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Portrait of Ronald James Beaudette
In Loving Memory of

Ronald James Beaudette

August 12, 1941 – December 23, 2022
Lived 81 years
Mount Calvary Cemetery · Lake Linden, MI
Life story

Nothings the Same

In our home town

A legend roamed

A man of kindness

With a heart that glowed

He'd light up the darkness

Restore the power

Had a spark in his eyes

He'd face any hour

Electric by trade

A hero by choice

He'd brave the storms

With a fearless voice

Helping his neighbors

Lending a hand

A volunteer firefighter

He'd always stand

Now the Hawk's called to Heaven

His spirit's taken flight

But he's still up there

Guiding us

With love through the Northern Lights

In Dreamland

The $2 bills

They just won't be the same

And the Beef Jerky

He used to make

Will never be up to taste

Nothing's the same

A husband

Of 46 years

His love was profound

Every night he'd whisper

"I love you"

Oh, what a sound

He taught us devotion

Taught us care

His love was beyond compare

Father of three, a papa to eight

He'd always protect us

Now he's at Heaven's gate

Now the Hawk's called to Heaven

His spirit's taken flight

But he's still up there

Guiding us

With love through the Northern Lights

In Dreamland

The $2 bills

They just won't be the same

And the Beef Jerky

He used to make

Will never be up to taste

Nothing's the same

He loved the animals

Feeding them all

The deer, chickadees so small

He never complained

No matter the day

He showed the way

Through it all

He had some crazy dances moves

When he'd heard Yakety Sax

But he gave us so many memories

For us to remember that

Now the Hawk's called to Heaven

His spirit's taken flight

But he's still up there

Guiding us

With love through the Northern Lights

In Dreamland

The $2 bills

They just won't be the same

And the Beef Jerky

He used to make

Will never be up to taste

Nothing's the same

The Beef Jerky

He used to make

Will never be up to taste

Nothing's the same

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Family milestones in gold, history for context

1941
Born August 12
1947
Ronald was 6 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Ronald was 18 when Barbie made her debut
1963
Ronald was 22 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1976
Ronald was 35 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1981
Ronald was 40 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
Ronald was 54 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2001
Ronald was 60 when Apple introduced the iPod
2017
Ronald was 76 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2020
Ronald was 79 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away December 23, age 81
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