Arthur W. Becker
Arthur Wilson Becker, 90, formerly of Saratoga, died in his home in Redlands, Calif., on Aug. 1.
He was born in Gordonville, Mo. As a child, he and his family lived on a farm in Mapleton, N.D. He attended college at North Dakota State University, where he met his wife, Elaine. Following their marriage in 1936, they moved to Santa Monica. During World War II, Becker was employed by Douglas Aircraft Co. in Santa Monica. Following the war, he was one of the original 12 team members to develop and manufacture the Aero Commander business aircraft in Bethany, Okla. Later he worked in the aerospace industry, and in 1972 moved to Florida to work on the Skylab I project at Cape Canaveral. He lived in the Bay Area while employed for United Technology before moving to Saratoga as an employee of Lockheed at the test facility in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He retired in 1979 and moved to Redlands with his wife.
Becker is survived by his wife of 68 years, Elaine, his four children, nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in Redlands, followed by internment at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif., on Aug. 6.
Saratoga (CA) News - September 15, 2004
Arthur Wilson Becker, 90, formerly of Saratoga, died in his home in Redlands, Calif., on Aug. 1.
He was born in Gordonville, Mo. As a child, he and his family lived on a farm in Mapleton, N.D. He attended college at North Dakota State University, where he met his wife, Elaine. Following their marriage in 1936, they moved to Santa Monica. During World War II, Becker was employed by Douglas Aircraft Co. in Santa Monica. Following the war, he was one of the original 12 team members to develop and manufacture the Aero Commander business aircraft in Bethany, Okla. Later he worked in the aerospace industry, and in 1972 moved to Florida to work on the Skylab I project at Cape Canaveral. He lived in the Bay Area while employed for United Technology before moving to Saratoga as an employee of Lockheed at the test facility in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He retired in 1979 and moved to Redlands with his wife.
Becker is survived by his wife of 68 years, Elaine, his four children, nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in Redlands, followed by internment at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif., on Aug. 6.
Saratoga (CA) News - September 15, 2004
Arthur W. Becker
Arthur Wilson Becker, 90, formerly of Saratoga, died in his home in Redlands, Calif., on Aug. 1.
He was born in Gordonville, Mo. As a child, he and his family lived on a farm in Mapleton, N.D. He attended college at North Dakota State University, where he met his wife, Elaine. Following their marriage in 1936, they moved to Santa Monica. During World War II, Becker was employed by Douglas Aircraft Co. in Santa Monica. Following the war, he was one of the original 12 team members to develop and manufacture the Aero Commander business aircraft in Bethany, Okla. Later he worked in the aerospace industry, and in 1972 moved to Florida to work on the Skylab I project at Cape Canaveral. He lived in the Bay Area while employed for United Technology before moving to Saratoga as an employee of Lockheed at the test facility in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He retired in 1979 and moved to Redlands with his wife.
Becker is survived by his wife of 68 years, Elaine, his four children, nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in Redlands, followed by internment at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif., on Aug. 6.
Saratoga (CA) News - September 15, 2004
Arthur Wilson Becker, 90, formerly of Saratoga, died in his home in Redlands, Calif., on Aug. 1.
He was born in Gordonville, Mo. As a child, he and his family lived on a farm in Mapleton, N.D. He attended college at North Dakota State University, where he met his wife, Elaine. Following their marriage in 1936, they moved to Santa Monica. During World War II, Becker was employed by Douglas Aircraft Co. in Santa Monica. Following the war, he was one of the original 12 team members to develop and manufacture the Aero Commander business aircraft in Bethany, Okla. Later he worked in the aerospace industry, and in 1972 moved to Florida to work on the Skylab I project at Cape Canaveral. He lived in the Bay Area while employed for United Technology before moving to Saratoga as an employee of Lockheed at the test facility in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He retired in 1979 and moved to Redlands with his wife.
Becker is survived by his wife of 68 years, Elaine, his four children, nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in Redlands, followed by internment at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif., on Aug. 6.
Saratoga (CA) News - September 15, 2004
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