Robert Joseph Beaudoin, Jr. of Brighton, Michigan, formerly of Detroit, Garden City, and Chelsea, age 87, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Four Chaplains Nursing Care Center in Westland, Michigan. He was born August 15, 1938, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Robert Joseph and Ann Barbara (Hyduk) Beaudoin, Sr.
Robert served as a Master Sargent in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves, where he was a rifle instructor. He retired from Ford Motor Company as a Traffic Analyst in 1995. Robert was a master swimmer, swim coach, swim referee, and swim teacher.
On September 9, 1961, Robert married Marilyn Margaret Torchia at St. Anthony's in Detroit, and she survives. He is also survived by his sons, Peter Thomas Beaudoin of Middleville, Robert Joseph Beaudoin III of Tecumseh; daughter, Paula Kay (Elie) Mosseri of West Bloomfield; 7 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and son, Joseph Beaudoin in 1989.
Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Chelsea. Memorial contributions may be made to the Detroit Swims Foundation at the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit.
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