Ron BEATTY

Ron Beatty Resident of Brentwood Ronald Humphris Beatty was born February 10, 1932 in New Haven, CT, a graduated of Hamden High, in 1950, and Fairfield University in 1954. He attended graduate school at George Washington University from 1954 to 1957, and served in the U.S. Army Counterintelligence Corps. He began his career as Director of Security for the Lycoming Division of Avco Corporation in Stratford, CT. He was Dir. Of Sec. for General Dynamics Corporation, Electric Boat Division, in Groton CT, then promoted to Corp. Dir. of Sec. at the headquarters in St. Louis, MO. Moving to California in 1984, he was Corporate Director of Security for Rockwell International, in Seal Beach, CA, until his retirement in 1997. Ron served as past president and chairman of the Board of Directors for the American Society for Industrial Security and was on the Board of Directors for 12 years. He was also past chairman of the Aerospace Industries Security Committee and Chairman of the National Industrial Security Program, Industry Task force, which was enacted into law by the Clinton Administration. He was an alumnus of the U.S. State Department's Overseas Security Advisory Committee, and a former member of the board of directors, Research Security Administrators. For several years he was chairman of ASIS Council of Past Presidents Continuing Ethics Committee. Ron wrote and published many professional articles on Industrial Security. After his retirement, Ron moved to Brentwood, CA, and was active in many community civic events. He was a member of the Brentwood Art Commission, serving as Chairman in 2003; a founding member of the Brentwood Art Society, serving as the Society's Secretary on the board of directors for 6 years. He organized the Brentwood Art and Jazz Festival. He was a member of the Discovery Art League. As an avid painter, he received the "Artist of the Year" award in 2010 from the Brentwood Art Society. He also wrote many short stories, and enjoyed being a communicant and greeter at his church. He is survived by his second wife, Lydia Grivaja of Brentwood, CA; 3 children Kevin Beatty of Anaheim Hills, CA, Carol Beatty of Manhattan Beach, CA and Brennan Beatty of Southlake, TX; and 8 grandchildren. His first wife, Velma Jean Forren, died in 2000. Memorial services will be on Friday June 4 at 11:30am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Brentwood, CA, and on July 1 at 10am at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Hamden, CT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Brentwood Art Society.