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James Beckwith Obituary

James H. Beckwith, 67, passed away on November 26, 2003, born in Queens, NY, he graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art. Mr. Beckwith was an Art Director with Leo Burnett, Inc. from 1973-1991 where he was assigned to accounts such as Heinz, Kellogg's, Nestles, Oldsmobile and United Air Lines among others. Mr. Beckwith will best be remembered for his award winning work on the United Air Lines account. During his career, he won several Cleo's and Addy's, the New York Art Director Award and placed in the Chicago Film Festival on several occasions. Prior to Leo Burnett, he worked for Foote, Cone and Belding; Stern, Walters and Simmons; Needham, Harper and Steers, as well as N.W. Ayer & Son. Mr. Beckwith was an avid reader and an accomplished artist. He is survived by his son Peter; his brother, Chris and sister, Ellen. No memorial services have been scheduled.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Dec. 5, 2003.

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Tony Miceli

December 31, 2003

Jim was a nice guy to work with and fun to be around. He'll be missed.

Jeff Sherman

December 22, 2003

I'm very sorry to hear about Jim's passing. We worked together for several years at Leo Burnett and I even had a wonderfully crazy 3-week job/vacation/shoot with him in Hawaii during one of his favorite times of the year: football season and the Bears' Super Bowl run. He was a good man who worked hard and cared. Of course, nearly every person in every one of his storyboards looked the same, and I will remember his characters' style and flair for quite some time.

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