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CityViewNC.com | 9 "One of the last lunch conversations I had with Dad was that he told me if he was not around to 'Always take care of your mother,' and I told him that will never be an issue, because we have one of the greatest families and the whole family will look aer Mom," he says. 'A Special Place in Our Hearts' His words never are lost on brother Chip Beck. "I was very happy to be at the wedding, as Albert and I are very close, having worked together for 10 years or more on the tour with Albert as my caddy," says Chip Beck, who joined the PGA Tour in 1978, won four PGA Tour events, was runner-up in the 1983 Masters, runner-up in the 1986 and 1989 U.S. Opens. "As I looked around the rehearsal dinner and the wedding party, I felt a great pit in my stomach realizing Mom was not present, what she was missing and how she would have loved being with everyone." 910.868.5131 | 3200 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 | www.fayacademy.org Fayetteville Academy Fayetteville Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions, financial aid, and athletic and other school-administered programs. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR Pre-K through grade 12 STEAM SmartLabs ® The 25 members of the Class of 2020 were offered more than $2.7 million in college scholarships and grants. 89 percent of AP exams taken resulted in a score of 3 or higher. Chromebook 1:1 program | Grades 4-7 LEGO ® Robotics Team More than $500,000 in need-based financial aid awarded annually to qualified applicants. RANKED #1 IN THE NICHE.COM 2021 BEST PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS IN THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA FDIC INSURED All we see is you , NOW TRUIST Dolores Patrón married Charles Beck at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in her hometown of New Orleans on December 26, 1953. Epilogue Martha Beck Wood still thinks of her niece's wedding to include the rehearsal dinner, the wedding proper and the post-wedding reception at Daniel Island Club, where a new husband danced with his wife, and Becks were plentiful. "My mother's absence was definitely felt by all," Martha Beck Wood says. "We are most appreciative that we have had a beautiful example of how to love and live a happy and healthy life from the matriarch of our large family. Her love and support has certainly enriched each one of her children and grandchildren." Contact Bill Kirby Jr. at bkirby@cityviewnc. com or 910-624-1961. Read more of his columns in our weekly Insider newsletter. Subscribe at cityviewnc.com or text CityView to 22999. For a related story, see page 22.

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