Peabody – Paul William Beaulieu of Peabody died on Friday August 26, 2016 at the age of 67 after a long illness. He was the oldest of eight children born to J.A. Roland and Jeannette (Lebrun) Beaulieu and was raised in Salem where he attended St. Joseph's High school. He then joined the navy at 17 years of age during the Vietnam war. After an honorable discharge he began his family and worked at Eastern Tool in Saugus, followed by Thompson Financial and finally retiring from AES in Peabody.
Paul Loved cooking (especially seafood), the Boston Red Sox, The New England Patriots (Tom Brady being his favorite player), Fishing and dining at The Black Sheep in Peabody, but most of all he loved and enjoyed his family and grandchildren.
He leaves behind his loving children, Michelle Beaulieu of Danvers, Marc Beaulieu of Savannah Georgia, Kelly DeJesus and her husband Ray of Salem, and Kerri Beaulieu of Salem, his sister Yvette Hayes of Beverly, his sister Joanne and husband David Brown of Maynard, his brother Roland C. Beaulieu and his wife Eileen of Littleton, his sister Suzanne Nelson and her husband Donald of Oregon, his sister Denise Ciruolo and her husband Ralph of Danvers, his sister Claire Darrah and her husband James of Peabody, and his brother Ray Beaulieu and his wife Kathy of Littleton. He also leaves his grandchildren Drew Beaulieu, Devon Hourican, Jocelle Cruz, Alyssa Mello, Amber Mello, Emanuel Alves, Ramon Dejesus, Cameron Beaulieu, Ethan Beaulieu, Aiva Triantafillou, Brenden Beaulieu , Jayla DeJesus and great grandchild Carmen Beaulieu as well as several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
He was predeceased by his parents J.A. Roland and Jeannette (Lebrun) Beaulieu and his brother-in-law William "Jerry" Hayes of Beverly.
Visiting hours for Paul will take place on Thursday September 1, 2016 from 2 to 6PM at The Murphy Funeral Home 85 Federal St. (corner of North St.) Salem, MA 01970. For additional information or online guestbook please visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com or call 978-744-0497.