Terry Lee Beecher Sr. ^{2 3 4 5}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: 207 Caroline St, Ocean City, MD in Ocean City, Worcester, MD.

2. Census in 1950 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ⁶ The 1950 census recorded on Route 1 West: Chas. W. Smith, manufacturing machine operator, 22, living with wife Margaret, 28; stepdaughter Dolores P., 10; stepson Terry L., 7; stepdaughter Rita J., 5; and daughter Helen A., 4. (Dolores, Terry, and Rita are listed with surname Smith despite Terry and Rit being born Beecher and Dolores Hockenberry.) Also in the home is Margaret's stepmother, Anna M. Bigler, 64. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Birth Announcements: Chambersburg Hospital: Terry and Beverly Dixon Beecher, R. R. 1, Sihppensburg, a son, today., 31 Dec 1962, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ⁷

4. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Criminal Court Starts Today, 11 May 1964, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ⁸ A jury was being selected late this morning before Judge Robert Lee Jacobs int he Criminal Court trial of Terry Beecher of Shippensburg, who is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor involving a 17-year-old Shippensburg girl last Mar. 25.
Prosecuting the ase for the Commonwealth is Assistant District Attorney Harold Sheely, with Hyman Goldstein and James R. Humber, Carlisle, as counsel for Beecher.

5. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Juries Absolve 2 Defendants, 12 May 1964, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ⁹ A Cumberland County Criminal Court jury of eight men and four women, after two hours of deliberation, returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of Terry Beecher, 21, Shippensburg, charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor involving a 17-year-old Shippensburg girl last Mar. 2.
In returning its verdict, the jury placed the costs of prosecution on State Trooper Richard Bodine, of the Carlisle Substation, but Judge Robert Lee Jacobs, before whom the hearing was held, set aside the jury's assessment of costs on the prosecutor and directed the costs of prosecution be paid by the county.
Helen Smith, 18, of RD1, Shippensburg, testifying in behalf of her brother, Terry Beecher, told the Court and jury that the minor involved in the case had urged her to get a date for her with Beecher, and further testified that the minor involved in the case even "tried to pay him to go out on a date with her."
Ernest White, 20, also of Shippensburg, testified the minor "begged him" to bring Terry Beecher to her house near the end of March, in also testifying that he (White) had "dated" Beecher's sister.
Returned to jail after the jury found Beecher not guilty, he was remanded to the County Prison to face prosecution on another charge, resisting arrest, for which he was apprehended last month.
Ralph Richard Rideout, Shippensburg, is also in the County Prison on a similar charge of resisting arrest, growing out of an incident with Shippensburg police at the same time Beecher was held on that charge. Rideout was a witness yesterday in behalf of Beecher.

6. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Terry Beecher Injured in One Car Wreck, 22 Aug 1966, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹⁰ -----
One-Car Accident
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Terry Beecher 23, of R. R. 1, Shippensburg, was listed in satisfactory condition today at the local hospital where he was being treated for a brain concussion, severe cuts fo the scalp and brush burns and bruises of the left shoulder and elbow received ina one-car accident at 10 p.m. Sunday a mile north of Greenvillage on Route 11.
State police reported Beecher was injured when his 1962 model convertible, valued at $1,500, was demolished after he lost control while driving south. The car veered off the highway onto the lawn of Samuel Musser, R. R. 3, Shippensburg, where it crashed into a large boulder, knocked over a mail box and overturned, coming to rest on its top. Damage to the Musser property was set at $30.

7. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Driver Posts Bond, 30 Sep 1966, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹¹ Terry L. Beecher, of R. R. 1, Shippensburg, is free under $500 bond following his arrest by State police on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended.
Police said the charge came as a result of an accident on Route 11 near Greenvillage, late last month in which Beecher was involved.
The charge was filed before Justic of the Peace Allan E. Jennings. Bond was posted before Justice of the Peace Edwin D. Strite Jr.

8. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Couple Injured, 10 Oct 1966, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹² Terry Beecher, 23, of R. R. 1, Shippensburg and Mary Sheaffer, 24, of 224 S. Main St., were injured Sunday at 4:45 a.m. when their auto overturned on Route 11, at Mount Rock, midway between Chambersburg and Shippensburg. Miss Sheaffer was treated in the emergency room of the Chambersburg Hospital for lacerations of the lip and chin and abrasions of the right ankle. Beecher suffered multiple contusions and abrasions. Beecher was southbound when his auto left the highway and struck a concrete divider, a utility pole and a metal pole light at the Mount Rock Mobile Home sales lot. The car then overturned. Damage to the car was estimated at $250 and to the utility pole $100. The light standard received an estimated $25 damage.

9. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Plea of Guilty, 28 Oct 1966, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹³ A suspended 40-day jail sentence was imposed on Terry L. Beecher, 23, of R. R. 1, Shippensburg, who entered a plea of guilt to a charge of driving during suspension. The suspension of the jail sentence was granted on the condition that Beecher pay $125 to the use of the Franklin County Law Library, plus the costs of prosecution.

10. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Terry Beecher's Licenses Suspended for One Year, 11 Jan 1967, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹⁴ Terry Beecher, R.R. 1, Shippensburg, suspended one year for driving during suspension.

11. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Convicted in Cumberland County Court, 17 Jul 1968, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. Convicted in Cumberland County court on Tuesday of driving while his license was suspended, Terry Lee Beecher, of Shippensburg, was given a six-month suspended jail sentence and directed to pay $250 to the county plus the prosecution costs.

12. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Divorces: Terry L. Beecher, RD1, Shippensburg, against Beverly A. Beecher, Chambersburg, married on Dec. 1, 1962 At Hagerstown., 16 Nov 1968, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ¹

13. Newspaper: Public Opinion: June 7, 8:55 pm, Terry Beecher, 26, R. R. 1, Charged with disorderly conduct, South Earl Street., 13 Jun 1969, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹⁵

14. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Terry Beecher, 26, North Earl Street, was arrested at 8 p.m. Aug. 22 On a warrant issued by Gloria Albright, North Seneca St. He was charged before JP Dorothy Rader., 25 Aug 1969, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹⁶

15. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Grand Jury Hearings: Terry Lee Beecher, Shippensburg, dirving after license suspension., 13 Nov 1969, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ¹⁷

16. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Charges made by Shippensburg police: Oct. 29: Terry Beecher, R. R. 1, Bench warrant served at SSC and taken to Carlisle station., 30 Oct 1970, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹⁸

17. Residence: 2041 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, PA on 26 Jun 1971 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ¹⁹

18. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Indefinite length driver's license suspensions: Terry Beecher, 2041 Philadelphia Ave., failure to prove financial responsibility., 26 Apr 1972, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ²⁰

19. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Shippensburg: Borough police have charged Terry L. Beecher and Gloria Beecher, R. R. 4, With disorderly conduct in connection with an incident Saturday., 8 May 1974, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ²¹

20. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Arrested: Terry Beecher Sr., Terry Beecher Jr., Eddie Albright, 17 Nov 1984, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ²² Shippensburg police Wednesday arrested three people on charges of aggravated assault in connection with an incident on Seneca Street Nov. 9.
Terry Beecher Sr., 42, R.R. 6, Shippensburg, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count a minor of age and another count of disorderly conduct, police said.
Terry Beecher Jr., Shermansdale, was charged with three counts of aggravated assualt and Eddie L. Albright, 20, R.R. 6, Sihppensburg, also was charged with three counts of aggravated assualt and purchasing intoxicating beverages, according to police.
All were released on $5,000 bail, police said.

21. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Court Sentences, 29 May 1985, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ²³ Terry Lee Beecher Sr., RD6 Shippensburg, 12 months probation plus $100 fine, simple assault, 12 months probation plus $200 fine, representing to liquor dealers minor is of age, (sentences to run consecutively); Eddie L. Albright III, RD6 Shippensburg, 12 month's probation plus $200 fine, disorderly conduct and 90 days probation plus $50 fine (sentences to run consecutively), purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of intoxicating beverage.

22. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Crash Injures 8 at Dragway, 23 Jul 1990, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ²⁴ A dragster spun out of control and crashed into the pits at South Mountain Dragway, injuring eight people, one seriously, on Saturday night.
A 1965 Chevy Coupe, driven by Gordon Foose, 40, spun out of control, flipping several times and flew over the guardrail, landing in the pit area beside the track, say a State Police at Carlisle report and several eye witnesses.
Foose, of Wayne Highway, Waynesboro, had minor injuries and was treated at the South Middleton Township dragway, he says.
The accident may have been caused by a broken part, says co-owner Edward Stambaugh, who was not at the race. Ronald Wallace, who was present, suggests the dragster may have lost traction.
Opponents to unrestricted expansion of the 1107 Petersburg Road dragway are using the accident as an example of their concerns. They have criticized the use of lights that allow races to finish after dark, saying there could be safety problems at the track.
This was the first time that the lights have been used during a race, says Stambaugh, who notes it was not completely dark when they were turned on.
But Stambaugh says their concerns have "nothing to do with having an accident at the track. I don't think it's fair to piece the two together. It would have happened regardless."
Two South Middleton Township supervisors Chairman Hal Mortimore and James Baker also expressed concerns after the accident. They pointed to a possible need to tighten safety regulations governing the dragstrip.
Supervisor Dale Jones Jr. agreed with Stambaugh that "accidents happen."
Most of those involved in the accident had minor injuries, according to state police.
However, Paula Ripman, 24, of the first block of West Canal Street, Dover, is listed in serious condition at Hershey Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. She was flown there in the Life Lion helicopter after being pinned between a stationary dragster and the one that went out of control, says Wendy Beecher, 19, a witness to the crash.
Nancy E. Border, 37, of Wayne Highway, Waynesboro, is in fair condition in the special care unit of Carlisle Hospital. She was pinned underneath the wheel of the stationary dragster, which belonged to Miss Beecher's father, Terry, the witness adds.
John Border, 1500 block of Lisburn Road, Wellsville, 20, was reported to have moderate injuries, according to police. Foose says Border was at Carlisle Hospital reporting to him on Nancy Border's condition.
Patricia Thomas, 41, of the first block of Lenwood Park, Shippensburg, was kept overnight at Carlisle Hospital after being struck in the back by Foose's car. She cut her head during the accident and had to have the 5-inch gash sewn up, says her husband, John R. Thomas Sr.
Their son, Danny, 13, though listed as having a minor injury, is fine, Thomas says.
Jenny L. Einsig, 17, of 1500 block of Lisburn Road, Wellsville, says she is "a little sore," but was treated at the scene.
Gloria Beecher, wife of Terry Beecher, 8000 block of Pineville Road, Shippensburg and Susan Armstrong, 36, of RD2, Newville, also was treated for minor injuries at the scene, says Miss Beecher.
Foose does not know what happened to the car, he said Sunday. "The car got out of control and started rolling, then flying through the air. It landed on the other side of the guard rail and there were some people close by that got hit by the car" and flying pieces. After the accident, he "could see people laying there on the ground and I seen the ambulance take them away."
Foose began racing around 5 p.m.; the accident occurred during his fourth race of the day. After being treated, Foose waited around to see what else he could do and then rode with his wife to Carlisle Hospital.
He "stayed until I knew they were in stable condition, then went home" about 3 a.m., he says.
Miss Beecher, who was in the pits "right where it happened" described the crash. "He took off and his car went squirrely. Then it turned and started to flip. We ran. It flipped again, then again and the cage part (where the driver sits) came over the guard rail and almost hit my mother. Parts were flying off like paper. 1 walked back and just seen them women. One lady was between the two cars, and one was under the tire of my dad's car."
Everyone involved in the accident was a friend or related to someone driving or working at the dragway, says Thomas, who is a mechanic for Beecher. They were all in the pits where cars are repaired. "The (Beecher) car was sitting in the pit area when (the other car) went over the top of the guardrail and went into the other car."
Hubert X. Gilroy is the attorney for about 20 people who have approached the township to limit expansion of the dragway.
"It's unfortunate that this accident took place," he says. "My clients wonder whether the dew that is customary in that area in late evening may have contributed by creating a slick track." They also feel this accident highlights the point that expansion should be restricted in some way by the township.
But Stambaugh refutes there is any connection between opponents concerns and the accident. "They're just trying to use that. It's not fair. There have been accidents before. This is the worst we've had and it's unfortunate. But to use it is very poor of them."
Wallace pointed out everyone en tering the facility is aware of the risks. There are two emergency medical technicians and an ambulance at every race. They responded quickly, he says. Jones sees no connection between residents' complaints about noise and lighting and the accident.
"The track had to be updated for safety to be sanctioned. But if the track is not up to safety standards then, sure, there could be problems, Jones says.
Mortimore says the supervisors will "have to look into it more close ly and tighten up" whatever regula tions need it. It can t go on like this We're already working on it."
Baker says there have been lots of complaints about the track but I never thought safety was one of them. The proper agencies should inspect the track, he says. He hopes the owners plan to stop racing until the accident is investigated.
The township recently told owners, opponents and township staff to get together to come to terms. Township Manager Mitch Hoffman is examining opponents' allegations of expansion to determine if it is violating any township ordinances and if a zoning hearing is required.
Ivo Otto III, attorney for the track, contends there is no expansion and no hearing is necessary.

23. Newspaper: Public Opinion: Hit and Run: A 1996 Chevrolet Blazer owned by Terry l. Beecher, 8795 Pineville Road, Shippensburg, was struck by an unknown vehicle at 11:01 a.m. Saturday while parked at Cumberland Counrt and Norland Avenue., 26 Dec 1995, Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ²⁵

24. Residence: 8795 Pineville Road, Shippensburg, PA on 21 Feb 1998 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA. ³

25. Obituary: Public Opinion: obituary of Terry L. Beecher on 23 Feb 1998 in Chambersburg, Franklin, PA. ⁴ Terry L. Beecher, 55, of 8795 Pineville Road, Shippensburg, died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in Chambersburg Hospital. Born Nov. 10, 1942, in Shippensburg, he was a son of Margaret Bigler Smith of Shippensburg and stepson of the late William Smith. He owned T&G Auto Sales, Shippensburg. Mr. Beecher was a member of Loyal Order of Moose 842 and Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 46, both in Chambersburg, and Shippensburg Optimist Club. He was a social member of Durff-Kuhn Post 6168 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Shippensburg. Besides his mother, surviving are his wife, Gloria J. Binner Beecher; two sons, Terry L. Beecher Jr. of New Bloomfield and Eddie L. Albright of Shippensburg; two daughters, Wende L. (Mrs. Toby) Shatzer of Shippensburg and Nicole R. Beecher, at home; three sisters, Delores (Mrs. Michael) Wargo, Rita McMullen and Helen "Kitty" (Mrs. Ernie) White, all of Shippensburg; and four grandchildren. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc., 112 W. King St., Shippensburg. The Rev. Arnold V. Segesman will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 225 E. King St., Chambersburg 17201.

26. Obituary: The Sentinel: obituary of Terry L. Beecher on 23 Feb 1998 in Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. ³ Funeral services for Terry L. Beecher, 55, of 8795 Pineville Road, Shippensburg, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Fogelsanger-
Bricker Funeral Home, Shippensburg. He died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998 in the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born Nov. 10. 1942 in Shippensburg, he was the son of Margaret Bigler Smith of Shippensburg and the stepson of the late William Smith.
He was the owner of T&G Auto Sales, Shippensburg. Mr. Beecher was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 842 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron 46, both of Chambersburg, the Shippensburg Optimist Club, and a social member of Durff-Kuhn VFW Post 6168, Shippensburg.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Gloria J. Bin-ner Beecher; two sons, Terry L. Jr. of New Bloomfield and Eddie L. Albright of Shippensburg; two daughters, Wende L. Shatzer of Shippensburg and Nicole R. Beecher at home; three sisters, Delores Wargo, Rita McMullen and Helen "Kitty" White, all of Shippensburg; and four grandchildren.
The Rev. Arnold V. Segesman will officiate at services. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg.
Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association, 225 E. King St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.

Terry married Gloria Jean Binner, daughter of Howard Binner Sr. and Betty J. (Gloria Jean Binner was born on 12 Sep 1945 in , , Pennylvania, USA ².)

Terry next married Beverly A. Dixon on 1 Dec 1962 in Hagerstown, Washington, MD.¹ The marriage ended in divorce in Nov 1968.