rit and pleasant personality. He was loved and admired by many. His life was as vibrant as the horses he loved to watch and his influence will forever remain in the lives of all who knew him. He quietly departed this life on Wednesday, July 20th, 2016, at 7:30PM at Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His wife Norma Beckford, daughter, Cheryl Harris, and son, Richard Beckford, preceded him in death. His life & legacy will be forever reflected in the lives of his children: Richard Beckford (Margarita) Fort Lauderdale FL, and Cheryl Harris, (James) Orlando FL, six grandchildren: Anthony, Andrew, Jazmyn, Ayesha, Aria and Angelique. His only sister Ivy, passed in 2010 in St. Thomas Jamaica; His extended family included; brother-in-law, Joel (Bob) Matthews (Ludy) Queens, New York and sister-in-law, Gloria, Jamaica; Carl, Carlton, Karen, Mae-Mae, Lynette; His cousins the Gordon Family (John, Marjorie, Richard, Harry, and Winston), His Aunt Henrietta "Honey Hennie" Britton, and her family (and more cousins) Howard "Howie" & Courtney Britton, Marlene "Bavie" Collins, Laura Boyd, Leroy Satchel and Seymour "Stockey" Walters: Childhood family & friends; Delceta Gayle-Smith, Virginia "Tiny" Gayle, Norris Campbell, Oliver Gordon, & Beverly Gordon and a host of other caring nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.