Yep, Allan’s dad Joseph Allan Beek, to whom Allan always measured himself and found himself wanting, was, according to Wikipedia, “the longest-serving Secretary of the Senate in California history (1919–68).” Last week on Balboa Island, the descendants of Joseph Beek, brothers Seymour and Allan Beek, addressed a crowd of some 80 guests who had come together at the Balboa Island Museum & Historical Society for a nostalgic look back at local lore… And that’s why Tom Johnson’s awkwardly written obituary for Allan identifies him as an “elder statesman” … “of Newport Beach first family fame,” elaborating “Beek was a longtime, respected community activist who was especially involved in Still Protecting Our Newport (SPON) and other efforts that he believed had an adverse effect on negative…