KATHERINE LOUISE (KING) BEAMS RICHMOND — Katherine Louise (King) Beams, 45, died unexpectedly in Fletcher Allen Health Care on Thursday, June 20, 2002. She was born at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Aug. 5, 1956, the daughter of Wayne Lee and Mary Jo (Fusco) King. She graduated from Mount Anthony High School in Bennington and Southern Vermont College. She served in the U.S. Army and was an administrative assistant at the 1035th UAR School at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester. Katherine was on assignment with the Military Police unit in Chester when she and Jim met. They were married June 21, 1980, in Bennington. Katherine was most recently employed at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. Katherine was a deaconess at the Hinesburg Alliance Church for several years. She was active in the Essex Alliance Church and was a member of the National Vocational Technical Honor Society. Her hobbies included bowling, knitting, crocheting and her lighthouse memorabilia. She is survived by her husband, James of Richmond; their two children, Stephen James Beams and Robynn Louise Beams, both of Richmond; her parents, Wayne L. and Mary Jo King of West Rutland; her twin sister, Kathleen Marie Waite and her husband, Randy, of Cambridge, N.Y.; sister Karen Theresa Garvey and her husband, Glenn, of Rutland; brother Wayne Lee King II of Rutland; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service was held Tuesday, June 25, at Essex Alliance Church, 36 Old Stage Road, Essex. Burial, with military honors, was at Fort Ethan Allen Cemetery in Colchester. There are no visiting hours. Memorial gifts may be sent to Banknorth Vermont, c/o Lynn Robert, P.O. Box 670, Richmond, Vt. 05477, to be used for a college fund for the Beams children, Stephen and Robynn. Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home, 9 Pleasant St., Essex Junction, is in charge of arrangements.