Background
Beckman, John Coyle was born on December 15, 1919 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of John Joseph Beckman and Lelah Mildred (Coyle) Halton.
Beckman, John Coyle was born on December 15, 1919 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of John Joseph Beckman and Lelah Mildred (Coyle) Halton.
Student, University Portland, 1938-1939.
Various technical positions, Aircraft and Shipbuilding Companies, Oregon and Washington, 1940-1942;
president, Beckman & Whitley, Portland, 1942-1948;
president, Beckman & Whitley, San Carlos, California, 1948-1964;
consultant private practice, San Francisco, 1964-1982;
consultant private practice, Portland, since 1982. Press Collector's Press, San Francisco, 1967-1972, First San Francisco Finance Corporation, 1970-1972. Livestock owner (Herefords) Etna, California, 1967-1977.
Board directors Hosts Corporation, Vancouver, Washington, FEI Company, Air & Space Ventures.
Trustee Oregon Symphony Association, Portland, 1983-1989, 92—. Chairman, trustee San Francisco Conservatory Music, 1971-1978. Board directors California Nevada Hereford Association, Madera, California, 1971-1977.
President Siskiyou County Farm Bureau, Yreka, California, 1976-1977. Regent University Portland, since 1971. Member American Meteorological Society (Charles Franklin Brooks award 1966, chairman planning commission 1959-1964, councillor 1962-1965), University Club.
Married Elizabeth Hurlbut, 1947 (divorced 1979). Children: Barbara Elizabeth, Wendy Joan. Married Patricia Jane Huckins, 1980.