Birth date: Dec 15, 1927 Death date: Aug 2, 2009
Lloyd G. Beekman, age 81, of Grand Haven passed away Sunday, August 2, 2009, at his home. He was born December 15, 1927, in Holland, MI, to Russell and Fannie (Breuker) Beekman, and he married Roberta “Bobbie” Simons. Mr. Beekman Read Obituary
Dear family -
Yesterday I received a letter and learned about Aunt Betty, Spencer, Uncle Alger, and Uncle Lloyd all at once. I am so very sorry that you have all had to endure so much this summer. My heart and my prayers go out to all of you.
I know my Dad was waiting for all of them with huge open arms.
With Love,
Julie##imported-begin##Julie Beekman##imported-end##
Remember Me
Lloyd G. Beekman...
To the Living, I have moved forward.
To the Happy, I am at peace.
To the Faithful, I am with you
I cannot speak or be seen, but I can listen.
So as you stand upon a shore gazing at the water, here or in Canada, as you look upon a flower or pretty landscape
Remember me…
When you meet someone who was born in Holland, Michigan
Remember me…
When you see my wife- Bobbie, my children- Dave and Sandy; daughter-in-law- Pat; grandchildren- Darcie, Kris, Will and Dan; their significant others- Shawn, Matt, Ryan and Toni; great grandchildren- Malaya, Devlin, Izzy and Lana; brother-in-law- Frank remember how I loved them.
When you remember me remember my parents- Russ and Fannie; my sister- Betty; brothers- Alger and Warren; sister-in-law- Ginny.
When you see dads pass a “mud pie making” child to their mother to be cleaned up
Remember me…
When you pass through the “East End” of town
Remember me…
When you see a Captain of the Hope football team
Remember me…
When you enjoy Carnations, Daisies, and Roses remember I loved them and enjoyed the gardens Bobbie worked hard in.
When you travel to Traverse City, Iron Mountain, Barbara Lake or Parks Lake in Canada remember I loved to take my family and friends to those places.
When you are fishing or having a camp fire
Remember me…
When you walk the trails of Hoffma Park
Remember me…
When you have family gatherings, remember I loved to bring my own cooler.
When you play cards, remember I enjoyed pinochle and euchre and I knocked on the table to pass.
When you sit to do a puzzle, remember I liked jigsaws, logic problems, cryptograms and more.
When you eat butter pecan ice cream
Remember me…
Who am I kidding, when you eat most desserts.
Remember me…
When you play chess
Remember me…
When you’re watching the Tigers, Redwings, Lions or Pistons remember how I enjoyed watching all those games.
When you have Highway Inn wing dings, Applebee’s Riblets, Clover bar Pizza, Hilltop Inn Chopped steak with brown gravy or Club 37 Cordon Bleu remember how I loved to have those meals too.
If you hear the greeting – “Hi Kid”
Remember me…
When you hum
Remember me…
When you see someone look over their glasses and give a lop-sided smile
Remember me…
I had a interesting sense of humor; Remember “get to the top of the stairs” “how do I feel?.....I feel with my fingers” and “If we get a bag of jelly beans and give one to everyone, than we know that everyone will get a present this year”
Remember that cooking wasn’t something I liked to do all the time but I could make some great raw friend potatoes, fried eggs, fried chicken, BBQ ribs and beer battered fish.
When you see someone work in their yard hours a day, many days of the week, remember how I did that and liked it very much.
When you watch Gunsmoke, Texas Ranger or Bonanza
Remember me…
When you see someone blow smoke rings
Remember me…
When you drink a cold beer, have Cognac or Canadian Mist
Remember me…
Remember I loved children and babies.
If you take Sunday drives with your family, remember that when my children were young, my family did this.
When you hear the songs – “Oklahoma”, “My Buddy”, “Old Man River”, “Amazing Grace”, Star Spangled Banner”, “and Misty”
Remember me…
If you drink from a frosty stein
Remember me…
Remember that I loved to go bowling, play football or play golf.
Remember I loved to sit in a lazy boy chair.
Remember I have little nicknames for people, some were – Krissy, Dar-sigh-eeeee, Winininona, and Pumpkin.
When you hear “Stars and Stripes forever” remember when I had to teach Dave and Sandy the value of being quiet when others are still sleeping.
Remember my hard work as a Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Uncle, Grandfather, Friend and Comrade. I honored those titles thoroughly.
Remember me in your heart, your thoughts and in your memories. Remember the times we loved, the times we laughed and cried, for if you can always remember and think of me…I truly am with you.##
To one of the greats Man that walk the earth i going to miss you and when i go home i will be with you.... so just hang in there and soon i will see you.... To the rest of the family i love you and will be there as much as i can... Tank care
Kelly W Hawkins##imported-begin##Kelly W Hawkins##imported-end##
I'll never forget sitting at the kitchen table singing songs for grandma and grandpa, and grandpa breaking in with a chorus of Oklahoma! He sang it with such gusto! Every time I hear it mentioned his voice rings in my head. He was a terrific grandpa and he will be missed tremendously! We love him and his family like they were our own.##imported-begin##Cory and Alicia Phipps##imported-end##
We are thinking of you all and our sympathies are with you.##imported-begin##Lennie & Lisa Slack##imported-end##
Aunt Bobbie,Sandy, David and families,
I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you.
I wished I could of said goodbye to him and told him how much he meant to me. I think he knew when he and I sat in the back of the funeral home at my mom's service towards the end and we took each others hands and prayed together.
What an awesome man he was. As sick as he was, he was always thinking of others.
Barb##imported-begin##Barb Bruder##imported-end##
Uncle Lloyd,
My heart is so heavy with grief as I write this. I just found out that Uncle Alger has now joined you and my mom in heaven.
I never had the chance to tell you at her funeral how much I admired the way you looked out for her and every time I think of you and Uncle Alger wanting to "bust her out of the nursing home" brings a smile and warms my heart.
One of my fondest memories is when you and I won the Junior/Adult bowling tournament. We were awesome, both having 600+ series. You were so proud of me.
Thank you for the special moments we had on our rides to go see uncle Alger and I know I won't be able to drive down Ivanrest without thinking of you!
I'm so sorry I never put that family reunion together for you. I don't know how I'm going to make it through your service without thinking that you wanted us all together in that beautiful back yard. I know you, uncle Alger, mom and Aunt Virginia will be there in spirit.
I love you and miss you very much!
Your niece, Barb##imported-begin##Barb Bruder##imported-end##
Bobbie and Family,
I want to thank you for allowing me to be with you and your family in the last days of Mr. Lloyd's life. I am sure he was so happy to have all his family at his side during his last days here on earth. Although we will all miss him here, he is now in heaven visiting all the others that have gone there before him. And I know that my mom was there to greet him with open arms!!
Always remember that God never gives us more than we can handle. There will be days when we feel we can not handle anymore, but God always comes through to help us with those tough times and HE will give us the peace and comfort we so greatly need.
My prayers are with you and your family.
Love, Laurie and family##imported-begin##Rick and Laurie Hart##imported-end##
I would like everyone know that he was a very special teacher. I was a student of Lloyd, at Oakridge Junior High, from 1981-83. I enjoyed his sense of humor and like playing chess game. I had a very hard time learning math and he help me learning math. I am very sad that we never meet again. Because, I would like to thank him giving me help with my special education that was very much needed! Teacher's like Lloyd are very hard to come by.##imported-begin##Ronald Riley##imported-end##
Our prayers are with you all during this time.My god give you the strength to get through this.We will all miss you Uncle Lloyd . Aunt Roberta I,m so sorry for your loss.I love you. Elaine &Tom##imported-begin##Elaine & Tom Barnes##imported-end##
