Theresa 'Terry' Guest Beebe, 52

Theresa “Terry” Guest Beebe, 52, passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at the Hospice of the Valleys in Mesa, Ariz.

Terry was born May 25, 1961, in Kalispell to Michael and Constance "Connie" Guest. After graduating from Flathead High School in 1979, she moved to Mesa, working as a waitress while going to Mesa community college part time. In 1984, Terry married Craig Beebe and graduated with a B.S. in accounting from Arizona State University.

She went to work as a junior accountant at Brent Stewart and Co., a public accounting firm, in 1984.  She passed the certified public accounting exam in 1986, and became a member of the highly accredited AICPA. In 1988, she became a junior partner at the firm specializing in installation and implementation of accounting software. Terry established a thriving clientele at Brent Stewart and Co. in this specialty area. In 1995, she left Brent Stewart and Co. to open her own CPA accounting firm specializing in this area called Integrated System Solutions (ISS). She grew this business annually until selling it to a national firm called Tectura in 2001. Terry went to work for Tectura as a project manager/consultant implementing Microsoft high-end enterprise accounting software for Fortune 500 companies across the nation. She quickly became one the top project managers/consultants for Tectura and was sought after by almost every one of their major clients. In 2010, she was heavily recruited by Microsoft to work for them directly and made the decision to work for this dynamic, stable organization where she continued to excel as an implementation consultant.

Craig and Terry had four children together, born in 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1993. Through her life she had a never-ending passion for her children. She loved spending her spare time reading or golfing. Every summer you could find Terry and her family golfing, fishing and camping in the great outdoors of the Flathead Valley. Terry’s work ethic was an inspiration to all who knew her. Terry’s life here ended too soon. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends, but her spirit will forever be in our hearts.

She was preceded in death by her son, Michael Beebe; and father, Michael Guest.

She is survived by her mother, Connie Guest; brothers, Timothy and Brian Guest; sister, Barbara Guest; son, Christopher Beebe of Tampa, Fla.; daughters, Jacque and Crystal Beebe of Mesa; and niece, Heather Hayak.

Terry’s life will be celebrated next summer at one of her favorite places on the South Fork of the Flathead River with family and friends.