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will miss you buddy
May 30, 2013
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JOHN LEONARD BECKMAN
Fairview Park, Ohio
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Send FlowersBECKMAN JOHN LEONARD BECKMAN, 60, beloved son of Roberta L. (recently departed) and Virden C. Beckman; partner of Steven Catan, (deceased 1996). Passed away at his home in Cleveland. Dear brother of Karl (Cass), V. Clark Jr., William (Dianne), Mary Ann Laughlin (Drew). Loving uncle of Sean...
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Farewell,Fr!tz!from,a,BGSU,buddy
Jeann!ne Lesl!e
April 16, 2013 | Streetsboro, OH
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John was always looking for little-known music, especially recordings of unknown 19th-century composers.
My best memories are of his masterful and intelligent singing of polyphony. I remember one Vespers at Immaculate Conception when we sang a Cipriano da Rore 'Regina Caeli' with a steady cantus firmus in the tenor, but intricate and convoluted alto and bass parts dancing around it on either side. For some reason we didn't have time to practice, although the rest of us had sung it...
April 11, 2013
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I remember his fabulous organ playing
April 11, 2013
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May the family find comfort in the hearer of prayer
April 09, 2013
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Memories of high level music making with John are flooding back.
He was kind enough to lend his fabulous voice to our choral efforts at St. Philomena Church.
Accompanying him in a supremely difficult (for him and for me) song recital was memorable.
His singing with me of Schönberg's op. 1 songs at Trinity Cathedral bordered on the definitive.
This was a superb musician.
Ave atque vale.
david dunkle
April 07, 2013 | Oklahoma City, OK
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I miss you.
April 07, 2013
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