Bernard Beaudoin

Bernard J. ("Bernie") Beaudoin, 77, of Overland Park, Kansas and Tampa, Florida,passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at St. Joseph's Hospital North in Tampa.Bernie was born in Sanford, Maine on June 22, 1940 to Esdras and Laurentine (Hamel)Beaudoin. He graduated as valedictorian of St. Ignatius High School in Sanford in 1958.He attended Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine where he was a member of KappaSigma fraternity and received a degree in physics in 1962. He went on to receive his BSin electrical engineering in 1963 and an MBA in 1965, both from MIT in Cambridge,Massachusetts.On his birthday in 1963, he married his high school sweetheart, Jeannine Ross, andshared 54 years of marriage. Together they raised three children in Holliston, Massachusettsand Overland Park, Kansas. He spent his entire 40-year career in the electricutility industry working for New England Electric and Kansas City Power & Light. AtKCP&L, he held the positions of CFO and President before retiring as Chairman andCEO in 2003. In addition, he served his community as chairman of the board of SaintJoseph's Health Center in Kansas City ending his 10-year term in 2000, and raisedhundreds of thousands of dollars for Parkinson's research.Bernie was a devout Catholic and devoted husband, father and grandfather. In 1992, hewas diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease but did not let that stop his passion for work,family and life. An avid fly fisherman, he fished the streams and rivers of Alaska, Canadaand Chile, among many others. He loved being with his wife and best friend, Jeannine,on their many travels including trips to France and Italy. He greatly enjoyed makingsand castles with his four grandchildren on the beaches of Florida and California. In2013, he and Jeanine relocated from Kansas City to Tampa Bay.Bernie was predeceased by his brother, Dr. Raymond Beaudoin, and sisters Rita Morinand Claire Tarpinian.Bernie is survived by his wife, Jeannine (Ross); his sisters Juliette Welch and MartheAnne Haubert; his three children and their spouses, Cathleen Jonas and husband Bruceof Lutz, Florida, Anthony Beaudoin and wife Laura of Rolling Hills Estates, California,and Stephen Beaudoin and wife Lauren of Dolores, Colorado; and his four grandchildren,Serena & Arielle Jonas in Florida and Isabelle & Colton Beaudoin in California.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 21st at 10:00AM atSt. Therese of Lisieux Parish, Holy Family Church in Sanford, Maine. Burial will follow atSt. Ignatius Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made in honor of BernardBeaudoin to:Parkinson Heartland Chapter8900 State Line R, Suite 320Leawood, KS 66206