In Taunton, Francis J. died on May 21, 2008 in Longmeadow Nursing Home after a period of failing health at the age of 85. He was the son of the late Ernest & Lucy (Parent) Beaulieu of Taunton. He was the husband of the late Lillian Gadry of East Taunton. Francis was born and educated in Taunton, attending the former St. Jacques School and THS. He graduated from the former Durfee Institute of Fall River the current U-Mass Dartmouth with a degree in Textile Engineering. He lived in Hazlet, New Jersey for many years and worked at U.S. Testing & Dupont in N.Y. He later moved back to MA. to work Howe and Bainbridge Co. in Boston. He then worked at Mann Industries in Framingham, MA. Upon his retirement Francis moved to Rocky Knoll Estates in Taunton. Francis served his country during WWII and Korean War in the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corp. Francis leaves his three children Robert Beaulieu & his wife Kim of Piscataway, N. J., Carol Giordano & her husband Albert of Avernel, N.J. and Nancy Beaulieu and her son, Grandson Cole Snyder of Lake Tahoe, NV. His sisters Theresa Bianchi of Taunton and Florence Beaulieu of Sparks, NV. He was also the brother of the late Anne Martin. Funeral from the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St. in Taunton on Tues., May 27th visiting hours prior to mass from 9:30-10:30am. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Paul’s Church in Taunton at 11am. Interment in the family lot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Taunton. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Francis’s memory to Longmeadow of Taunton, Resident Council Fund, 68 Dean St., Taunton, MA. 02780