Dr. Christopher James Beatty, of Port Jefferson, NY passed away on December 19, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Beloved husband to Lindsay, father to Shannon, Allison, and Devon, and grandfather to Noah and Dylan, he was born in New York City on May 1, 1941. Dr. Beatty was raised in Shoreham, NY and went on to graduate Cum Laude from Georgetown University Medical School in 1967. He served as a Major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, stationed in Stuttgart, Germany for two years. Dr. Beatty worked at St. Charles Hospital and John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, where he was Chief of General Surgery for several years. In 1998, Dr. Beatty was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Award for volunteer service to Mather Hospital and the community it serves. After retiring from medical practice, he taught part-time at Stony Brook University. He was an avid baseball fan and Harley-Davidson enthusiast.
Arrangements are being handled by the O.B. Davis Funeral Homes, 4839 Nesconset Hwy (Rt. 347), Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. 11776. The Memorial visitation will be on Monday, December 28 from 2-4PM and 6-8 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 29, at 10am at St. Charles Chapel, Port Jefferson, NY. Interment of cremains will follow at Wading River Cemetery, Wading River, NY.
In lieu of flowers donations would be appreciated to any of these four organizations:
Hope House http://hhm.org/contact.html
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital
http://www.matherhospital.org/ways-to-give.php
St. Charles Hospital
http://stcharleshospital.chsli.org/st-charles-hospital-foundation
Dip A Stick For Diabetes http://www.dipastick.org/
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