Gordon Edward Beach

Gordon Edward Beach passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016, In Dallas, TX. He was born August 1, 1965 in High Point, NC to Gordon and Joyce Beach. In 1973 the family moved to the small town of Plano, Texas, where he grew up running the creek, playing soccer and spending summer nights playing Kick the Can with all the neighborhood kids. He attended Davis, Haggard, and Vines and graduated from Plano Senior High School in 1983. He attended East Texas State (now A&M Commerce) and graduated in 1990. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

In the spirit of adventure that they shared together, Sylvia Wofford and Gordon Beach were married on board The Galapagos Aggressor by the ship’s Capitan on November 29, 2010 while crossing the equator; one of many wonderful experiences shared by friends and family.

Gordon is survived by his wife Sylvia of Dallas, by his parents Gordon and Joyce Beach of Plano and by his brother Robert M. Beach and his wife, Kaye Lyn of Georgetown, TX. He is also survived by; Grandmother Kathryn Roberts, Aunt Frankie and Uncle Mac Brum, Aunt Charlotte Roberts, Aunt Judith Onorati and by many cousins. He leaves behind his step daughter Asteria Wofford (John Leon) and his step son, George Wofford. He was “Grandpa Gordon” to Drake, Mullins and Sequoia Wofford and “Uncle Gordon” to Charlotte Stevens and Brandon Marsh Stevens. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Frank M. and Ruth B. Roberts and Gordon S. and Melissa C. Beach.

After Gordon’s first scuba diving trip he was hooked; so much so that he decided the best place for his sales experience was in the Scuba Diving Industry. What he didn’t realize then, but many others havesince, is what a wonderful, patient scuba instructor he became. For many years now his life has been

welcoming new divers to the underwater world and traveling the world seeing new places and enjoying friends both old and new. After many years of managing Dive West for Winnie West Moser she thought it time to retire. Gordon with his team of Sylvia, Bob and Pat Dryden and Brandi McCright Farch opened the new Dive West October 2010 and he has been living the dream ever since.

The family suggests memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 5429 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, Texas 75240 or on line at www.kidney.org.