Obituary of Joseph T. Betteridge

On a magical Wednesday in October, in a ballpark jammed with 46,411 euphoric witnesses, the impossible came true.Roy Halladay will come to understand what he did on a baseball field in Philadelphia. To say he made history doesn't do this justice. To say he pitched a baseball game that people will talk about for the rest of his life doesn't truly capture the magnitude of it. Think about this. Think about what this man did..Think about Joseph T. Betteridge, Sr. who went safely home at the age of 72 on Monday May 30, 2011. Joe was born in Philadelphia and had spent the early part of his life in south Phila. Joe was the Philly Fanatic who loved hockey and baseball and had coached his boys during their childhood Quick witted, social and friendly, He was a loving father and husband who moved to south jersey and raised his family in Washington Twp for 40 years. More recently, Joe & his wife enjoyed their golden years in Egg Harbor Twp. Mr. Betteridge was dedicated to his faith and had been a parishioner of St. Joseph Church in Somers Point where he had served as Eucharistic Minister. Joe had worked in sales, owned and operated his own gas station and spent recent years working as a dispatcher for the Moran Towing Co. in Philadelphia. God blessed you together these 50 years, memories of much love, full of laughter and now tears. Mr. Betteridge is survived by his wife of 50 years Josephine (nee Quattrone) of Egg Harbor Twp. He is the father of Joe, Jr. & his wife Tina of Washington Twp., Jeffrey & his wife Kathy of Oreland, PA, Mary Ellen & her husband Bob Henderson of Egg Harbor Twp., Cheryl & her husband Brian Giove of Bellmawr, and Dr. John & his wife Carrie of Bethesda, MD. Mr. Betteridge is the proud grandfather of Dan, Matt, Tyler, Gabrielle, Drew, Camille, Dominique, J.D. & Jack. He is also survived by his sister Anne Walls, his twin brother Tom Betteridge and was predeceased by his sister (the late) Mary Sandusky. Relatives and friends are invited to Mr. Betteridge's visitation of Friday morning between 9:15 and 11:15 am at the St. Joseph Church 606 Shore Rd. Somers Point where a memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:15 am. Inurnment will be held privately at the convenience of the family. As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 1415 Rt. 70 East, Suite 311, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 www.jdrf.org/southjersey