Gloria T. Beck, 65, of Monkton, VT and formerly of Burlington and Essex Jct., died Jan. 5, at the Helen Porter Nursing Home following a brief illness. She was born May 27, 1951 the youngest of 10 children of Ruth (McKenzie) Beck and Bruno A. Beck. Gloria was born with Downs syndrome but with the love and support of her family, especially her mother Ruth and her next older sister Barbara, (Bunny), she overcame many of her physical and mental handicaps to live a long and interesting life. For much of her life she had a wonderful sense of humor and brought a lot of joy to all who knew her. She grew up in Burlington, and attended the Bennett C. Douglas School, then moved on to work at the Champlain Sheltered Workshop at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester. When her mother died in 1978, Gloria moved to Monkton to live with her sister Barbara and her husband George Roy. She was predeceased by her parents, Bruno and Ruth Beck, an infant brother Thomas, and a sister Nancy. She is survived by sisters Ellen Beck of Montpelier, Ann and Bob Bryant of S. Ashburnham, MA, Sharon and John Roy of S. Hero, VT, Susan and Putnam Clayton of E. Montpelier, VT and Barbara (Bunny) and George Roy of Monkton, VT, brothers Peter Beck of Stowe, VT, Walter and Adele Beck of West Suffield, CT and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives. She was especially close to the two nephews she helped raise, Jacob and Andrew Roy, and to a niece Barbara (Tuller) LaRosa. An internment service is planned for the spring. There will be no funeral or calling hours. Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com