Obituaries

Name
Grant Eugene "Gene" Beckett

Date of Death
12/19/2009

Obituary
Grant Eugene "Gene" Beckett, age 63, of S.R. 73, McDermott, Ohio, died 6:03 P.M. Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 19, 1946 in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the late Raymond and Ann Ehrlich Beckett. On August 22, 1998 he was united in marriage to Marian Fischels Beckett who survives. Also surviving are three children, Joseph Grant Beckett, Graceann Frances Beckett and Ethan Vincent Beckett, all at home, two brothers, Tony Beckett of Jermyn, Pa., and Rick Beckett of Portsmouth, Ohio, his former wife, Rebecca Folsom Parks, special friends, Rita Frye and Bruce Kelley, and special relatives, Greg Beckett and Phillip Ehrlich. Gene graduated from High School in Wheatridge, Colorado, received his BA and MA in English, and his PhD in higher education. He was a former English and Spanish high school teacher, and was an administrator and associate professor of Developmental English at Shawnee State University. He was the former president of the Ohio Association for Developmental Education (DADE), and the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE), a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Portsmouth Sister City Committee, attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Otway, Ohio, and was a Navy veteran of the Viet Nam era. A gathering of friends and family will be Monday, December 28, 2009 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Holy Trinity Hall with Rosary and sharing at 7:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Otway with Rev. David Young, Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery with military graveside services by American Legion Post # 23 of Portsmouth. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Notre Dame Elementary School for Gene's children's education. Arrangements are under the direction of the Botkin Funeral Home in Otway.

Visitation
Monday, December 28, 2009 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Holy Trinity Hall with Rosary and sharing at 7:00 P.M.

Services
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Otway with Rev. David Young, Celebrant.

Cemetery
St. Patrick's Cemetery

Location
Otway, Ohio

Memorials
memorial contributions may be made to Notre Dame Elementary School 1401 Gallia St. Portsmouth, OH 45662 for Gene's children's education

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