Lewis Kevin Becraft
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Apr 1947 - Suffern, Rockland Co, NY
Christening:
Death: 4 Jun 2000 - Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Fairfield Co, CT
Burial: in The Sloatsburg Cemetery, Sloatsburg, Rockland Co, NY 2
Cause of Death:
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Events
• Biography
L. Kevin Becraft (1947-2000)• Obituary
ntbl L. Kevin Becraft (ILR 73) was vice president for worldwide engagement support and business development at IBM. His responsibilities included HR support of strategic outsourcing and support for IBMs activity connected with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Earlier in his career, Kevin was employed at Viacom, John Sheridan Associates, and SEIU Local 200. Kevin was devoted to ILRits faculty, staff, and students. He championed ILRs causes, from student scholarship to faculty excellence, and was a valued member of the schools Advisory Council. Kevin was one of the first donors to the ILR Building Fund, the campaign for the construction of the schools new building, and there is a teaching lab named for him in Catherwood Library. Kevin was also active as a member of the Class of 1973, having served as vice president and Cornell Fund representative. In 1999, Kevin and his wife, Mary Ann, established the L. Kevin Becraft 73 Cornell/Industrial & Labor Relations Vietnam Veterans Scholarship to honor his fellow Vietnam veterans and assist students enrolled in ILR.
Lewis "Kevin" Becraft (June 2000)• Occupation, VP at IBM
Lewis "Kevin" Becraft died very suddenly on June 4, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Becraft
of New Canaan, CT. Kevin served in the Army Security Agency at Kagnew Station 1966-1967. He was a
graduate of Cornell University and the Director of Human Resources for IBM Corp based in Somer, NY.
We have his widows e-mail address on file for those who wish to contact her.
• Obituary, Journal N, 15 Jun 2000 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co, CT
BECRAFT, L. KEVIN - L. Kevin Becraft, 53, a former resident of West Haverstraw, died suddenly on Sunday, June 4th at Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT. Mr. Becraft was the Vice President of World Wide Engagement and Support of Business Development for I.B.M. Global Services at the time of his death. Mr. Becraft was born in Suffern, NY April 6, 1947, the son of Veronica Vilandry Becraft of West Haverstraw and the late Reeves Becraft. A 1965 graduate of Haverstraw-Stony Point High School, Mr. Becraft served four years in the U.S. Army including tours of duty in Ethiopia and Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Later, he attended the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University under the G.I. Bill, graduating in 1973. Prior to joining I.B.M. in 1987, Mr. Becraft was with Viacom International where he was Vice President of human resources for the broadcasting and entertainment groups. He had also been employed by John Sheridan Associates, a human resources consulting firm, and the Service Employees International Union as an organizer, business representative and as area director of the Hudson Valley. Mr. Becraft was vice chair of the U.S. Council for International Business Employee Relations Committee, a member of the Labor Policy Association, and a member of the Board of the Employment Policy Foundation. He had been an employer member of the U.S. delegation to the Industrial Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, 1995-98. He was also on the Deanës Advisory Board of the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations and an active member of the of the United Methodist Church of New Canaan. Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Barbera Becraft, formerly of Haverstraw, a son, Kevin C., and a daughter Abigail R., all of New Canaan, CT, a brother, David of San Juan Capistrano, CA, one niece and one nephew. A memorial service was held on Thursday, June 8 at the United Methodist Church of New Cannan with interment in the Sloatsburg, NY Cemetery. Donations in memory of Mr. Becraft may be made to the Cornell/ILR Vietnam Veteransë Scholarship, c/o Jacqueline Wright, Cornell University, 55 Brown Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850.• Obituary, Cornell-magazine, Sep-Oct 2000
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2000
Cornell-magazine
CLASS NOTES
September-October 2000 1971-79
Finally, we just heard that Kevin Becraft died in June 2000. We will miss his dedication to our class as
one of the Cornell Fund representatives.
Parents
Father: Reeves Lewis Becraft 3
Mother: Veronica Cecilia Vilandry 3
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Ann Barbera
Children:
1. Kevin Courtney Becraft
2. Abigail Reeves Becraft
Notes
Burial Notes:
SGT US ARMY
Vietnam
Sources
1. David (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com), Lewis.
2. gravelocator.cem.va.gov.
3. David (David Wallace
email: davidmw00@yahoo.com).