Background
Beck, Todd W. Van was born on February 15, 1952 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of Anthony Robert and Norma Jean (Feekin) Van Beck.
Beck, Todd W. Van was born on February 15, 1952 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. Son of Anthony Robert and Norma Jean (Feekin) Van Beck.
Professional Diploma, New England Institute, 1973; Bachelor, Mount Mercy College, 1981; Master of Arts, Athenaeum of Ohio, 1987.
Funeral director and embalmer, Wiederspahn Mortuary, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1972-1975;
owner and manager, T. W. Van Beck Funeral Homes, Belle Plaine, Blairstown, Iowa., 1975-1978;
manager, John B. Turner & Son Mortuary West, Cedar Rapids, Iowa., 1978-1982;
chairman Social Science Department, Cincinnati College Mortuary Science, 1982-1986;
chairman Department Mortuary Science, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, New York, 1986-1988;
dean and executive vice president, Simmons Institute Funeral Svc. Education, Syracuse, New York, 1988-1990;
director education, Trust 100, Cincinnati, 1990-1992;
director professional development, The Loewen Group, Cincinnati, since 1992. Instructor Hospice Training Program Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1979-1982;adjunct instructor Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, 1980-1982, Foundation Thanatology, New York City, since 1987.
Trustee Ohio Embalmers Association, 1982-1988. Consultant Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation, Cincinnati, 1984-1988.
President, board directors American Cancer Society Benton County (Iowa) chapter, 1975-1978. Board directors Free Store and Food Bank, Cincinnati, 1985-1989. Chaplain Stuyvesant (New York ) Fire Company 1.
Member American Board Funeral Service Education, American Society Association Executives, National Funeral Directors Association,New York State Funeral Directors Association, British Institute Embalmers, Young Men's Mercantile Library., Federal Emergency Management Academy, Abraham Lincoln Association, Albert Schweitzer Foundation, Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation, Cincinnati History Society, Cincinnati Museum Natural History.
Married Nancy Rosenacker, July 5, 1986. 1 child, Thomas Anthony.