Obituary of Donald M. Beaney

Donald M. Beaney passed away on May 28, 2012 at the age of 91 years. Don, born in Spencerport New York in 1921, received his BS Degree from Ithaca College, Ithaca NY and his Master's Degree from Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana. He was inducted into the Ithaca Sports Hall of Fame for both basketball and soccer. He served in the US Army during WW II as an Infantry Staff Sergeant in Europe. After the war, he coached multiple sports at Kendall Central High School and Brockport Central High School and became athletic director at Kendall. While coaching, he was also active in the Genesee-Orleans County Schoolmasters Association as President. Don then went on to a 25 year career with the FBI. His first office was Newark N. J. where he was a Special Agent. He then moved to the Detroit office where he functioned as a Field Supervisor and worked in the Foreign Counter Intelligence field. Although he changed careers, Don remained active in the sports community serving as statistician for the Detroit Pistons for 8 years. When he retired from the FBI in 1977, he and his wife Ruth Anne (Heinrich) Beaney, moved to Hudson Florida where he remained a resident until his passing. He was a Life Member of Beacon Woods Golf Club, Beacon Woods Civic Association, Elks, American Legion, and a 32 Degree Mason - Shrine in Detroit Michigan. Don was preceded in death by his wife Ruth Anne. He is survived by sons Charles D Beaney and Albert K Beaney and daughter, Anne L Loverde. He also has 5 grandchildren, Christine, Donald, Kellie, Steven, and Emily along with 2 great grandchildren. The family will receive visitors at the Fowler Funeral Home, 340 West Ave. Brockport NY on June 14th, from 7-9PM. Services will be at Lakeview Cemetery, Brockport New York, on June 15, 2012 at 10:00AM. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.