Frank "Tom" Beck's Obituary
Frank “Tom” Beck, 69, of Columbia died January 24th, after a wonderful evening with his family. Tom was born November 17, 1952, in Belleville, IL.
Tom graduated from Dupo High School. After graduation he worked a variety of jobs, but he spent the majority of his career with the Columbia Quarry. After 20 years with the Quarry, he retired in 2013. When not at work, you could usually find him fishing, tinkering in his garage, or drinking a beer with his buddies up on the Hill or at Herbeck’s Lake.
Tom was a unconditionally loyal and devoted to his friend and family.
Tom is survived by his daughter Amy Strong and her son Maverick, Eric (Sarah) Beck and their children Anna, Max and Ellie, daughter Rhonda (Chris) Shaw and their children Addyson and Connor, daughter Stephanie Pulse (Steve Reichert) and their daughter Kaitlyn Patton and son Jason and his sons Brayden and Paxton Pulse, sisters Carol (Dan) Kupferer, Marti Beck and Laura (Kevin) Hettenhausen.
He was preceded in death by his wife LuAnn Beck, his parents Bob Beck and Margie Honey.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, January 29th from 9-11 am at Leesman Funeral Home in Dupo.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Songs 4 Soldiers, P.O. Box 1165, Columbia, IL. 62236 or Helping Strays, 4221 Hanover Rd., Columbia, IL. 62236
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