Merrill Beck ????

Daily, I look for Greg Beck's obit. Today, I found Merrill Beck. Who is Merrill? He's 86 years old. "He loved square dancing with his bride of 66 years, Vida Ruth, with the "Dirty Dozen" square dance group." I don't think he's our Greg. Merrill sounds like a nice old white man, who was happily married, and lived his life to his version of the fullest. Certainly not Greg's version. But then who could?

Update on Greg Beck

Visitation:Monday, September 17th, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
E.S. Eley & Sons Funeral Chapel
4707 E. Truman Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64127
816-924-8700
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Funeral Services:Tuesday, September 18th, 11:00am
Palestine Missionary Baptist Church of Jesus Christ
3619 E. 35th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64127
816-921-6009
Please use the 35th Street entrance

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*Ladies, Greg asked for red dresses, and his family is looking forward to them.

Info taken from Greg's blog, posted by Michelle. Thanks Michelle!

Should we plan to go for drinks (Beam & cokes) after 8pm on Monday?
How about:
Harry’s Country Club(Harry’s in the River Market, NOT Harry’s in Westport)112 Missouri AveKansas City, MO 64106

Greg Beck flipped our switch!

Greg Beck's Deaths Door was one of my very first blogs that I read. I was hooked. He was my crack. Get your mind out of the gutter, that's not what I meant. I was addicted. I had to read his blogs. He made me laugh, sometimes so hard I cried. God knows a person needs good laughs. And I think God sent him to teach us. So we will try to make Greg proud of us.

Last time I saw Greg Beck we were at blogger meet up at Governor Stumpy's. He was wondering if he was the only black blogger since he is the only one that we all knew about. Now there is no one representing.

I met Greg at my first blogger meet that he & Michelle of Well hell Michelle had organized at Harry's in the River Market. I got a big bear hug from him right off. I felt like was meeting a celebrity. He was gracious & kind to myself, a new blogger. Even with his colorful language he was a gentleman. I was looking forward to future blogger meets where we could get to know him more on a face to face basis.

Greg, you're one in a million. I respect you enormously. I will miss you.