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Beck, of Bothell, Washington, passed on to heaven August 5, 2023. He was the
son of John E. Beck and Mary Gottwig Beck of Billings, Montana, born November
8, 1936. He attended elementary school in Lockwood, MT and graduated from
Billings Senior High School. He graduated from Montana State University
with a degree in electrical engineering.
He married and moved to Bremerton, WA to work at
the Underwater Naval Undersea Engineering Station. He eventually returned to
Billings, and joined his brother John inbuilding residential homes.
Later in life he returned to electrical
engineering again in the Seattle area. He was licensed in 13 states and was a coveted senior engineer who
mentored many younger engineers. He worked for Boeing and Amazon, among many other
companies. He loved to camp and fish and was an accomplished artist.
He is survived by his four children: Susan Fox
and son-in-law John Fox (Bothell, WA), Michael Beck (Houston, TX.), Julie Marandin (Seattle,
WA.), and Randall Beck. He also leaves behind several grandchildren and great grandchildren
who he loved very much: Tim Beck, Tracy Burgan, Natasha (Jeff) Amira, Hanna (Ethan)
Coresca, Alyssa Fox, Amanda Fox-Campbell (Jake), Austin Fox (Noelle), Brianna Beck and
Sean Beck, and Asher, Evie, Kinsley Amira and Nova Coresca.
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