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Max Alston posted a condolence
Monday, September 5, 2022
Your dad was such a help to me. I picked up the phone to call him today and got a disconnected message. I worked for IP and PCA over a span of 35 years. He was the best, so smart. A true friend who loved his family.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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Medhat Abdalla
I've first met Ed Beck at CSUN when I was assigned to the CSUN project to work as a member of the team that was dispatched to CSUN after 01-17-1994 Northridge earthquake. Ed was a mentor and a teacher. He loved teaching. He would simplify and breakdown any problem and make easy to understand. Ed was a problem solver. Co-workers and clients loved working with Ed. Ed's smile would light a room and he was always upbeat and optimistic. Ed will be missed but not forgotten.
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Robert Mertz posted a condolence
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
I worked with Ed when I first came to San Diego California to work as a consultant with LAW Crandall because they just won a major contract for seismic retrofits of bridges throughout the state. What a true mentor and inspiration for me.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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Darin Phillips posted a condolence
Monday, November 18, 2019
I first met Ed in the summer of 83, I was 18 and had just started working at Law Engineering in B'ham Al. It was a paper mill shutdown in Pine Hill AL, Little did i know at the first meeting how many hundreds of hours over the next 36 years, that i would be blessed to spend and learn from Mr.Ed....from Boiler Inspections, Fabrication Shops and Disaster relief projects, like the one at California State University North Ridge Earthquake project. I also got the opportunity to spend many hours on adventures away from work, From being lost in the National Tree National Park in Southern California, where Ed successfully maneuvered a 1995 Grand- am rental car through a hazardous restricted 4x4 only road to Dove hunting on my parent's farm in north Alabama or simply spending countless hours driving from one shut down to the next, telling jokes and listening to Ed's contagious laughter! My one and only autograph is an AWS D1.5 Bridge Code, that Ed gave me and signed, that reads to a great inspector and a better friend. Ed was a Great Friend and Mentor that will truly be missed!
Darin D. Phillips
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Albert Carr posted a condolence
Monday, November 18, 2019
A giant in his field of endeavor, Ed's straightforward approach to problems, his enthusiasm for his work, and southern wit inspired all who knew him. His presentations at our Florida West Coast AWS technical meetings were as entertaining as they were informative. One of my favorite incidents occurred in a restaurant parking lot in Birmingham. A talking Lamborghini told Ed to not come any closer. He gave the car a piece of his mind! A great mentor and friend, we will miss him.
Godspeed Ed,
Albert Carr
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Fran Parker posted a condolence
Saturday, November 16, 2019
My heart breaks for each of you...Mary Louise, Pat, Morgan and all of the family. What a wonderful family! My life was blessed when I met all of you in Charlotte in the early 1980s. Molly and Cris join me in sending our love and prayers.
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Don Miller posted a condolence
Friday, November 15, 2019
First met Ed almost 50 years ago when he visited Charlotte office. Over years swapped many fishing tales. When things at Law go a little sticky, Ed seemed to have the right mix of keen insight and kindness. Truly a good man.
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Hardy Campbell posted a condolence
Friday, November 15, 2019
Ed was a real gentleman and a born diplomat, traits that made him a valued member of the engineering community. My condolences to his family.
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Duane Miller posted a condolence
Friday, November 15, 2019
Ed was a dear friend and fellow member of the AWS D1 Structural Welding Committee. He was my “go to” guy for all nondestructive testing questions. Together, we resolved many structural welding problems.
In 1995, Ed and I were part of a four member team, traveling the west coast from San Diego to Anchorage, explaining what happened during the Northridge earthquake, and encouraging practices to enhance the seismic resistance of welded steel structures in future seismic events. The schedule was grewling, but made delightful by Ed’s ever present humor.
The welding and inspection community has lost a true expert, and I have lost a true friend.
Duane Miller, Chesterland Ohio
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Friday, November 15, 2019
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Phil Torchio posted a condolence
Friday, November 15, 2019
Ed was a great friend and asset to the construction industry over his entire career. He often kept us on the straight and narrow when at Law and later was ready to help when we needed an expert consultant.
I have a great picture of him helping us out on an Atlanta job about 10 years ago. please email me so I can send you the picture.
My deepest sympathy to his whole family.
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Carlos Lemos posted a condolence
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Ed was a guiding light for young scientists and engineers that work for Law Engineering. We perform projects together at Lake Murray Dam in Columbia SC. HIs casual attitude and excellent knowledge made it easy to learn and work with him. Ed was only 7 years older than me and I hope to have the strength to fight like he did in the last few years. He will be forever remembered by me.
Carlos Lemos
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Bill Whittaker posted a condolence
Thursday, November 14, 2019
I worked with Ed over the years at Law Engineering. He was a mentor to many a friend to all. You always felt uplifted after time spent with him, a rare gift. You will be missed brother! My heartfelt condolences to the Beck family.
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Thursday, November 14, 2019
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Richard J Brown posted a condolence
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Ed had a warm, kind, humble, and generous spirit. I will always be appreciative of our friendship and what I learned from him in business and in life.
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Tom Gibb posted a condolence
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Ed was always cheerful and positive, and he could even speak “southern” in New York and elsewhere, and everyone understood every word. He was genuinely a giver, in an era when giving was not as valued as when he/we were coming along. God welcomes such great men.
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Glenn Craig lit a candle
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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Ed will be missed as a good friend and the finest person I know. Worked with him for years in Charlotte and spend many hours side by side. Always a kind word and smile and happy to help anyone he could. He has been a great influence on many and has left many positive effects on this world.
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Janie Shelswell-White posted a condolence
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Always a smile to meet you
Always a hug to greet you
A warmth that welcomed you in
No matter how long it had been.
A laugh that made you feel at home
An unparalleled sense of fun
A heart always willing to share
A soul we will always feel there.
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Jerry Hebert posted a condolence
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
I offer my sincere condolences to the Beck family and friends. Ed and I had a working relationship for many years and I have always considered Mr. Ed as one of the finest people I know. He was always full of spirit, kind and considerate. During our travels we enjoyed a glass or two of merlot and I take credit of introducing him to the fine art of eating smoked oysters in the can (normally when we had an annual mill outage). He will truly be missed and I send our prayers and best wishes to his family.
Sincerely,
Jerry and Terry Hebert
Camden AL
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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