Richard Beck
POLSON — Richard Beck lost his very courageous battle with esophageal cancer on Oct. 14, 2016. He passed peacefully surrounded by his son, daughter-in-law and daughter.
Richard was born in Anaconda, on April 28, 1945. Richard is survived by, son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Dawn Beck of Livermore, California and daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Ken Miller of Soquel, California, and four beautiful grandchildren, Kayleigh (15) and Keyara (11) Beck; Scotty (8) and Ryan (6) Miller as well as his six siblings: Ray Beck of Polson, Dave Beck of Anaconda, Robert Beck of Spokane, Washington, Monte Beck of Bozeman, Julie Traver of Bozeman, and Brian Beck of Sandy, Utah, and their spouses and families. He will be joined in heaven with his beloved wife, Judy; father, Reynold; and mother, June Beck.
Richard was blessed to have so many special people that he called family, including his brothers and sisters-in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces and many friends.
He met the love of his life, Judy, in Anaconda. They were married at St. Paul’s Church in Anaconda on June 25, 1966. Then they moved to Sunnyvale, California, and started their family. Richard started his career at PG&E and worked for 45 years and retired as a backhoe operator, while also raising their son, Greg, and daughter, Amy. Richard loved golfing, swimming, dice games with friends and spending time with his family.
After retirement in 2000, Richard and Judy moved to Lincoln, California, and started spending their summers in Polson with family and friends. Richard loved spending time at the lake with his kids and grandkids taking them on golf cart and boat rides, and watching the beautiful Montana sunsets.
Richard was a biological father to two but a “dad” to many. He had a way of making someone feel like they were the most important person in the world. He had a way of making people feel comfortable whether it be with a place to stay or a helping hand or just giving advice. Judy was always available to lend an ear, give a hug, and be in the first row to cheer you on. We will miss many of Richard’s jokes and teasing, but each of us holds a piece of him in our hearts, and because of this, the world is a better place and his beautiful memory will live on forever.
There will be a private burial with family at Lakeview Cemetery in Polson during the summer of 2017. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford: http://www.stanfordchildrens.org/ or a charity of your choice.
