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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY KREIMAN, McKINLEY, and JOHNSON
1 3 A Resolution honoring Robert K. Beck for his
1 4 accomplishments in service to the people of Iowa as
1 5 a civic leader, state legislator, and newspaperman.
1 6 WHEREAS, Robert K. Beck was born on July 17, 1915,
1 7 in Centerville and began his newspaper career as a
1 8 teenager working at the Daily Iowegian, and went on to
1 9 become general manager of the newspaper by 1945, and
1 10 owner by 1950; and
1 11 WHEREAS, Mr. Beck lived in southern Iowa nearly all
1 12 his life, graduating from Centerville High School in
1 13 1933 and earning a bachelor's degree from Iowa
1 14 Wesleyan College in 1937; and
1 15 WHEREAS, Mr. Beck's civic service to the state
1 16 began with his term as a member of the Iowa House of
1 17 Representatives from 1953 to 1955; and
1 18 WHEREAS, Mr. Beck twice tried unsuccessfully to
1 19 serve the state as governor, campaigning in 1966, and
1 20 against Robert Ray in 1968; and
1 21 WHEREAS, Mr. Beck's leadership skills served his
1 22 community well as he successfully attracted industrial
1 23 companies to the area when he served as Centerville's
1 24 industrial chairman; and
1 25 WHEREAS, Mr. Beck was a driving force in the
1 26 construction of Rathbun Lake, which offers year-round
1 27 recreational opportunities and drinking water to the
1 28 surrounding area; and
1 29 WHEREAS, Mr. Beck continued to write a weekly
1 30 column about history and life in Centerville until
2 1 well into his eighties; and
2 2 WHEREAS, Mr. Beck is remembered as a tireless,
2 3 irreplaceable member of his community, giving to a
2 4 fault, and constantly involved in the betterment of
2 5 his community; and
2 6 WHEREAS, for over 60 years, Robert and his wife
2 7 Charlotte teamed up to plead, persuade, lead, and
2 8 cajole Centerville people and friends of Centerville
2 9 to believe in themselves and their fine city; NOW
2 10 THEREFORE,
2 11 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the General
2 12 Assembly honors Mr. Robert K. Beck posthumously for
2 13 his many civic and professional achievements and
2 14 contributions to the betterment of this state; and
2 15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
2 16 Senate shall deliver copies of this Resolution to Mrs.
2 17 Charlotte Beck, Tom Beck, and Barbara Beck Climie, all
2 18 of Centerville; and to Martha Beck Hoch of Chariton.
2 19 LSB 5894XS 80
2 20 kh/gg/14
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