Thursday, April 10, 2008

Thank You, Beac

One day a couple of weeks ago, I got the news that my friend Seward Beacom, a resident of Penobscot Shores, but a man of the world, had passed away. He was 95, and lived a long and very full life, making major contributions along the way, and I knew in the back of my mind that it would happen eventually, but I was totally unprepared. He was a great friend of the library and particularly of the Special Collections area, and I'm happy to say, a personal friend as well. He took on many projects here in the library, for me and for my predecessor, and he always completed them with great enthusiasm and went above and beyond expectations. One of the projects he was working on recently was capturing obituaries from local newspapers and adding them into a database that genealogists and other library patrons will find useful in the future. He often commented to me that he didn't want any flowery retelling of his life, in fact he didn't want any obituary at all. His family has complied with his wishes, and so I will too, except to say that I'm grateful that I had the opportunity to know and work with Beac for the past 6 years and I miss his Friday afternoon phone calls telling me he was "caught up with the obits" and to "be careful driving home."

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Unknown said...

Hi I am doing research on the Beacom family. Seward Beacom sent me some information on the Beacom Family. When I replyed he did not answer my letter. I feel a charished person has passed away. Can you tell me When he died? I would like to complete my sad family records of Seward. Thank you. Very sad Miss Pat Carson London Ontario Canada

Please email me his death information Thanks. Pat.carson1@gmail.com

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