Obituary of Flora E. Beaudoin

Flora E. Beaudoin passed away June 1, 2015, at age 102. Visitation will be June 9, 6-8 pm, at Spangler Mortuary, 799 Castro St., Mountain View. Funeral Mass will be June 10 at 10 am, at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church 3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Burial at Alta Mesa Cemetery. Flora was born March 10, 1913, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Joseph and Amelia Basso. The family immigrated to the U.S. in 1915. "Flo" married Heston Beaudoin in 1941. Flo and Heston taught dancing all their lives. For them dance was not only a skill of performance and coordination but it taught teamwork, appreciation of personal gifts of both body and soul and, especially for the young, appreciation and practice of social skills. Flo was a lifetime member of the Dance Masters of California and the Dance Masters of America. Over the years she held a variety of leadership roles in both organizations. Flo also studied the Cecchetti Method of ballet and used that method in her teaching. Flo was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her son Billie. She is survived by son Ross (Renata), grandchildren Chuck Beaudoin (Kimberly), Denise Daugherty (Dennis), Tom Beaudoin (Martina Verba), Annette Delce, John Beaudoin and Stephen Beaudoin, great-grandchildren Crystal Tucker, Charles Beaudoin, Juliette Beaudoin, Amelia Verba-Beaudoin and Adaline Beaudoin, and also by her sister, Valeria Pakaski and her niece Sandra Pakaski (Edward Trischmann). In lieu of flowers donations are suggested to scholarships for dance students through Dance Masters of California, 11200 Valley Oak Drive, Oakdale, CA 95361, or donations to Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, 3233 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or to a charity of your choice.




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