Alfred Horatio Beck, born 16 Apr 1885 in Querida, Custer County, Colorado; died 27 Sep 1958 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. He was the son of 2. James Madison Beck and 3. Emma Julia Neil. He married (1) Jessie Martha Stevenson 27 Jun 1907 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. She was born 04 Mar 1885 in Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, and died 14 May 1970 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. She was the daughter of Richard (Edward Richard) Stevenson and Lucetta "Cettie" Hasket/Haskit.
Notes for Alfred Horatio Beck:
Fred worked for the Standard Oil Co. for many years. One of his jobs at San Diego's Lindbergh Field in the early days of aviation was to drive the gasoline tank trucks onto the landing strip and refuel the planes. We have a photo of the "refueling crew" taken in the early 1900s -- four of the refueling vehicles were horse-drawn. After he injured his back in an accident on the job, and was unable to do the lifting required, the company let him go, just a short time from retirement (a common practice in those pre-union days). He then went into the real estate business, but income from this source was very small during the depression years. The family all moved in together in a large home on "B" street. This group included, at one time or another, Fred and Jessie, their four children, both sets of grandparents, and Fred's sister "Toni". Grandfather James Madison Beck, had a pension from the Civil War, and did Grandfather E. Richard Stevenson had one from the Indian Wars.. Toni worked as a bookkeeper at Markel Johnson Poultry Co. As the children graduated from high school, they too got jobs and helped with family expenses. When San Diego became a major defense production area, just prior to U.S. entry into WW II, only Jim and Dick still lived at home and Emma (Neil) Beck was the only surviving grandparent. Jessie and Fred turned their large home into a rooming and boarding house for young men employed at Convair Aeronautics until the war ended.
A real estate "boom" followed the end of the war, (in 1945) and from that time until his first stroke, in about 1952, Fred's income was very high, and he and Jessie enjoyed the first prosperity they had ever known. They sold the "B" Street home and purchased a lovely home in Ocean Beach. It was within walking distance of the bay, and Jessie dearly enjoyed going fishing there. A family joke concerned a foul odor in the little entry off the kitchen, about which the family complained for several days until Jessie discovered that she had left some clams she was using for bait in a sweater pocket. This is the home our children remember as the gathering place for family dinners and holiday celebrations when they were small. Fred bought an early tape recorder, and we all enjoyed making tapes of our musical endeavors. Fred and Jessie and Dick and I sang duets, accompanied by Katie, and Jim and I played the violin and piano.
Fred suffered a stroke, and as time went on, his health gradually deteriorated. They sold the Ocean Beach property, and moved to a smaller house in North Park near old some friends who could drive them to church. After Dick's marriage failed, he also lived there with them. Fred finally developed senile dementia. He would leave the house and get lost, and required constant supervision . When Jessie and Dick could no longer care for him at home, they placed him in a full-care facility, (Edgemoor Geriatric Hospital). He was there about a year before his death. He would remember us, and talk about old times when we visited, but if we left the room and came back, he would have entirely forgotten that we had just been there.
"Fred" was a kind and gentle man, devoted to his family.
Notes for Alfred Horatio Beck:
Fred worked for the Standard Oil Co. for many years. One of his jobs at San Diego's Lindbergh Field in the early days of aviation was to drive the gasoline tank trucks onto the landing strip and refuel the planes. We have a photo of the "refueling crew" taken in the early 1900s -- four of the refueling vehicles were horse-drawn. After he injured his back in an accident on the job, and was unable to do the lifting required, the company let him go, just a short time from retirement (a common practice in those pre-union days). He then went into the real estate business, but income from this source was very small during the depression years. The family all moved in together in a large home on "B" street. This group included, at one time or another, Fred and Jessie, their four children, both sets of grandparents, and Fred's sister "Toni". Grandfather James Madison Beck, had a pension from the Civil War, and did Grandfather E. Richard Stevenson had one from the Indian Wars.. Toni worked as a bookkeeper at Markel Johnson Poultry Co. As the children graduated from high school, they too got jobs and helped with family expenses. When San Diego became a major defense production area, just prior to U.S. entry into WW II, only Jim and Dick still lived at home and Emma (Neil) Beck was the only surviving grandparent. Jessie and Fred turned their large home into a rooming and boarding house for young men employed at Convair Aeronautics until the war ended.
A real estate "boom" followed the end of the war, (in 1945) and from that time until his first stroke, in about 1952, Fred's income was very high, and he and Jessie enjoyed the first prosperity they had ever known. They sold the "B" Street home and purchased a lovely home in Ocean Beach. It was within walking distance of the bay, and Jessie dearly enjoyed going fishing there. A family joke concerned a foul odor in the little entry off the kitchen, about which the family complained for several days until Jessie discovered that she had left some clams she was using for bait in a sweater pocket. This is the home our children remember as the gathering place for family dinners and holiday celebrations when they were small. Fred bought an early tape recorder, and we all enjoyed making tapes of our musical endeavors. Fred and Jessie and Dick and I sang duets, accompanied by Katie, and Jim and I played the violin and piano.
Fred suffered a stroke, and as time went on, his health gradually deteriorated. They sold the Ocean Beach property, and moved to a smaller house in North Park near old some friends who could drive them to church. After Dick's marriage failed, he also lived there with them. Fred finally developed senile dementia. He would leave the house and get lost, and required constant supervision . When Jessie and Dick could no longer care for him at home, they placed him in a full-care facility, (Edgemoor Geriatric Hospital). He was there about a year before his death. He would remember us, and talk about old times when we visited, but if we left the room and came back, he would have entirely forgotten that we had just been there.
"Fred" was a kind and gentle man, devoted to his family.
Alfred Horatio Beck, born 16 Apr 1885 in Querida, Custer County, Colorado; died 27 Sep 1958 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. He was the son of 2. James Madison Beck and 3. Emma Julia Neil. He married (1) Jessie Martha Stevenson 27 Jun 1907 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. She was born 04 Mar 1885 in Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, and died 14 May 1970 in San Diego, San Diego County, California. She was the daughter of Richard (Edward Richard) Stevenson and Lucetta "Cettie" Hasket/Haskit.
Notes for Alfred Horatio Beck:
Fred worked for the Standard Oil Co. for many years. One of his jobs at San Diego's Lindbergh Field in the early days of aviation was to drive the gasoline tank trucks onto the landing strip and refuel the planes. We have a photo of the "refueling crew" taken in the early 1900s -- four of the refueling vehicles were horse-drawn. After he injured his back in an accident on the job, and was unable to do the lifting required, the company let him go, just a short time from retirement (a common practice in those pre-union days). He then went into the real estate business, but income from this source was very small during the depression years. The family all moved in together in a large home on "B" street. This group included, at one time or another, Fred and Jessie, their four children, both sets of grandparents, and Fred's sister "Toni". Grandfather James Madison Beck, had a pension from the Civil War, and did Grandfather E. Richard Stevenson had one from the Indian Wars.. Toni worked as a bookkeeper at Markel Johnson Poultry Co. As the children graduated from high school, they too got jobs and helped with family expenses. When San Diego became a major defense production area, just prior to U.S. entry into WW II, only Jim and Dick still lived at home and Emma (Neil) Beck was the only surviving grandparent. Jessie and Fred turned their large home into a rooming and boarding house for young men employed at Convair Aeronautics until the war ended.
A real estate "boom" followed the end of the war, (in 1945) and from that time until his first stroke, in about 1952, Fred's income was very high, and he and Jessie enjoyed the first prosperity they had ever known. They sold the "B" Street home and purchased a lovely home in Ocean Beach. It was within walking distance of the bay, and Jessie dearly enjoyed going fishing there. A family joke concerned a foul odor in the little entry off the kitchen, about which the family complained for several days until Jessie discovered that she had left some clams she was using for bait in a sweater pocket. This is the home our children remember as the gathering place for family dinners and holiday celebrations when they were small. Fred bought an early tape recorder, and we all enjoyed making tapes of our musical endeavors. Fred and Jessie and Dick and I sang duets, accompanied by Katie, and Jim and I played the violin and piano.
Fred suffered a stroke, and as time went on, his health gradually deteriorated. They sold the Ocean Beach property, and moved to a smaller house in North Park near old some friends who could drive them to church. After Dick's marriage failed, he also lived there with them. Fred finally developed senile dementia. He would leave the house and get lost, and required constant supervision . When Jessie and Dick could no longer care for him at home, they placed him in a full-care facility, (Edgemoor Geriatric Hospital). He was there about a year before his death. He would remember us, and talk about old times when we visited, but if we left the room and came back, he would have entirely forgotten that we had just been there.
"Fred" was a kind and gentle man, devoted to his family.
Notes for Alfred Horatio Beck:
Fred worked for the Standard Oil Co. for many years. One of his jobs at San Diego's Lindbergh Field in the early days of aviation was to drive the gasoline tank trucks onto the landing strip and refuel the planes. We have a photo of the "refueling crew" taken in the early 1900s -- four of the refueling vehicles were horse-drawn. After he injured his back in an accident on the job, and was unable to do the lifting required, the company let him go, just a short time from retirement (a common practice in those pre-union days). He then went into the real estate business, but income from this source was very small during the depression years. The family all moved in together in a large home on "B" street. This group included, at one time or another, Fred and Jessie, their four children, both sets of grandparents, and Fred's sister "Toni". Grandfather James Madison Beck, had a pension from the Civil War, and did Grandfather E. Richard Stevenson had one from the Indian Wars.. Toni worked as a bookkeeper at Markel Johnson Poultry Co. As the children graduated from high school, they too got jobs and helped with family expenses. When San Diego became a major defense production area, just prior to U.S. entry into WW II, only Jim and Dick still lived at home and Emma (Neil) Beck was the only surviving grandparent. Jessie and Fred turned their large home into a rooming and boarding house for young men employed at Convair Aeronautics until the war ended.
A real estate "boom" followed the end of the war, (in 1945) and from that time until his first stroke, in about 1952, Fred's income was very high, and he and Jessie enjoyed the first prosperity they had ever known. They sold the "B" Street home and purchased a lovely home in Ocean Beach. It was within walking distance of the bay, and Jessie dearly enjoyed going fishing there. A family joke concerned a foul odor in the little entry off the kitchen, about which the family complained for several days until Jessie discovered that she had left some clams she was using for bait in a sweater pocket. This is the home our children remember as the gathering place for family dinners and holiday celebrations when they were small. Fred bought an early tape recorder, and we all enjoyed making tapes of our musical endeavors. Fred and Jessie and Dick and I sang duets, accompanied by Katie, and Jim and I played the violin and piano.
Fred suffered a stroke, and as time went on, his health gradually deteriorated. They sold the Ocean Beach property, and moved to a smaller house in North Park near old some friends who could drive them to church. After Dick's marriage failed, he also lived there with them. Fred finally developed senile dementia. He would leave the house and get lost, and required constant supervision . When Jessie and Dick could no longer care for him at home, they placed him in a full-care facility, (Edgemoor Geriatric Hospital). He was there about a year before his death. He would remember us, and talk about old times when we visited, but if we left the room and came back, he would have entirely forgotten that we had just been there.
"Fred" was a kind and gentle man, devoted to his family.
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