Or was it 1974? By Laurie Gwen Shapiro One morning in the mid-1970s, a solemn announcement came over the intercom at Friends Seminary: “Noted person John Lennon is now in the meetinghouse.

Stephen D. Beckman, 88, passed away Monday, January 13, 2025. Steve was born on October 5, 1936, in Augusta, GA and grew up in Columbia, SC where he graduated from the University of South Carolina.