Question: Which North Carolina university did Jean Beasley attend?
Answer: Jean Beasley graduated from Duke University in 1957 and remained an avid Duke fan all her life. She and her husband, Fred, moved to Surf City while Fred was in the U.S. Marine Corps, which is where her love for sea turtles began.
Bonus info: The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center is named for Jean’s daughter, Karen, who died from leukemia at age 29. After Karen died in 1991, Jean committed herself to honoring her daughter’s dying wish to “do something good for sea turtles” and founded the center in her honor.
