony was promoted to a new IBM product development position. IBM in the South at that time did not employ women professionals so she left IBM and established an extensive real estate business.

Later they moved from Raleigh to Bloomfield Hills, MI where Teri established a medical administrative support business for physicians supporting nursing homes. They then moved to Oklahoma City (Tony’s original home) where Teri reorganized and liquidated Tony’s father’s business after his father suffered major heart illness. She marketed numerous properties throughout Oklahoma, Colorado, and other locations.

She scored 99+ percent on the acceptance exam for graduate school at University of Oklahoma and was awarded an MBA degree with honors.

Teri served as president and board member for numerous civic and art organizations including The Art League, Orchestra League, Oklahoma Museum of Art, Tri Delta Sorority Alumni organization and many other groups during the last several years. She was a tireless volunteer and a world class organizer. Her accomplishments in this regard are too numerous to mention.

Teri is survived by her loving husband, James Anthony (Tony) Beals, sisters Patricia Ann Jackson of Seattle, Jacqueline Wagener of Maumee, OH, Shirley Rinehart of Austin, TX, Carolyn Sobiloff of Boston, and brother, Jon Taylor of Augusta, GA.

Services will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 1, 2013. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oklahoma Museum of Art.