Irene T. Beliveau – 93 years young passed away on January 3, 2021. She was a 50 year resident of Orlando, Florida but started her journey in life on June 5, 1927 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Irene’s Mother and Father were Amelia (Boldoc, Sherbrook, Canada, deceased) and Leo Hamel (Manchester, NH, deceased) and she has two deceased siblings, older brother Roger and younger sister Pauline, and a surviving younger sister Jacquiline Lyons, Manchester, NH. Irene has a number of surviving nieces and nephews and cousins in New Hampshire. She graduated from Central High School in Manchester in June 1945 and met the love of her life, Donald J. Beliveau at the Bedford Grove Roller Skating Rink on Sept. 1946. Their first date was Halloween night, Oct. 1946 and followed this up with marriage the following year on Sept. 1, 1947 at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Manchester, and Honeymooned in the White Mountains of NH. She is further survived by their son, Greg A. Beliveau (born in 1952, and family – more to come), this union created sometime during one of Don’s R&R’s during his call up of the Korean War (Donald was in the Air National Guard) and his detachment to making the dew line radar system in Canada. The small family of three, Don, Irene and Greg after 1952 made a life changing decision--they decided to stay in the USAF and make it a career--we then went on what Irene had dreamed since childhood, world travels. Irene mentioned this dream of hers many times of finding her a partner that could give her this gift, and she found him and never looked back. She had the blessing of living in Asia (Japan for 3 ½ years), Europe (2 ½ years), living on the west coast of the US - California in two cities, Merced and Fairfield; in the NW - Idaho; east coast the state of Maine, and finally Don’s favorite state Florida. She crossed the US 6 1/2 times, crossed the entire country of Canada by car, all via the time Don was in the Air Force and upon his retirement. They bought a house and Don went to work building Disney World in 1969.
Once the move to Florida and the her son moved on to college and marriage, she now had a daughter-in-law, Merrilee (Mimi) 1978, and then two granddaughters – Heather, (Married to Aaron Tutor, 2005), great granddaughters Madalyn and Annabelle, outside of Houston, Texas and granddaughter Danielle, (Married Karson Magamoll, 2009), three great grandsons, Keaton, Kaleb and Kolby, living in Lady Lake, Florida.
Irene and Don spent every spare moment and vacation enjoying life, charities, Knights of Columbus, cruising on ships (short hops or week-long ones), and their trips abroad: here is just a short list,
· Mexico
· North Africa
· England
· Ireland
· Scandinavia
· USSR (one month before it collapsed and became Russia), they went to Moscow, St. Petersburg
· Black Sea cruise
· Amazon River Cruise
· China
· Australia
· New Zealand
· Eastern Europe
Irene has a world map with all the locations identified.
When Don passed away 20 years ago Irene kept up her journeys... she, her sister and friends still went on travels abroad, she never slowed down. Hearing her tales of her experiences were always exciting, it kept her young.
She enjoyed and loved her sister Jackie, her love of her family; her son, daughter–in–law, Greg and Mimi never failed. She adored and loved her granddaughters, from the time they were born, trips to the beach, Disney, they held a special place in her heart. Irene sure loved her great grandchildren. Thankfully she got to share this last Thanksgiving with all those she dearly loved, her whole family. Irene, is now in the presence of her best friend and dance partner Don, dancing to the songs of glory and praise in the house of the Lord she prayed to daily and with the saint she held so dear Saint Jude.
Irene’s intention is if you feel the need please instead of flowers please donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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