Robert Keith Beeson

Robert Keith Beeson, 82, of Roosevelt, formerly of Midland, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2021, at his beloved home The Dirty Toe Ranch.

Robert was born in Dickens County to Loretta Mae and Robert Daniel Beeson on January 18, 1939. He graduated from Spur High School in 1958. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1963 with a BS in mathematics and a minor in English, which led to his love of poetry.

He was an astute business man and founded Omega Treating Chemicals, Inc. in 1975, and later on Tetraco. His many employees loved and respected him and signed on for life and were still employed by him.

Robert worked hard and played harder, and not necessarily in that order. He referred to those earlier years as the “doo dah days”. And there are stories, lots of stories. Many people would have lost a bet that he would have lived this long. He loved to hunt, fish and play golf. He also loved to compete in cooking contests, winning first in ribs one year. He was never able to recreate those ribs, that rub is still a mystery to this day.

Robert married the love of his life and his best friend Samantha Jo Cooper on February 14, 2008, in Las Vegas at the Little White Wedding Chapel. Elvis was present. Sammye Jo and Robert made their home in Roosevelt, and together built The Dirty Toe Ranch. They shared a love of horses and dogs, and also a love for horse racing. They had many successes in that endeavor and would spend summers in Ruidoso going to the races every day they ran.

Robert is survived by his sons: Craig and his wife Carla, Kip and his wife Cat, Boomer (William) and Jeh Daniel; grandchildren Tara, Rhett, Caity and Brian, as well as two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his employees at Omega and Tetraco and a few old friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, his father and his stepfather A.C. Hull. A memorial service will be held at a later date at The American Legion in Midland, Texas.

Robert will be missed by all who knew him. He truly lived his life according to the first lines of his favorite poem by Robert Herrick: “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying;”