Beach, Mary Carmel 

BEACH, Mrs. Mary Carmel (Ingraffia) (Hager) Was born in 
Independence, Louisiana on June 9, 1924 to Rosario and 
Giuseppina (Daratro) Ingraffia. She died peacefully Monday, 
June 21, 2010 at the Gardens on University in Spokane Valley 
from complications of a stroke she suffered in February 2009. 
Mom attended Independence High School where she 
graduated Valedictorian of her class and went on to graduate 
from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1945 with a BA in 
Business/Education. She married Albert Gallatin Hager in 1945 
in Hammond, LA. They had two children, Jo Ellen and Albert III. 
She married Charles M. Beach in 1970 inSpokane, WA. Charles 
had two children, Carolyn and Charles Jr. This union lasted 30 
years until his death in 2000. Mary taught overseas at Camp 
Crawford in Hokkaido, Japan; at Narimasu High School in 
Tokyo, Japan; and at the International School of Bangkok in 
Bangkok, Thailand. One of the highlights of her career was 
teaching the Crown Princesses of Thailand how to type. She 
also taught in Louisiana,Maryland, and North Carolina. She 
worked in several city government offices in Spokane, WA and 
retired as the Veteran's Advisor for Educational Benefits at 
Spokane Community College. Mom was exceedingly smart, 
beautiful and a great dancer and cook. She was active in many 
groups, including the Red Hat Society, Telephone Pioneers, 
and the 54th Signal Battalion reunions. She was a very social 
person and will be missed dearly by family and friends. She is 
survived by her children, Jo Ellen Reynolds (Dr. Frank and 
childrenHolly, Dalton and Marshall) and Albert Hager III (Mary 
Kay Sommerfield and children Albert IV and Gabrielle), 
stepchildren Carolyn Calhoon (Jim and daughters Connie Taylor 
and Christine Anderson (Michael)), Charles Jr.(Wendy and 
daughter Brenna) and four great-grandstepchildren (Joseph 
and Samantha Taylor, and Jacquelyn and Jillian Anderson). Also 
surviving is her brother Sam Ingraffia (Pat) of Katy, Texas and 
sister, Frances Dykes ofColumbia, South Carolina. She is 
preceded in death by her brothers, Joe (Rose), Giovanni, John 
(Mary), Angelo, and Mike (Jean) and her sisters Angie 
Richardson, Tina Unger (Richard), and Rose Macaluso (Nace). 
Visitation will take place on Friday, June 25, 2010 from 12:00 
PM until 4:30 PM at Hazen and Jaeger Valley Funeral Home, 
1306 N. Pines Rd, SpokaneValley, WA Funeral services will be 
held on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 1:00 PM at the funeral 
home. 

Published in Spokesman-Review from June 24 to June 25, 2010