A TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE J. CARTER BEESE, JR. The premature death of The Honorable J. Carter Beese, Jr. earlier this week left many Marylanders stunned, saddened, and ultimately puzzled.

In the annals of charmed lives, the Honorable J. Carter Beese had made an improbable and Algeresque journey from son of an FBI agent in New Jersey to the rarified halls of government and business. From afar, his life seemed miraculously blessed. The road to Alex Brown in the early 80s had three typical entry points: Gilman, Griswold or The Harvard Business School, rather than his New Jersey and Rollins College roots.

Yet Mr. Beese swam with the sharks and Captain Krongard, rising with the tide to become Vice-Chairman of Alex Brown before uniquely taking the road less traveled by other former Brownies - government service with the SEC and OPIC.

Perhaps his passing will give us time to reflect. A quote from another New Jersey native comes to mind:

“When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.”
Malcolm Forbes

His life was honorable, and we will remember it.

Labels: Alex Brown, Carter Beese, Maryland

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