Harry "Ed" Edward Beekman Jr

1949 Yearbook, Riverdale Country School Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman? Well, yes and no, but we call him Ed, a capable performer on the gridiron and a star in track. In football, Big Ed contributed much to making the team a success with his excellent play at end and tackle. He throws discus for the track team, often achieving heaves of 110 feet. One of the weight-lifting set, he spends his winter athletic periods in the playroom. In School he is the quiet, pleasant type but we suspect him of leading a double life from some of the rumors we hear of his doings in Hackettstown. (At that time, Lorraine attended Centenary Junior College in Hackettstown NJ) Ed is a man of many cars, having come to school in a Frazer, Mercury convertible and Lincoln Cosmopolitan. Harry Edward Beekman Jr., known as Ed to friends and family, was born in New York City on June 19, 1929, the son of Harry Edward Beekman (NYC) and Mary Lloyd Hogans Beekman (Rock Hall, MD). Growing up in Englewood NJ, Ed attended Dwight Morrow High School, followed by two years of prepatory school at Riverdale Country School and in 1953 graduated with a BA from Bucknell University. He married his high school sweetheart, Lorraine Heussler, on June 21, 1952. He was a proud member of Bucknell’s Chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In 1953 Lorraine was honored as the Sweet Heart of Sigma Chi with a beautiful candlelight ceremony. Ed began his career in New York City in advertising at The Blackstone Agency. Subsequently he worked for his father, who founded the ad agency Beekman & Packard, Inc. Upon his father’s retirement, he became President of Beekman & Packard, Inc. and ran the agency for many years, retiring in 2018. Ed & Lorraine lived for many years in Garden City, NY before their move to Rock Hall, MD. Ed had spent most of his summers in Rock Hall on his family’s farms, first at Gray’s Inn Creek, then at the one now known as Inn at Huntingfield Creek. Very active in golf, boating and bridge, he and Lorraine spent many happy years here on the Eastern Shore. They were members of the Chester River Yacht & Country Club, where Ed served on the Membership Committee. He also enjoyed serving on the Board of Directors for The Mainstay, Rock Hall’s fabulous live music venue. Ed was a founding member of the Eastern Shore Intercollegiate Patriot League, a group that held monthly social luncheons. Loving husband and father, Ed was a devoted family man. He is predeceased by his wife of nearly 60 years, Lorraine Heussler Beekman. And is survived by his children, Elizabeth Beekman, Edward Beekman (Cecelia) and Jane Beekman Ellis (David); five grandchildren, Elizabeth Ellis Vogel (Edward), Amanda Ellis, Brent Ellis (Cecelia Tefft), Timothy Beekman (Michelle) and Anna Beekman Banafato (Chris); and four great grandchildren, Emery & Alaina Vogel and Samuel & Madelyn Beekman. Ed will be interred at Wesley Cemetery in a private ceremony alongside his wife, Lorraine, his parents and many generations of family. Memorial Service - Friday June 13th, 2025 @ 11 am St. Paul’s Church 7570 Sandy Bottom Road, Chestertown MD 21620 Memorial Celebration - Immediately Following @ 12:30pm Chester River Yacht & Country Club 7738 Quaker Neck Rd, Chestertown MD 21620 In Lieu of Flowers, Memorial Contributions are suggested for: Compass Health 160 Coursevall Dr., Centreville MD 21617 Wesley Cemetary Association P.O. Box 338, Rock Hall MD 21661

Harry "Ed" Edward Beekman Jr

June 19, 1929 - April 22, 2025