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BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12,1982
May Beyer is first woman to receive Chamber award
By ELLIS CUEVAS Bay St. Louis resident May Beyer was named Hancock County?s 1982 outstanding citizen Friday night at the Hancock Chamber of Commerce annual banquet.
She was the sixth to receive such an honor and the first woman recipient.
The award was presented by Pat Har-vill, chamber special events chairman, who said, ?The award is presented to the person who has contributed a great deal of time to the betterment of the county as a whole.?
A widow of the late Cmdr. C.R.
Beyer, she is the mother of three; grandmother of 10; and greatgrandmother of five.
Her accomplishments include, past president of the Bay-Waveland Garden Club; volunteer at the Veterans Hospital in Gulfport; helping organize the United Way of Hancock County, and is still executive secretary; chairman of the Hancock Heart Fund for 14 years; and instrumental work in getting the Senior Citizens programs started in Hancock County.
Beyer became involved with other
programs, such as founding the summer camp program for underprivileged children in conjunction with Camp Onward, serving on the board of the Gulf Coast Mental Health Association and was instrumental in having services extended to Hancock County.
She also served on the board of the retarded children?s school and helped to further the cause of better services for the children.
Many members of Mrs. Beyer?s family attended the banquet attended by over 200 persons.