WEATHER WATCH
Former State Rep. Otto Beatty Jr. passes away at 81
by WSYX Staff
An undated photo of Joyce Beatty and her late husband Otto Beatty Jr. Otto passed was at the age of 81 on May 14, 2021. (Joyce Beatty/Facebook)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) —

Otto Beatty Jr., an accomplished attorney and former state representative, has died at the age of 81, his wife U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty announced.

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According to his biography from the statehouse, Otto Beatty was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1940 and attended local schools in the area. He graduated from University High School then went on to earn a BA and an MA in business administration from Howard University.

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