Kenneth “Ken” C. Beach

Beach, Jr., Kenneth "Ken", of O'Fallon, Missouri, died suddenly at home of a pulmonary embolism on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the age of 57. Loving husband of Gina Beach; beloved son of the late Kenneth C. and Catherine A. Beach, Sr.; devoted father of Laura Caterina Beach and Christina Catherine Beach; dear brother of Br. Dennis Beach, OSB, Ben Beach, Marty (Kathy) Beach and Maryellen (John) Riley. He is preceded in death by his in-laws Bill and Ginny Jenkins and infant brother Brian. An avid runner, Ken was a member of the St. Louis Fleet Feet Runner's Club and ran the Boston Marathon in April 2012. He served both as an extraordinary minister and as a PSR teacher for St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Ken "never had anything bad to say about anyone," and will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to SJU Ken Beach Memorial, St. John's University, PO Box 7222, Collegeville, MN 56321 or https://secure.imodules.com/s/1433/3/giving.aspx?sid=1433&gid=3&pgid=397&cid=1052 (please note "Ken Beach Memorial" on form). (Ken's daughters attended Saint John's partner school, the College of Saint Benedict, and his brother Dennis Beach, OSB, teaches at Saint John's.)