Joseph Roy Beattie

Obituary

Joseph Roy Beattie

March 30, 1928 - Sept. 7, 2006

Resident of Clayton, Beloved husband of Linda Beattie; devoted father of Maggie Beattie, Michele Nicholas, Brian Murphy, Kathleen Beattie (Blackard), Kim Beattie, Jim Hansen, and Kevin Beattie; also survived by 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Joe passed away, after a prolonged illness, in the presence of his loving family. A private memorial was held.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to your local S.P.C.A. or animal shelter, or to the International Society for Stem Cell Research (www.isscr.org).

Published in the Contra Costa Times on 9/12/2006.

No Man Is An Island

My father, Joseph Roy Beattie, passed away today. He was 78.

No man is an island, entire of itself

every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main

if a clod be washed away by the sea,

Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were,

as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were

any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind

and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls

it tolls for thee.





-- John Donne

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15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense

Other Resources for Defending Evolution.

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