Robert Ross Beaton

May 2, 1930 – December 24, 2016

Robert (Bob) Ross Beaton, age 86, of Arlington, Texas, passed away on Saturday, December 24th after a brief struggle with pneumonia.

The interment service will be held at The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery on Friday January 20, 2017 at 2:00 pm. A celebration of life reception will follow at The Waterford at Pantego from 4:00 – 5:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org.

The family of Bob Beaton wishes to thank the staff at Waterford for their compassion over the past 7 months and Arlington Memorial Hospital for their care during his final days.

Bob was born in Orange, New Jersey, on 5/2/1930. He proudly served in the United States Navy as a Yeoman YN-3 on the USS Saipan aircraft carrier during the Korean War. Bob met his wife, Joanne Beaton, at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, in 1954. After earning his BA in Economics, Bob and Joanne were married in 1957 and married 59 years.

Bob’s first career was with the American Can Company. He served in numerous positions and served as Plant Manager for American Can Company in the U.S. and abroad. His career started in New Jersey, then moved on to Venezuela, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Mississippi, Venezuela again and concluded at the Arlington, Texas plant in 1987. After retiring from his first career at the can company for almost 30 years, he quickly moved on to two part time careers with the Texas Rangers and H&R Block for 28 and 27 years respectively.

Bob is survived by spouse Joanne Beaton, daughter Bonnie Swan, of Arlington, TX, son Stephen Beaton and daughter-in-law Pamela Beaton of Jacksonville, FL, daughter Suzanne Beaton Davis and son-in-law Bob Davis of San Jose, CA, and four grandchildren: John Davis, Rachel Davis, Alex Beaton and Erika Beaton.

Arrangements under the direction of NEPTUNE SOCIETY - Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.