Funeral Details

It is with great sadness that we announce the recent death of Dr. David R. Beach. Dave was Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where he taught for 35 years until his retirement in 2007. Dave was a lover of music and a passionate advocate for peace and social justice. With his late partner, Carmen Rigau, Dave funded music scholarships and enabled UW-Parkside to host guest artists, including “Harmony in the Holy Land,” a joyful day of interfaith workshops and performances. A true humanist, Dave was a member of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation of Deerfield, IL. Previously, Dave was associated with the Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church in Racine, WI.
A memorial service for David Beach will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Francis Bedford Concert Hall, 900 Wood Road in Kenosha WI on Monday, February 17th at 12:45 PM, with interment at Graceland Cemetery in Racine to follow. The memorial service will be streamed through www.chicagojewishfunerals.com, and a recording will be available there after the service. Tribute donations in memory of Dave may be made to any of the following organizations that were important to Dave: Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation www.kolhadash.com/payment.php, The Klezmer Music Foundation www.klezmermusicfoundation.org/donate-1, or UW Parkside www.uwp.edu/giving/beach.cfm
Zekher tsadik livrakha –the memory of a good person is a blessing (Proverbs 10:7)

On November 30th, 2016, Dr. David Beach sponsored a day of workshops and performances for students, faculty, and the community at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Here are clips from that event, which was a huge success and furthered his vision of interfaith harmony through musical collaboration.
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