Bio of BECK, Vernon S., Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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VERNON S. BECK - Vol III, pg 71
A live wire citizen of Minneapolis and a veteran of the World war is Vernon S.
Beck, who is active in the conduct of the Beck Engineering Konstruction Kompany.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, a son of Herman and Sarah E. (Rice) Beck, both
natives of Ohio, and both are living.
In the acquirement of his early education Vernon S. Beck attended the public
schools of his birthplace and then, removing to Wisconsin, was graduated from
the high school. In 1904 he came to Minneapolis and a short time afterward
enrolled in the University of Minnesota, taking an electrical engineering course
and also specializing in civil engineering. He was graduated from that
institution in 1910 and three years later established the Beck Engineering
Konstruction Kompany. At no time has Mr. Beck been involved in a partnership and
being a practical business man with keen discrimination and excellent executive
ability, he has been so successful in the further­ance of his company's
interests that it has become one of the representative business interests of
this city. He does general engineering contracting and specializes in public and
industrial building. On the 10th of April, 1917, Mr. Beck put all personal
interests aside and enlisted in the United States army for service in the World
war. He enlisted four days after the entrance of this country into the conflict
and was the first man in the Officers' Training Camp at Fort Snelling. He was
staff engineer in aviation at Fort Snellintg, Fort Leavenworth, and Boston, and
was instructor at Memphis, Tennessee, and Arcadia, Florida. He received his
honorable discharge at Arcadia on the 8th of June, 1919, with the rank of
captain, and immediately returned to his business here.
Mr. Beck is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, being a member
of the official board, is a thirty-second degree Mason, holding membership in
Cataract Lodge, No. 2, F. & A. M., Minneapolis Consistory, No. 2, and Zuhrah
Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is likewise a member of the American Legion.
Although the greater part of his time and attention is devoted to his business
interests, he is ever cognizant of the duties and responsibilities as well as
the privileges of citizenship and is influential in every movement for the
improvement of the general welfare.