{"id":8498,"date":"2017-04-26T18:49:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T23:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/?page_id=8498"},"modified":"2017-04-26T18:53:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-26T23:53:45","slug":"obituary-beasley-jr-dr-stewart-russell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/?page_id=8498","title":{"rendered":"Obituary – Beasley Jr, Dr. Stewart Russell"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dr.<\/p>\n

Class of 1961<\/h2>\n

1961 Maroon Spotlight\"Skipper
Skipper Beasley<\/h2>\n

\ufeffBand ’58-’61; Band President ’59-’60; English Assembly ’59-’60; Student Council President ’60-’61; Christmas Vespers ’59-’60; Junior Play ’59-’60; Home Room President ’58-’59; F.T.A. ’60-’61; All School Revue ’60-’61; Boys’ Quartet ’59-’61; Junior Rotarian ’60-’61; Boys’ State ’60-’61; Homecoming Assembly ’60-’61; All State Band ’60-’61.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Stewart Russell Beasley, Jr.<\/h1>\n

July 25, 1943 – April 21, 2017<\/h3>\n

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\nDr. Stewart R. Beasley Jr. (Skipper) passed away peacefully on April 21, 2017 at his home in Edmond.<\/p>\n

Stewart was a Clinical Psychologist since 1976, a teacher, university professor, and advocate for mental health nationwide. He was a popular speaker, teacher, and writer who entertained schools, churches, civic clubs, and professional organizations.<\/p>\n

His ability to succinctly summarize issues related to news and psychology lead him to host a radio show on KTOK. He was frequently invited to appear on local news shows as well as CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX.<\/p>\n

His most prized honors were for his service and professional competence by: Oklahoma City’s Contact Crisis Helpline-Outstanding Leadership in Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Wellness;\tthe American Psychological Association-Federal Advocate of the Year for Contributions to the Profession of Psychology at both the State and Federal Level at its annual State Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C; The Oklahoma Psychological Association – Distinguished Psychologist Citation, Citation for Distinguished Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest, and the Citation for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession of Psychology in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

He was an active member of OPA for over 35 years where he served as a two-term President, Director of Professional Affairs, and Psychologist of the Day in the state legislature.<\/p>\n

He was the first psychologist in Oklahoma named by the Governor as a Member of the Oklahoma State Board of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services where he served as Vice Chair.<\/p>\n

He was an appointed member of the first Oklahoma County Victim Restitution Trust Authority.<\/p>\n

Harder service was experienced when called upon to assist survivors of the Edmond post office massacre; Edmond and Moore tornado survivors; and to be live on-air early in the evening through the night after the April 19, 1995 Murrah Building bombing, talking with people about their feelings and reactions to the tragic event.<\/p>\n

Stewart Russell Beasley, Jr. was born July 25, 1943 to Stewart R. Beasley, Sr. and Mary Louella (Orcutt) Beasley in Enid, OK.<\/p>\n

Stewart was raised in Perry, Oklahoma and graduated from Perry High School in 1961. As a youth, he was active in scouting where he became the youngest Eagle Scout at the age of twelve.<\/p>\n

In 1964, he was chosen to represent Oklahoma as a guide at the World’s Fair. After graduating from the University of Central Oklahoma, he went on to teach Biology at Edmond Memorial High School in 1966.<\/p>\n

He received a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from UCO in 1968. He then moved to Jefferson County School District in Colorado to teach physical sciences and as a part-time counselor. While in Colorado, he received a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Counseling Psychology at the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1971.<\/p>\n

Upon returning to Edmond, OK, Stewart became a Professor of Psychology at the University of Central Oklahoma where his love for teaching future counselors thrived for 15 years.<\/p>\n

After practicing psychology part-time, he opened a full-time practice in 1986, in Edmond, OK, and continued to teach classes at OSU, OCU and UCO. He was a 2008 inductee into the Perry High School Alumni Honor Roll, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments of former students.<\/p>\n

Stewart’s love and pride in his family centered him and made every day special. While growing up in Perry, OK, Stewart married his classmate Frances Evelyn Hopper in 1964.<\/p>\n

They both graduated from UCO and became teachers in Edmond and Colorado. They had one son, Stewart R. Beasley III.<\/p>\n

In 1982 Stewart married Lori Anne Johnson, and they were married for 33 years. They welcomed children Emory Breene Beasley and Evan Cole Newmark Beasley into their family.<\/p>\n

Stewart was preceded in death by his parents Stewart Sr. and Mary Louella Beasley, and sisters Marilyn and Barbara who died in infancy.<\/p>\n

He is survived by his children Stewart III of Westminster, CO, and Emory and Evan of Edmond; his grandson William Lucus, of Edmond; his sister Mary Lou Grant of Las Vegas, NV; his niece Jennifer Dillard of Perry, OK and nephew Jason Dillard and great-nephew Jason Dillard, Jr. of Las Vegas, NV; along with many other extended family, as well as special friend Lori Beasley, and many friends and colleagues who were an important part of Stewart’s life.<\/p>\n

He was a loving father, grandfather (Pops), brother, uncle, friend and colleague, as well as an advocate for so many people over the years.<\/p>\n

The family would like to thank Dr. Dean Drooby, friend and physician; Mercy Hospice; Bobbie and Coletta; Richard Hess, Tom Vaugh, Gene Walker for their Sunday night visits.<\/p>\n

A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 27th at the First Christian Church at 201 E. 2nd St. in Edmond, OK.<\/p>\n

Family will receive guests after the ceremony. Memorial donations may be made to Heartline, www.heartlineoklahoma.org, or to the Perry Alumni Association, https:\/\/perryokalumni.com.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-FullWidth.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8498"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8500,"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8498\/revisions\/8500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}