I am so sorry to read about Beige and completely shocked. She was my freshman year college roommate at Textile/Phila U. My assigned roommate had dropped out and Beige's assigned roommate was really annoying so we linked up together and really liked living together! 

Beige was such a hard worker - I'm not surprised she became an accomplished city planner! Wow thinking of her family and of Mike and sending my love.

I am so sorry to hear of Beige's passing. I often worked together with Beige when she was at PCPC and I was at another city agency.  In our work, we would occasionally review design projects together. I was always struck by how thorough and thoughtful her reviews were, and how her critiques always provided clear, constructive guidance for improvement.  I always felt so much better talking through things with her because I knew she had such a great eye and ability to express her ideas.

In my years of knowing her, I never heard her say an unkind word or voice frustration, even when situations were objectively frustrating.  She was a true professional and a generous colleague.

A few years ago, I started consulting, and I was really struggling with that transition. We had a few meet-ups, and I'll never forget how Beige was so encouraging and had so much more confidence in me than I had in myself. I wish I could tell her how much that encouragement and the 'of course you can do it' pep talks meant to me.  

The privilege of having known Beige was a gift. My best to her family.

With love,

Julia