Anthony Ray "Tony" Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 19 Apr 1960 - OH 2
Christening:
Death: 13 Apr 2006 - Clermont Co, OH 2
Burial: 20 Apr 2006 - Confidence Cemetery, Georgetown, Brown Co, OH 1
Cause of Death: Motorcycle/Auto accident
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From MySpace.com "In memory of Tony Becraft"• Obituary
Anthony (Tony) Ray Becraft, age 45 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, April 13, 2006 in a traffic accident on State Route 125 near Bethel, Ohio. Mr. Becraft was a graduate of Georgetown High School, Morehead State University and held a master's degree from the University of Dayton. He has been the Technology and Industrial Arts Education teacher at the Georgetown Jr. Sr. High School for the past twenty years. Mr. Becraft was a Student Council Advisor and had coached girls varsity softball and boys and girls jr. high basketball. He was a member of the West Fork Baptist Church and the Theta Chi fraternity. He was born on April 19, 1960 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Ray and Joyce (Claypool) Becraft of Georgetown, Ohio. Besides his parents, he is survived by one son - Brandon Becraft of Cincinnati, Ohio; one daughter - Amber Becraft of Georgetown, Ohio; one sister - Christy Becraft of Georgetown, Ohio; one nephew - Cody Fender of Milford, Ohio and the mother of his children - Tina Becraft. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, April 20, 2006 at the Georgetown Church of Christ, 149 Hamer Road, Georgetown, Ohio. Rev. William Collett will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 9:00 P.M. Wednesday at the church. Interment will be in the Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown, Ohio. If desired, memorials may be made to the Tony Becraft "Mr.B" Technology Education Scholarship, in care of the Brown County Foundation, P.O. Box 158, Georgetown, Ohio 45121. The Cahall Funeral Home in Georgetown is serving the family.
Brown County teacher dies in accident By MISTY MAYNARD Staff Writer Friday, April 14, 2006 7:45 PM EDT Print this story | Email this story BETHEL, Ohio -- A Brown County teacher died in a devastating accident Thursday evening involving two motorcycles, a car and a truck. Georgetown resident and local teacher Anthony "Tony" Becraft was killed after a Chevy S10 rear-ended a Grand Am on Ohio 125 in Clermont County, then slid into the westbound lane hitting two motorcycles, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. According to OSHP, the investigation into the accident revealed that Joan E. Stevens, 62 was driving a red 1993 Pontiac Grand Am eastbound and was slowing for traffic. Thirty-five-year-old Terri Wilson, who was driving a 1997 red Chevy S10 failed to slow, and slammed into the back of the car. He then slid left of center, according to the OSHP, and struck two motorcycles in the westbound lane. The accident occurred around 5:30 p.m. On one of the motorcycles, a 2002 Harley Davidson, was 45-year-old Becraft, who was pronounced dead at the scene. On the second motorcycle, a 1991 Harley Davidson, was 43-year-old Timothy Manning, also a Georgetown resident. Neither of the motorcycle drivers were wearing helmets, according to the OSHP. Manning was transported to University of Cincinnati Hospital by Air Care and was listed in critical condition. Stevens, as well as an 11-year-old passenger in the car, were not injured, while Wilson was treated at the scene and released. Becraft had taught Industrial Arts at Georgetown High School for more than a decade.
Mr. Becraft was the Technology and Industrial Arts Education teacher at Georgetown Jr./Sr. High Schoolin Georgetown Ohio, he was also student council advisor and coached girls varsity softball and boys and girls junior high basketball• Obituary
In addition to his parents, Mr. Becraft is survived by one son, Brandon Becraft of Cincinnati; one daughter, Amber Becraft of Georgetown; one sister, Christy Becraft of Georgetown; one nephew, Cody Fender of Milford; and the mother of his children, Tina Becraft.
Mr Becraft passed away as a result of a car accident
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060418/NEWS01/604180338/-1/back01• Soc Sec Num, 299-62-6661
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TEACHER'S FUNERAL SET
Funeral services for Georgetown High School teacher Anthony "Tony" Becraft will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Georgetown Church of Christ, 149 Hamer Road, Georgetown. Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Interment will be in the Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown. Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown, is in charge of arrangements. Becraft, 45, of Georgetown, died Thursday in a traffic accident on Ohio 125 near Bethel. He had been a technology and industrial arts education teacher at Georgetown Junior-Senior High School for 20 years. Memorials may be made to the Tony Becraft "Mr. B" Technology Education Scholarship, c/o Brown County Foundation, P.O. Box 158, Georgetown, OH 45121.
• Obituary, Cincinnati.com, 15 Apr 2006
Program may end with death of teacher
BY CINDY KRANZ | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
BETHEL - A long-time Georgetown High School teacher died in a chain-reaction crash involving two motorcycles and two other vehicles on Ohio 125 near here late Thursday afternoon.
Anthony "Tony" Becraft, 45, of Georgetown, died at the scene, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. He and a friend, Timothy Manning, 43, of Georgetown, were on their Harley-Davidsons when the accident occurred at 5:30 p.m. Manning was taken to University Hospital, where he is in critical condition.
The Ohio State Patrol said the chain reaction began when an eastbound car driven by Joan E. Stevens, 62, of Georgetown slowed for traffic just east of Bethel. Terri Wilson, 35, of Georgetown was driving a pickup truck eastbound when it hit the back of Stevens' car.
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The truck then slid left, hitting the two westbound motorcycles. Neither motorcycle driver was wearing a helmet.
Stevens and her passenger, 11-year-old Jessica Stevens, were not injured. Wilson was treated at the scene and released. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, the patrol said. The incident remains under investigation.
Becraft of Georgetown had been an industrial technology teacher at the high school for 20 years. Spring break started today, but grief counselors will be available when teachers and students return the last week of April.
"He was the kind of teacher that was typically the students' favorite," said Michael Smith, superintendent of Georgetown Exempted Village Schools. "He challenged all of his kids and his colleagues every day. He drove them to be the best they could be, drove them to perform at their optimum level. He really reached a lot of students that were not scholars."
His death leaves the future of the school's industrial technology program in question.
"He was bigger than just an individual on our staff. He created his program, and I don't think (we're) going to be able to replace him or be able to maintain that program without him," Smith said.
"The manual arts have fallen into a lower priority status with the state, with all of the testing and the academic emphasis. We don't know what direction we really need to go now. There are very few teachers out there with that certification, in my experience, to replace him."
Among his survivors are two grown children; his mother, Joyce Becraft, who is a district elementary school secretary; and his father, Ray Becraft, a Village Council member, head of the Brown County Chamber of Commerce and former Georgetown mayor.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Cahall Funeral Home, Georgetown.
Parents
Father: Raymond Becraft
Mother: Joyce
Spouses and Children
1. *Tari Hendricks
2. Tina Kay Sizemore
Children:
1. Brandon Becraft
2. Amber Becraft
Sources
1. Findagrave.com.
2. Findagrave.com. .... U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.