Death and Legacy
Beck died April 12, 1936 in Washington, D.C., and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery. He was survived by his son, James M. Beck Jr., daughter Beatrice Beck Tuck and his wife, Lilla Mitchell Beck, who died August 1, 1956.
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