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MARY CATHERINE (MAY) HOGAN BEYER
Mary Catherine (May) Hogan Beyer, daughter of Thomas James Hogan and Mry Margaret Clair was born May 21, 1902 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was graduated from Sophie Wright High School in 1917 and McNally Business College in 1918. In 1928 she married Charles R. Beyer and they had two daughters: Elizabeth (Betty) Cullen Beyer and Margaret Marion Beyer.
Mrs. Beyer and her husband came to Bay Saint Louis in 1946 when he retired from the Navy.
With the philosophy of "One doesn't have to be rich to help people; one only needs the desire to do", Mae continued to be active in school, church and civic projects. She continued her Gray Lady program for the Navy Relief Society at the Veterans Administration in Gulfport.^,^
/1ri 1954	she	helped	to	organize the Hancock County Heart Fund and worked 14
years	for	its	growth.	In	1964	she helped to organize Hancock County United Way,
which funds 18 charity organizations and she worked for them for 20 years. From helping Arnette Giles of Pearlington, who fed, clothed, and housed 40 retarded and abandoned children in her home, the Hancock County Retarded Children's Association was formed. Mrs. Beyer served on the board for 15 years.
In 1976 she was listed in Who's Who in American Women for her 25 years of charity service. In 1982 the^Chamber of Commerce nominated her as "Outstanding
Citizen of Hancock County,
Her friends and family say she was "involved in everything all the time." Her
daughters say she was on with charitable projects and
the first woman to receive this award.
the phone with everybody who could or would help her when she wasn't on the phone she was writing letters to get people involved. She sfent out 5,000 letters once a year for the United Way to raise funds. And even if the donations were only $1, each person got a thank you note - another 5,000 or morje letters
She died Sept. 5, 1991, and is buried in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Bay St. Louis.