Dr. Beeson was born in 1926, the son of an Indiana farmer. He skipped the 12th. grade, was accepted into the Navy College Training program(V-12) and sent to Notre Dame for his pre-med. He graduated from Indiana Medical School at the age of 22. He is a Board certified Anesthesiologist who practiced in Jacksonville, Fl. for42 years. He was a caregiver for his first beloved wife for 6 years. A year after her passing he married her best friend who was a widow: again, beloved. He has five children in whom he is much pleased. He likes cruising, sports, flowers and life. He's been chronically healthy and mostly happy his whole life.