W. David Beal

William David Beal (89) of Moorestown, NJ passed away peacefully at his residence in Woodbury on Wednesday February 15, 2025. He is survived by his two children Christy Ann Beal Engel (John) and David Thomas Beal (Sierra) and three grandchildren Niobe Engel, Cassiopeia Beal, and Orion Beal. David is predeceased by his wife of 54 years Mary Ann Mercer Beal, his brother Thomas Beal and sister Peggy Whitlock and his parents Paul Beal and Doris Brown Beal. David was born in Knoxville, TN in 1935. He went to High School in Powell TN graduating top of his class. He went on to study at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, earning a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. He was hired by Rohm and Haas as manager for industrial chemicals in Knoxville and transferred to Philadelphia to head the division of organic and inorganic chemicals and enzymes. Through mutual friends he met the love of his life, Mary Ann. Married in 1969, they honeymooned in San Francisco and initially settled in Chicago. David was transferred to several different cities over the years including several years in Brea, California, eventually taking a new position in Philadelphia in 1979. Settling in Moorestown, NJ David raised his own two children and delighted in welcoming no fewer than 10 exchange students into his home while maintaining complex gardens in his beloved yard. David was a fixture in his gardens, mowing, mulching and ‘resting his eyes’ nearly every day of the week and his gardens were a fixture in the neighborhood. David was delighted to retire at 55. He used his time traveling to visit family and friends in the US and Europe, learning French, photography, stained glass and becoming a NJ Master Gardener. He passionately designed and maintained the gardens at the Mt. Laurel Friends meeting. He gifted loaves of his famous bread to friends and neighbors every Christmas and in the warmer months, he shared seedlings of the massive Dawn Redwoods on the corner of his property. Once his grandchildren arrived David became a passionate grandfather dividing time between Niobe in NJ and Cassiopeia and Orion in Oregon. Please join us to celebrate the life and legacy of David. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 12noon to 1pm in The Chapel at BOUCHER FUNERAL HOME, 1757 Delsea Drive, Deptford, NJ 08096. Memorial Service 1pm in The Chapel of the funeral home. This service will also be livestreamed. Please follow this link for access: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boucherfuneralhome.com%2Fobituaries%2Fpermalink%2F11701959%2FLTWebcast&data=05%7C02%7Cmark%40boucherfuneralhome.com%7Ca859db0c3a6e407a487d08dd5347fbaf%7C96907ad63849441da2dc871abec2eaea%7C1%7C0%7C638758290814169134%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BQ9o9EDqVKAj1%2FqmGt9jtr%2FobQiqL9I2Sbd%2F7Qm3T7M%3D&reserved=0 Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in David's memory to Mount Laurel Friends Meeting, 436 Mt. Laurel Rd., Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 For condolences, please visit. www.boucherfuneralhome.com And as the flowers bloom this spring, please drive past, or stop and walk the gardens at the Mt. Laurel Friends Meeting to enjoy David’s flowers bloom.

W. David Beal

April 16, 1935 - February 15, 2025