Jean G. (Shinnick) Beaulieu, a longtime resident of Andover and beloved wife of the late William J. Beaulieu, died at the Lawrence General Hospital on Friday, December 30, 2011. She was 86 years old.
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on October 8, 1925, she was the beloved daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Young) Shinnick. Mrs. Beaulieu was a communicant of St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Andover and was a member of the Summit Club at the Church. Jean was a kindergarten teacher at the Sanborn Elementary school for 25 years and was also a member of the Massachusetts Retired Teachers Association. In her spare time, Mrs. Beaulieu volunteered at Lawrence General Hospital.
She will be sorely missed by her three loving daughters; Susan Beaulieu of Virginia, Denise and her husband George Tournas of Methuen and Julie Beaulieu and her husband Fred Earnshaw of East Kingston, New Hampshire, two nieces; Liz Jacobs Dunaway of Charlotte, North Carolina and Kathleen Lynch of Methuen. Jean was also the sister of the late Mary Lynch and Betsy Jacobs.
Her funeral mass was celebrated in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 198 Haggett's Pond Road, Andover, Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at 11 AM. Many relatives and friends were in attendance. Calling hours were Tuesday, prior to the mass, from 9 to 10:30 AM in the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 390 North Main Street, Andover. Burial was in St. Mary Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence. Donations in Jean's memory may be made to the MSPCA/Nevins, 400 Braodway, Methuen, MA 01844 or to the Lawrence General Hospital, Nursing Department, 1 General Street, Lawrence, MA 01842. For additional information, please visit, www.burkemagliozzi.com.