Obituaries

Funeral Today for Man Who Jumped Off Bridge

Stephen Beckman who leaped off the Oso Parkway Bridge in front of his mother, will be remembered today in Rancho Santa Margarita.

A funeral will be held today for Stephen Beckman, the man who survived a leap off the Santa Margarita Parkway Bridge 13 months ago and then, without warning, on July 7 while his mother looked on.

Services for Beckman, who was 22, will be at 1 p.m. at The Spoken Word Christian Church, 30151 Avenida de las Banderas. Officiating will be Rev. Bob Cote.

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Beckman was a 2008 graduate of Tesoro High. He worked as a pet care assistant at at the time of his death.

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Several people benefited from Beckman's death as he was kept viable for four days so that doctors could harvest his heart, liver, kidneys and pancreas.


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