Ben Sylvester, Choate Rosemary Hall Head Coach, writes, "When we saw Rod Beebe at the 39th annual Founder's Day Regatta on May 4th 1997, we didn't know he had just a canvas lead on Father Time."

Dr. Tom Braman, Class of '57, writes, "He was sincere in all of his endeavors and had no ulterior motives. If you wanted to know the truth about your progress, you always went to him first. You always knew where you stood in the classroom and on the playing field. If ever Mr. Gunn would have described the ideal Gunnery teacher, it would have been Rod Beebe."

Jerry Ball, Class of '59, writes, "From the day I met him, when his response to my asking if I could try out for crew was to look up and down my 6'6", 120-pound frame and reply, "Yeah, sure, kid, we'll find a spot for you-as an oar," through four years of basketball and up until I graduated, when he walked all the way across the Green shouting my name and shook my hand vigorously, saying "Congratulations kid. I never thought you'd make it," he was one of my favorite Gunnery people, and in his gruff way, a truly inspiring figure."