Marshall Jones “Skip” Beebe, IM 67, passed away suddenly on the evening of Nov. 7 after suffering a stroke. That he spent some of his final hours engaged in the company of colleagues and students at the Global CoreNet real estate conference was apt.
Beebe spent the last two decades of his professional career as an educator, most recently joining the faculty of Georgia Tech, his alma mater, as the Ledbetter Professor of the Practice of Real Estate Development in 2009.
Robert H. “Bob” Ledbetter Sr., the professorship’s namesake, told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution in November, “We wanted someone that would teach students about the business of real estate development, and Skip did that beautifully.”
Mr. Beebe’s AJC obituary noted, “He often said he considered the students his teachers and that he learned more in two years [at Tech] than in his entire real estate career.”
Prior to returning to Tech, Mr. Beebe worked in banking and then fostered a 35-year career in the real estate industry. He was an active member in Atlanta’s business community, serving as trustee of the Leadership Atlanta program, among other positions. He worked with CBRE Group, Inc., from 1994 until 2007, when he retired as chief learning officer. He then formed Beebe Interests, through which he continued to mentor a number of his CBRE colleagues. He also served as senior vice president of Cousins Properties, president of Mobil Land Development Corporation, and president of Wilma Southeast.
In lieu of flowers, Mr. Beebe’s family requests that gifts be made to the Georgia Tech Foundation, 760 Spring Street, N.W., Suite 400, Atlanta, GA.
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