Larry Willam Beck Sr

A graveside service for Larry Beck Sr. will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Rozet Cemetery with Pastor Doug Rumsey of Antelope Valley Baptist Church officiating. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion post #42. Immediately following the service a dinner and time of fellowship will be held at Ruff's Bar in Rozet. A visitation will be held from 4:005:00 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2011 at Gillette Memorial Chapel.Larry Beck Sr., age 82, of Rozet, Wyoming passed away August 9, 2011 at his home surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer.Larry was born March 1, 1929, in Gillette, Wyoming, the son of Bill and Charlotte (Williams) Beck. He attended school in Rozet where he enjoyed playing basketball. As a child Larry was very proud of the fact that he got to help haul coal to the schools in the area. He was also very happy to run the family farm equipment. Larry married Velma Colughlin in Hardin, Montana on December 16, 1950, and soon after enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 7, 1951, where he proudly served as a SGT. 1st Class in the Korean War. Upon his honorable discharge in 1956, Larry began a career in construction as a heavy equipment operator. Everyone he worked for agreed that Larry was an artist with heavy equipment. No matter the job, he handled the equipment the way an artist handles a paintbrush, completing all jobs to perfection and in record time, it was an amazing thing to watch. Larry worked building roads all over the western U.S. including the present day I-90 running trough Gillette. He was also proud of the work he did building airports and dams as well as his volunteer work on school football and track fields in Oregon and Nevada. In his spare time Larry enjoyed fishing, farming and gardening. He liked animals and he also liked to cook and do carpentry but his favorite time was spent visiting with friends and family.Larry is survived by his sons: Larry (Linda) Beck Jr. of Reno, Nevada; Corey Beck of Rozet, Wyoming; AB (Rosalyn) Beck of Winnemucca, Nevada; daughters: Linda (Mike) Krupica of Gillette, Wyoming; Carla (Al) Urban of Rozet, Wyoming; Darla (Ben) Allison of Rozet, Wyoming; sister: Glenda Cauldwell of Crestwell, Oregon; half-sisters; Trudy Williamson of Oregon; Clacie Williamson of Oregon; half-brothers: Ace Williamson of Idaho; David Williamson of Oregon; and by numerous grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his wife Velma, his son Donald Paul Beck, his brother Dan Beck, and a half-sister Jodi Williamson. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Larry's name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.Funeral Home:Gillette Memorial Chapel210 West Fifth Street Gillette, WYUS 82716