Charles C. 'Buddy' Beck, 80

ROCK HALL, Md. - Charles C. "Buddy" Beck of Rock Hall died Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, in Chestertown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 80.

Mr. Beck was born March 9, 1927, in Quaker Neck, son of the late James W. and Blanche (Coleman) Beck.

He was a 1944 graduate of Chestertown High School.

Mr. Beck enlisted with the U.S. Army Air Force and retired as a technical sergeant in 1975 after 20 years of service.

He enjoyed reading spy thrillers and mysteries by authors James Patterson and John Sanford, and was a huge Baltimore Orioles fan.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Nancy (Sweetman) Blakeney Beck, in 2004; and several brothers and sisters.

Mr. Beck is survived by Nancy's children and their families, Mary Ann Blakeney Abeska of South Bend, Ind., and Margaret "Missy" Blakeney Cornett of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Norman W. Blakeney Jr. and John "Tink" Blakeney, both of Chestertown; a brother, Calvin Beck of Rock Hall; and three sisters, Anna Mae Antone, Violet Edwards and Daisy Plummer, all of Chestertown.

Interment will be held privately in I.U. Cemetery, Worton.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Co., P.O. Box 577, Rock Hall, MD 21661; or the Humane Society of Kent County, 10720 Augustine Herman Highway, Chestertown, MD 21620.

Arrangements by the Galena Funeral Home of Stephen L. Schaech.