Dr. Richard John Beargie's Obituary
Dr. Richard J. Beargie, MD., 96, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at his residence. He was born September 5, 1926, to the late Clement A. Beargie and Agnes Van Rooy Beargie in Cleveland, OH.
Richard was a graduate of Loyola University in Chicago and completed his medical training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He taught medical students until the age of 90 at Georgetown University and Shenandoah University. He loved horses, fox hunting, and German Shepards. He was a former member of Piedmont Fox Hounds in Upperville, VA when Theodore Randolph was Master. Richard also served his country as a Veteran of the United States Navy.
Dr. Beargie is survived by three children, Burton, Heather, and Marguerite, and grandson, Richard W. O’Donnell.
A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 12762 Lee Highway, Washington, VA, 22747 with Fr. Beres officiating.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
An online guestbook and tribute wall are available at www.foundandsons.com
Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is serving the family.
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