Albert Arthur BEAUDOIN

EPSOM -- Albert Arthur Beaudoin, 59, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, at home after a long battle with lung diseases. Born in Manchester, he was the son of Aime and Laura (Gauthier) Beaudoin. Albert retired on disability in 1998 from State Transportation in Portsmouth. He liked bowling, hunting, fishing, vegetable gardening and being with his family. He and his wife would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Dec. 24. They enjoyed an open house at their home Dec. 17 with family members and friends. Albert served in the Marines. He was a former member of the Friday Night Bowling League and the Epsom Fire-Rescue. He was currently a member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds). Family members include his wife, Susan (Briggs) Beaudoin; a son, Bret Beaudoin of Epsom; a daughter, Michelle Beaudoin of Concord; two sisters, Lucille Beliveau of Shelton, Conn., and Noella Halen of Allenstown; one brother, Donald Beaudoin of Concord; a granddaughter, Kescia, and a grandson, Bryan, of Epsom; and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Aime Joe Beaudoin, who died in 2004. Calling hours will not be held. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated tomorrow at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in Allenstown. Memorial donations may be made to the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Hospice Program, P.O. Box 1797, Concord 03302-1797; or to the Epsom Fire-Rescue Association, 1714 Dover Road, Epsom 03234. The Cremation Society of New Hampshire is in charge of the arrangements. For more information, visit csnh.com.