The below obituary was published May 13, 1997 in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Herman J. Beckstoffer was part of the second generation of the Mill family.
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Herman Joseph Beckstoffer Sr., retired president of H. Beckstoffer's Sons Inc., died Monday. The Richmond native was 87.
Mr. Beckstoffer retired from the firm in 1984 after serving as president for 50 years. What his father started as a Church Hill lumber mill, he made into an architectural millwork operation.
A 1927 graduate of Benedictine College, now Benedictine High School, he played a season of football with the Richmond Howitzers, a semi-pro team in the same league as the Washington Redskins before the creation of the National Football League. Soon after, he joined the family business.
He was a past president of the board of visitors of Benedictine High School and was instrumental in establishing the Benedictine Athletic Association.
A member of St. Paul Catholic Church, he was also a member of Saint Mary's Social Union, the West End Catholic Men's Association and the Church Hill Gang.
He was as a member of the board of directors of Holy Cross Cemetery for 50 years. He was a founding member of the Virginia Architectural Woodwork Institute and the Lambs Club as well as an adviser to the Richmond Technical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Marie Simonpietri Beckstoffer; six sons, Herman J. Beckstoffer Jr. of Richmond, W. Andrew Beckstoffer of St. Helena, Calif., and Ronald A. Beckstoffer, Richard H. Beckstoffer, John C. Beckstoffer and Robert L. Beckstoffer, all of Richmond; two daughters, Rose Adele Gallo of Yardley, Pa., and Anne Marie Ajemian of Waynesboro; and a brother, Frank W. Beckstoffer of Richmond.
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