Roger R. Beaudoin
PITTSFIELD, NH- Roger R. Beaudoin, 74, of Pittsfield, NH passed away peacefully on the first hour of January 1, 2010 at home surrounded by family after a long illness.
He was born in Lewiston, Maine on April 7, 1935, the son of Joseph and Bertha (Sutton) Beaudoin. He grew up in Lewiston/Auburn area and attended St. Peter’s School and graduated from St. Dominic High School in 1953.
He proudly served in the US Coast Guard from 1953-61 and honorably discharged. He served on the USCGC Eastwind, USCGC Achusnet and the USCGC Casco. He became an honored member of The Royal Order of Deep Freeze I, Task Force 43 (1955-56) on the USCGC Eastwind.
While on non-active duty he attended Maine Vocational-Technical Institute majoring in Industrial Electricity receiving his diploma in 1959.
On September 4, 1961, he married Georgette Champagne of St. Prosper, Quebec. They raised three children, living in Maine for a short period before finally settling down in NH before the birth of their third child. While living in Lewiston, Maine they were members of St. Croix and Roger was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
He was a Master Electrician and member of the IBEW Local Union 490, where he served from 1961-97 with great passion not only as an electrician but an involved member holding a variety of offices to serve the membership.
Roger was an avid hunter in his early years and spent much of his retirement fishing and camping in the Great Northern Woods of Quebec and going to Alaska with his wife with whom he loved and cherished deeply. He was a loyal and dedicated husband, father and grandfather who was always there to love, support, and guide us in times of need. He enjoyed his life to the fullest having a great sense of humor and loved to play practical jokes whether it was at work or with family. He loved science and planes which he later obtained his license to fly helicopters fulfilling his lifelong ambition to fly.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years Georgette Champagne Beaudoin of Pittsfield; one son, Denis Beaudoin, Sr and his wife Wanda of Pittsfield; one daughter, Michelle Lawrence and her husband Steven of Pittsfield; one brother, Raymond Beaudoin and his wife Kitty of Machias, Maine; one sister, Claudette Bonneau and her husband Maurice of Lewiston, Maine; several grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
He was predeceased by his eldest son Richard R. Beaudoin who died on March 4, 2005.
The family would like to express their sincerest thanks and gratitude to the nurses of the Hospice Home Care Program of the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association. Roger specifically requested there be no memorial service and in lieu of flowers, requested donations be made to: Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association- Hospice Program, 30 Pillsbury Street, Concord, NH, 03301. Phone: (603) 224-4093 or via their website: www.crvna.org under “donations”. Please specify your donations are to be made “in the memory of Roger Beaudoin”.
