David E. Beecher 1
- Born: Oct 1951, , , PA 2
- Marriage (1): Laurellen T.
FamilySearch ID: L1F5-9G9.
Noted events in his life were:
1. Residence: on 19 Apr 1989 in Wormleysburg, Cumberland, PA. 3
2. Residence: 1004 W. Foxcroft Dr, Camp Hill, PA 17011 from 1993 to 2009 in Camp Hill, Cumberland, PA. 4
3. Newspaper: The Sentinel: Wormleysburg man celebrates being five years cancer free, 18 Jun 2013, Carlisle, Cumberland, PA. 5 Dave Beecher was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in February 2008 and is now in remission.
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(photo caption: Dave Beecher of Wormleysburg, center, a five-year cancer survivor, celebrates life on June 7 at the Celebrate Life Tree planting ceremony with Christopher McCord Stephenson, DO, Hospitalist and Director of the Quality of Life Clinic, left, and Jamie Stephenson, Board of Directors, right, at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center.)
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WORMLEYSBURG - Even though doctors at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America couldn't figure out where Dave Beecher's head and neck cancer came from, it didn't stop them from forcing his disease into remission. Five years later on June 7, Beecher made the 650-plus mile journey west to Chicago to celebrate the anniversary of remission with 104 other cancer survivors. "Five years is a significant milestone with this stuff," he said. "They've been doing that ever since they started it ... it's all just to make you feel good." Beecher says doctors diagnosed him with head and neck cancer in February 2008. He underwent surgery, radiation and chemotherapy at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Chicago. "I underwent neck surgery at a local hospital," Beecher said in a news release. "The standard protocol was radiation and chemotherapy and the doctors strongly advised a feeding tube. I refused. At this time, my friend found Cancer Treatment Centers of America through the Internet. The rest is history." This is the 25th year that the center has invited five-year survivors to the annual "Celebrate Life" tree planting ceremony in Chicago. The tree, the center says, represents "survivorship." "Each and every day is a celebration of life and survivorship," said Scott Jones, president and CEO at center in Chicago. "At Cancer Treatment Centers of America, everything, from our patient-centered personalized treatment to our integrated therapies and supportive services, is orchestrated around the patient and their family. Patients and their families that are facing cancer choose us, and we stand side-by-side, hand-in-hand with them throughout their journey."
4. Residence: on 31 Dec 2017 in Camp Hill, Cumberland, PA. 1
David married Laurellen T. (Laurellen T. was born in Jan 1950 6 7.)
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Sources
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The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 7 Jan 2018, obituary of Patricia A. Beecher.
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FamilySearch.org, United States Public Records, 1970-2009, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5RY-6NC David E Beecher, b. Oct 1951 Residence, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
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The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania.), 21 Apr 1989, page B2, obituary of Donald E. Beecher.
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FamilySearch.org, United States Public Records Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5RY-6NC David E Beecher, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
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The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA) (www.cumberlink.com), 18 Jun 2013, page 21.
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Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index (Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.), Vol. 1. Laurellen T. Beecher, Wormleysburg, Pa.
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FamilySearch.org, United States Public Records Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5RY-6ND Laurie Beecher aka Laurellen T Beecher, Residence, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania.