Rob Beatty died on March 11, 2020, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Born in Pittsburgh, Rob came to Princeton as a graduate of North Allegheny High School. At Princeton he majored in biology and joined Tiger Inn, but he especially treasured his membership in the Triangle Club, for which he wrote and performed sketches and songs.
Rob roomed for three years with Bill Kehlenbeck and Kevin Kelleher, and he furnished their room in Cuyler Hall with a floor lamp and large table he had crafted out of wood from his family home near Pittsburgh. Princeton friends remember his creativity and energy, his hearty laugh, his affable good nature, and his deep love for his family. He was a thoughtful person and devoted friend who possessed a quiet yet playful spirit.
After graduation, Rob went on to medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He took his medical career seriously and was a compassionate pulmonary physician for more than 30 years, retiring in 2018 from Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, Pa. Princeton remained one of the highlights of his life, as shown by the names he gave to two of his dogs: Jadwin and Hobey Baker.
Rob and Karla M. Ludwig, also a physician, were married in 1985 and settled in Annville, Pa. In addition to Karla, Rob is survived by their son, Elliot Bradford Beatty; their daughter, Adrienne Champlain Beatty; and his sister, Kimberly Beatty. We share in the loss of this kind and accomplished man, whose friends are the better for having known him.
