Update: Where is Art Beard? REST IN PEACE

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 5 May 2018 6:12 am

I have sent him several emails and private messages as well as several phone calls. I am getting worried about him. Any information will be appreciated.

gary pierce · Post by **gary pierce** » 5 May 2018 12:07 pm

He said his health was failing, and his last post was 4/30/18. Hope he is ok.

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 5 May 2018 4:55 pm

gary pierce wrote:He said his health was failing, and his last post was 4/30/18. Hope he is ok.

I hope he is ok too, but I am still worried about him. He is pretty strong and he knows what is ahead. I would just like to talk to him again.

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 6 May 2018 7:52 am

Phone calls to Art now go straight to voicemail and he does not have his voicemail set up. Does anyone have any info on him? I fear that AGENT ORANGE has struck another one of us vets

Thanks,
Gary

Edward Rhea · Post by **Edward Rhea** » 6 May 2018 8:08 am

FWIW, I spoke with Art last weekend, but haven't heard from him since. He talked of a family member flying in to visit, so hopefully he's just distracted with that? My thoughts and prayers go out to him and the rest of you Vietnam Vets, as I'm truly grateful for you and watching the effects of the exposure to Agent Orange on my own father, Mickey Rhea.

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 8 May 2018 10:10 am

This makes me so sad! http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/A ... -106076357

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 8 May 2018 11:52 am

CRAP!!! RIP Brother

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 8 May 2018 11:56 am

ah....sad. Rest in peace Art.

Gary Watkins · Post by **Gary Watkins** » 8 May 2018 1:17 pm

You may not know this, but Art had a heart as big as the world! I lost my wife, Cynthia, a little over 4 1/2 years ago, http://www.bradleysfh.com/obituary/2298608. My son gave me his Martin HD35 to try and trade for another pedal steel guitar because I had to sell mine to finish paying for her funeral. Art told me NOT to sell or trade the Martin, but to give it back to my son and he would send me a steel if I would send him my address. Well, I wouldnâ€™t give him my address because I didnâ€™t want him to do that. He finally decided to send the steel to Mickey Adams and Mickey was going to give it to someone. Art just had a big heart, and I will miss talking to my friend.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 8 May 2018 1:41 pm

In those sales at the end, he kept mentioning his end was near. I somehow kept hoping it was some kind of joke and it wasn't really true. Sounds like he was a great guy.

Edward Rhea · Post by **Edward Rhea** » 8 May 2018 4:04 pm

Godspeed Art...I regret not having known you sooner.

admin · Post by **b0b** » 8 May 2018 4:25 pm

Art asked me if he could write his own obit. I agreed to hold onto this until he left us.

Art Beard wrote:Dear friends and forumites, thanks for putting up with me and my weird humor ! My dealings on the forum have been 99.9 % FANTASTIC. You are a bunch of straight honest and great guys. I did not realize that there were that many of us left. Thanks for all the help and and putting up with a new pickers questions.

My beautiful and unique collection of guitars will be coming up for sale, wish I could take with me, lol. But we can't. The good lord love steel picking too. Got to be instruments there.

Would not be heaven with out music, animals, etc, lol.. the best to all of you. "LIKE AN OLD STALLION, STILL LONELY FOR FREEDOM, STILL TRYING YO OUT RUN THE WIND"

CRAZY ARIZONA ART

I always wondered what CAA meant. Goodbye, friend.

Scott Shipley · Post by **Scott Shipley** » 8 May 2018 4:39 pm

Butch Mullen · Post by **Butch Mullen** » 8 May 2018 4:49 pm

If that won't put a tiny little tear in your eye nothing will. God bless you Art. Butch in NC

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 8 May 2018 4:59 pm

Sad to hear. I met Art & chatted with him a bit at the Phoenix show this past January.
Sorry I didn't know him longer, or chatted more with him. He sure seemed like quite an interesting and unique guy.
Vaya con Dios, CAA...

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 8 May 2018 5:04 pm

RIP Art. It was a pleasure conversing with you here.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 8 May 2018 6:00 pm

With everything going on in my life the last year or two, I never got a chance to talk with him. But that is obviously my loss. RIP Art.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 8 May 2018 6:14 pm

Probably the most moving post Iâ€™ve read here. Thanks for sharing that bob.

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 8 May 2018 6:37 pm

RIP Art. God bless.

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 8 May 2018 7:50 pm

b0b, Thanks for sharing his obit. May you RIP Art. J.R.

Eric Dahlhoff · Post by **Eric Dahlhoff** » 8 May 2018 9:32 pm

I only talked to Art a few times, and he was a very sweet guy. Rest in peace Art, and keep on pickin'

Alan McBride · Post by **Alan McBride** » 8 May 2018 9:44 pm

So sad, I had talked with him just a few weeks ago and he sent me a whole lot of vintage steel guitar links, and pictures of his instrument collection and, those that he planned to give away. He told me how he bought instruments and gave them to vets that wanted them, to keep them from being depressed and hoped he would prevent some from taking their own lives. Thank You Sir!!!!
I ask him if he knew our Lord Jesus Christ as His Savior and he quickly said yes I do, and Iâ€™m looking for him anytime.
I only wish I could have known him longer and got to know him more!!!!!
Rest In Peace Brother, Thank You For Your Service and Your Ultimate Sacrifice for us all!!!

To the Family of Art Beard, we offer our condolences and prayers,
May God Bless You All!!!!

Pastor Alan McBride

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 9 May 2018 12:20 am

Rest in Peace Art!

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 9 May 2018 1:30 am

May you now, out run the wind.. RIP Art.

Bill Sinclair · Post by **Bill Sinclair** » 9 May 2018 5:46 am

Farewell, Arizona Art. We'll miss you. Rest in Peace.

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Update: Where is Art Beard? REST IN PEACE

Update: Where is Art Beard? REST IN PEACE

Art wrote his own obit