Background
Beecher, Robert William was born on August 13, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Leslie Dade and Ellen Frances (Duggan) Beecher.
Beecher, Robert William was born on August 13, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Leslie Dade and Ellen Frances (Duggan) Beecher.
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, Boston University, 1957.
Accountant, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, Boston and New York City, 1957-1965; partner, managing partner, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, White Plains, New York and Boston, 1965-1981; vice chairman, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, Boston, 1981-1984; deputy chairman, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler Peat Marwick (formerly Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company), New York City, since 1984.
Past corporator Museum of Science, Boston. Past member board visitors Boston University. Past member Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Foreign Business Council.
Past treasurer Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Past member board directors Boston Municipal Research Bureau, Greater Boston City of C. Served with United States Army, 1952-1954 Korea. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York State Certified Public Accountants, Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, National Association Accountants, Beta Gama Sigma.
Clubs: Board Room, Economic (New York City).
Married Myrna Joy MacClary, March 19, 1955 (divorced December 1983). Children– Joy A. Beecher Emerson, Gregory R., Joel T., Jennifer E., Pamela M. M Georgina Marie Canty, July 11, 1984.