James Albert “Jim” Beattie, Jr, age 87, of Old Lyme, CT, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT. He was the husband of Sharon Lorraine Bonney, MD, of Old Lyme, CT. Jim was born in New York City (Manhattan) on July 7, 1932, to James Albert Beattie, Sr. and Lucille Oberdorfer Beattie, and raised in Brooklyn and the Bronx. He graduated from Trinity School in New York City’s upper west side in 1951 and immediately enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. He served his country during the Korean Conflict, assigned to Marine Air Intelligence at K3 Air Base, Pohangdong, Korea. Following his discharge from the Marine Corps in 1954, Jim attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York, graduating in 1958. He then began a 30+ year career in industrial sales. With is first wife, Virginia Rice Beattie, who died in 1990, Jim raised three sons: James A. Beattie III, of Nashua, New Hampshire (wife Debbie), Philip R. Beattie of Mansfied, MA (wife Kathy), and Marc F. Beattie of Duxbury, MA (wife Sarah). In addition to his wife and his sons, Jim is survived by 4 grandsons: Matthew Beattie (wife Michelle), Andrew Beattie (wife Shannon), Nicholas Beattie (wife Chelsea), and Jake Beattie, one granddaughter (Kristin Beattie), and two great-granddaughters (Joanna Beattie and Meredith Beattie). He was predeceased in death by his parents, his first wife, and a grandson, Samuel Tyroler Beattie. Jim devoted many hours of his time serving his Lord Jesus Christ in various ministries of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Connecticut, including at St. John’s Episcopal Church, New Haven, Grace Episcopal Church, Old Saybrook, St. Ann’s Episcopa Church, Old Lyme and (for the last 9 years) St. John’s Episcopal Church, Essex. His life was centered around his faith in God and his love for his wife and family.
Funeral services will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, in Essex, CT on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will take place at Northford Cemetery in Northford, CT on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. John’s Episcopal Church, Essex, CT.