Wilma Albang, 92, went to meet the angels Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, surrounded by loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, 2021
Robert C. Beckman was born November 24, 1934 to C. Carson and Marie Beckman of Philadelphia, PA.
Bob, (Bobby to his mom) attended Catholic Schools in Philadelphia first matriculating at St. Joseph’s Preparatory Academy (The Prep) then graduating from St. Joseph’s College (now University) in 1956. Upon graduation he joined the US. Air Force and flew. He Flew first and second generation jet fighters and, to hear him tell it, he loved every minute of it. Throughout his long, productive life he loved to tell stories of Air Force days to any who would listen and kept the memory of those days tangibly alive by constructing and displaying models of his favorite aircraft. Because of his air force days Bob watched the weather, followed the weather and could always tell you what the weather would bring.
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