John. W. Beck III

1938 - 2021

John W. Beck III, of Cohasset, died at home at age 82 on April 19, after five years of living with pulmonary fibrosis. Born in 1938, John Beck grew up in Sand Springs, OK, where his father, John Beck II, was the music director and high school principal. His beloved stepmother, Mary Alice, taught English and Latin. They, his mother Martha Jones Beck, and his brother Stephen Ronald Beck predeceased him. He leaves his wife Stacey Weaver, daughter Lisa Beck and her wife Sara-Beth Havican, daughter Jennifer Beck Mkrtchian and her husband Charlie, son John Beck IV, granddaughter Olivia Beck, and nephew Stephen Beck and his family. Honoring his wishes and the rules of the pandemic, services will be private. When it is safe, his friends will gather to toast him with wines from his collection. In lieu of flowers, which his cat Marco would quickly destroy, please consider a donation to the Scituate Animal Shelter or your favorite charity. For an online guestbook, please visit: www.mcnamara-sparrell.com. McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Homes 781-383-0200