Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your brother, Bess. My prayers are with you. Marian
David Joseph Beem,
David Joseph Beem,
September 14, 1942 ~ March 12, 2015
SERVICES: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home OFFICIATING CLERGY: Rev. Scott Hill VISITATION: 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home David Joseph Beem, Sr. , 72, of Columbus, passed away Monday March 9, 2014 at his home. He was born September 14, 1942 in Bedford, IN to the late Bruce and Edna (Dalton) Beem. David proudly served his country for 5 years in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. David retired from the Wisconsin State Attorney General's office where he worked as an investigator for over 10 years. He had also worked for the Indiana State Attorney General's office for over 20 years. He had been the owner/operator of Beem and Associates Detective Agency in Indianapolis and had worked for the Seymour, IN Police Department. He was the first police chief for the Crothersville, IN Police Department. David leaves behind 3 daughters, Susan McIntosh-Large and Bess Gonyea, both of Columbus and Rebecca Beem of Seymour, TN; 2 brothers, Terry (Joy) Beem of Seymour, IN and Gary Beem of Penn Valley, CA. Also surviving are 7 grandchildren, Olivia Large, David Beem, III, Ariel Gonyea, Daryan Tabor, Brandon McIntosh, Zachary McIntosh, Brianna Gonyea and 2 nephews, Matt and Greg Beem. David was preceded in death by his parents and a son David Joseph "D.J." Beem Jr.
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May 22, 1986 ~ November 21, 2014
SERVICES: 1:00 P.M. Friday November 21, 2014 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home VISITATION: Noon until 1:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home David Joseph "D.J." Beem, Jr, 28, of Columbus, passed away Friday November 14, 2014. He was born May 22, 1986 in Jeffersonville, IN. He was employed as a salesman. He is survived by his parents, David Joseph Beem, Sr. of Columbus and Susan Kay (Negley) Striegel of Jamestown, KY. D.J. is also survived by a son, David Jamie` Beem III of Madison, WI; sisters, Susan McIntosh-Large of Columbus; Rebecca Beem of Seymour, TN; Bess Gonyea of Columbus and several nieces and nephews.
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I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
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DJ, I miss you sooo much!!! I wish I would have been there for you more. I wish I knew how bad you were feeling. I would have done everything in my power to stop you. I am so blessed to have known you and your son. I loved you as a friend and as a person and I wish I would have communicated that to you. I am so glad we got to say goodbye to each other before you left. I regret not spending more time with you on that day when you asked me to stay. I still cannot believe you are gone!!! I thought things were going so well for you. I was so proud of the positive changes you were making in your life for you and your son. I know you were not in your right mind because I know you would have never left us; especially your son. He was your whole world!!! I wish that there was something more that I could have done. I will never forget spending time with you and your son. It was sooo precious and sweet the way you were with him. I am praying for him and your family and all of us that were your friends. I will pray that your little boy always remembers you and I will pray that he remembers how much his daddy loved him. I am so sorry I will not be able to be at your funeral, but at the same time, I don’t want to remember you that way. I want to remember you as how you were when we last saw each other and the way you were with your son. I will never forget you!!! I hope you are in Heaven and at peace. May God Bless you, your son, and your family. I will love you always, my dear friend. *hugs*
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David was a great friend, he would always make you laugh or smile no matter what was said. His laugh was the best. He will be always loved and missed, but never forgotten. May he rest well in peace and is watched over forever. RIP, DJ. love ya man.
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We are deeply saddened by your loss. I hope you can take some comfort in the support and love of your friends and family.
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DJ… I am still in shock that this has happened. So much time has passed since I last saw you but it seems like just yesterday when you and Hillary would come to my house after summer school, wake me up and then we’d go out for a day full of shenanigans. We would hang out at Gardner Park, climb the building, getting into mischief and wandering around the park. The fun times cruising around Madison with you, Hillary and Nick. I’ll never forget the time you burned yourself by lighting a sparkler off in my car and when I asked you “what did you do that for?” you just laughed. You had such a free spirit. I remember when we would go to Annie and James’ house and you, Joey, Aaron and James would freestyle battle in the backyard. There was never a dull moment hanging out with you. I remember when you taught me self defense because you wanted me to be able to protect myself. When I was really stressed out you taught me meditation to help me find a way to cope with stress, which I will carry that with me always. You looked out for me like an older brother. I remember when we lost contact and then I saw you walking by Walmart, and I pulled over to say hi and you jumped in the car and you were so excited to tell me about your son and proud that he was like a miniature you. You would laugh about the pride you had for his mischievous side that he inherited from you. Then a few weeks later called me when I was at work at Jc Penneys and told me to come to the food court during my break so you could introduce me to your son David. I had never seen you that happy and excited before. It seemed like every time we lost touch somehow we’d run into each other again. I’m sorry so much time went by since we last hung out. I have so many great memories of you. You were a great friend and made a big impact on my life. I wish I knew you were struggling, and I wish I could have done more. I’m sorry you had to leave us so soon, I hope your family and friends can find peace and comfort in sharing the good memories about you and hopefully laugh about the good times. I’m sorry I will not be able to make it to your memorial service but I will be there in spirit. My deepest condolences go out to your son, father, and the rest of your family. My prayers go out to them that they find the strength to get through this tough time and I know you are watching over them. RIP You will never be forgotten.
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I’m sorry to hear of DJ’s death. He was a good friend of mine in high school. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Rest in peace DJ
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David I will never forget your smile! Your were always such a positive happy person. You you be missed. I will miss running into you on the West. Rest in peace my friend. Prayers to you and yours, especially your son, may he never forget you.
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David, For the short time I knew you, I always thought you were a nice guy. We worked together as well as talked about personal issues. It is so sad to see you go so young. Always in our hearts you will remain til the end of time. I wish I could make it to the funeral. Know I will be thinking of you 🙁 🙁 :(…. :(…. to your family I give my condolences.
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David,l I am so sorry to hear about your son. As parents we are not supposed to bury our children. No words can express what I would like to say at this time. Hold on to Gods hand, he is the one that will bring you through. Love you.
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Many prayers going out to you and yours David. Take care of yourself my friend. This is so sad to hear.
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David I’m very sorry for your loss.I wish I had some words of wisdom to help you in this time of need and to help you through your pain…You were there for me when I needed a friend when and I hope I can do the same for you…God bless you you and your family…. ..Lori Adams
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I never forgot about DJ. He was certainly one of a kind. Let us keep his spirit alive by celebrating his life and sharing our memories of DJ. He will be missed. R.I.P DJ my thoughts and prayers go out to his son and family.
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I’ve known you for over 14 years! We had some great times in high school that I wont forget. I’m saddened to know that you are no longer here with us. I am glad that you are no longer suffering and can be another angel watching over us. You’re gone but definatley won’t ever be forgotten. Much love to you and your family.
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Its hard knowing youre not around anymore to talk to and spend time time with. You were a great friend, a good man, and an amazing and loving father. I hope to see you when I get there. Youre in a better place now. R.I.P.
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As long as I’m alive so are you… Miss and love you, cuz. Until we meet again!
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Dear Susan and Family, We were so sorry to hear about Dave. Joe cried. He talked to Dave during the Christmas holidays. They were good buddies. Love and Prayers. Joe and Linda
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