I knew Grand Master Beghtol through my brother’s training at the Western Michigan Tae Kwon Do Assocation.  GM Beghtol was the founder of the association.

An excerpt: Mr. Monte Beghtol, age 77, passed away Tuesday morning, January 11, 2011. He was born January 21, 1933 in Muskegon to Harold and Lillian (Barrett) Beghtol. Mr. Beghtol was a U.S. Air Force Veteran serving stateside during the Korean War. He worked 32 years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service before retiring in 1988. He was also a karate and billiards teacher for Muskegon Community College. In July of 1995, he was inducted into the U.S. Karate Hall of Fame.  Read the full obituary here.

There’s a memorial service on Saturday at noon in Spring Lake for Grand Master Beghtol’s Tae Kwon Do family.  Facebook has more information here.

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