Family
Bee currently lives on Orcas Island, in Washington state. She has been the wife of Carl R. de Boor, an emeritus professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 1991.
She was previously married to George Douglas and has two children from that marriage, Rex and Arwen.
In retirement, she volunteers for a number of non-profit organizations on Orcas Island, including Camp Indralaya and OPAL Community Land Trust.
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