4/17/6© Patriarch of Beard businesi family dies BY J.N. SBRANTI 3%, jn#branti@mod*Ncom ·Robert B. "Bob" Beard of. Modesto, former chairman of .the Beard Land and Investment. Co. and j descendant of-Stanis- laus County pioneers, has died. Mr. Beard was with his family Sunday when he died at Obctors Medical.Center.He was 0* day short of his 81#t birthd#* . "He was a thoughtful,: sensi- tive and caring individual who was a very clear:.thinker,Y said hi, daughter Cathie, Peck of Modesto. "He'll be rmD9nbered for being fair-minded and diplo- matic." He and other members of-the Beard family have been Modes- to business leaders for,a centu- ry. The family coiltrols the 2,000-acre Beard Industrial Dis- .trict,; o.wns .the.,M*esto< & Em- like TractioR Cd/sliort-line'rail- road, Beard Land Improvement Co., and sever- al property f" and i invest- ment firms. ':Bob first 42 -*Z:g# started work 3,2»M' for the.compa- nies in about Robert Beard 1939. He was 12 or 13 years old andin junior high, and worked on the ice docks in the days be- fore refrigerated boxcars," ac- cording to a tribute to him print- ed for his retirement party in 1992.:.-: ... ..i Mr. Beard was elected tq.the Beard company's boardof direc- tors in 1954, began working for the company full time in 1959 and became board chairman in 1980. During his career, he also served as treasurer and vice president. He remainM a board director until several¥ears ago. SEE PAGE B-2, BEARD ' U 4- U 1 6 t N 14 1 ' 1 4.11 *c.'0 91 41 & 4% N 9 50 94 j 4 3 i i 4 k *W 1 03 44*11 + 4 -t i N \3 w f -9-' i » A 1,4 3 qi 4 6 ./ - 9 -4 4 I % i 1 133 4 4/ lu . 44 rei#:9 3 3 Bj 'i ig 4 1 'r i 4 3 1 1 * 4 4 4 1 4 h 4 , 44 1 9.3 13 3 4 4 m 4% 2 tift A VY V 3%.ti J J 4 4% t P 0. r ,0*U, 27 »ae_- 5>nt..26,1*01-Cd <0969,LS -st.4/794. a, hliclutli#t waa 36Ui;,0 . 4-.1,9CAL. 6 ./t,zeULLbood-Ajhft105144244Cll»'L· Mnt)11.d , OCR Text: 4/17/6© Patriarch of Beard businesi family dies BY J.N. SBRANTI 3%, jn#branti@mod*Ncom ·Robert B. "Bob" Beard of. Modesto, former chairman of .the Beard Land and Investment. Co. and j descendant of-Stanis- laus County pioneers, has died. Mr. Beard was with his family Sunday when he died at Obctors Medical.Center.He was 0* day short of his 81#t birthd#* . "He was a thoughtful,: sensi- tive and caring individual who was a very clear:.thinker,Y said hi, daughter Cathie, Peck of Modesto. "He'll be rmD9nbered for being fair-minded and diplo- matic." He and other members of-the Beard family have been Modes- to business leaders for,a centu- ry. The family coiltrols the 2,000-acre Beard Industrial Dis- .trict,; o.wns .the.,M*esto< & Em- like TractioR Cd/sliort-line'rail- road, Beard Land Improvement Co., and sever- al property f" and i invest- ment firms. ':Bob first 42 -*Z:g# started work 3,2»M' for the.compa- nies in about Robert Beard 1939. He was 12 or 13 years old andin junior high, and worked on the ice docks in the days be- fore refrigerated boxcars," ac- cording to a tribute to him print- ed for his retirement party in 1992.:.-: ... ..i Mr. Beard was elected tq.the Beard company's boardof direc- tors in 1954, began working for the company full time in 1959 and became board chairman in 1980. During his career, he also served as treasurer and vice president. He remainM a board director until several¥ears ago. SEE PAGE B-2, BEARD ' U 4- U 1 6 t N 14 1 ' 1 4.11 *c.'0 91 41 & 4% N 9 50 94 j 4 3 i i 4 k *W 1 03 44*11 4 -t i N \3 w f -9-' i » A 1,4 3 qi 4 6 ./ - 9 -4 4 I % i 1 133 4 4/ lu . 44 rei#:9 3 3 Bj 'i ig 4 1 'r i 4 3 1 1 * 4 4 4 1 4 h 4 , 44 1 9.3 13 3 4 4 m 4% 2 tift A VY V 3%.ti J J 4 4% t P 0. r ,0*U, 27 »ae_- 5>nt..26,1*01-Cd <0969,LS -st.4/794. a, hliclutli#t waa 36Ui;,0 . 4-.1,9CAL. 6 ./t,zeULLbood-Ajhft105144244Cll»'L· Mnt)11.d , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,A through B Name file,Barber,Beard,BEARD_006.pdf,BEARD_006.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: BEARD_006.PDF, BEARD_006.pdf 1 Page 1