[5] Beale's ceremony was half over when his mother Big Edie arrived, dressed like an opera star.
[2][6] Beale spent his weekends and summers on Long Island at the Piping Rock Club, Jones Beach, and Bridgehampton.
[1] His funeral service was held at St. John's Episcopal Church of Lattingtown in Locust Valley on Long Island.
[2] He and his brother Phelan refused to pay for the home's utilities and upkeep in order to compel the women to leave the dilapidated mansion.
"[6] After his first cousins Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill came to the aid of Big Edie and Little Edie by having the mansion repaired and cleaned to meet health, sanitation, and building codes, Beale reluctantly paid the back property taxes on the estate.