Senate Resolution 126

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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