Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Tributes to former Morgan PE teacher
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Morgan Academy PE teacher who died after collapsing on Kinghorne Road last week.
Dave Beattie, 67, was found on the street at the foot of the Law last Thursday afternoon.
Police and an ambulance were called but Mr Beattie died on the way to Ninewells Hospital.
He taught at Morgan Academy for more than 20 years, retiring about 10 years ago.
Mr Beattie was a driving force behind successful football teams at the school and was also a keen golfer.
Acting head teacher at Morgan, Alex Anderson, said he was shocked and saddened to hear about Mr Beattie’s death.
He said: “Dave Beattie was a very well liked and popular teacher with staff and pupils alike.
“He taught at the school for more than 20 years and was a very fit and sporty guy.
“Dave was such a fun person. He was a real people person with a brilliant sense of humour and he loved to have a laugh. He was incredibly sociable and got on with everyone.
“Many of his pupils loved PE just because they had him as a teacher.”
Mr Anderson added: “When I heard what had happened, I was totally shocked.
“He was a great friend to myself and many others and he is going to be very sorely missed by everyone who knew him.”
Another former colleague, Karel Rosenzweig, said he last saw Mr Beattie just before lockdown.
Mr Rosenzweig, who still teaches at Morgan, added: “I was very saddened and upset to learn what happened to Dave.
“We remained friends after he retired and kept in regular contact.
“Dave was a very private man and kept himself incredibly fit.
“When I got the call to say he had died suddenly I was very upset.
“His death is awful and it has hit me really hard.
“I had known him a very long time and he was a great friend and colleague.”
One former pupil of Mr Beattie’s said: “He was a great teacher.
“He had been at the school for a number of years and he was heavily involved with the football teams.
“Even after we left school, Dave would always take the time to stop if he met you in the street and ask how you were getting on.
“When I heard he was the person involved in the incident on Kinghorne Road I was stunned.
“My condolences go to his family at this time.”