Mary Beck

"Mary Beck was often called ‘the Lady of Many Firsts.’"

"But most significant and rewarding was her participation on behalf of various ethnic groups. In the Ukrainian community, to which she was linked by her Ukrainian parentage, she was dubbed a ‘freedom fighter’ for her ceaseless efforts to reveal the plight of Ukraine and other nations that struggled to free themselves from the subjugation of the Soviet Union."

"Mary was deeply committed to the Ukrainian-American community."