Renée Laurette Beaulieu

I was saddened when I learned only recently of Renee´s passing. Condolences to all her family and friends. I met Renee at Fiddleheads 10 years ago when I was a volunteer there. We shared a love of plants and had many great conversations about gardening, politics, and the workings at Fiddleheads. We tried once to get together outside of Fiddleheads but it never happened and once I wasn´t a volunteer anymore, we lost touch. I had no idea she had such an extensive writing career. Although I knew...

Renée was my best friend from 1968 into the mid-1970s, years when we had many things in common. She had been editor of her high school newspaper when we met; I was freshman editor of my college newspaper. She started a college literary magazine at UConn Waterbury called "Caterpillar," possibly under the influence of Jefferson Airplane. We went to Woodstock together, but left early; we rang doorbells for Eugene McCarthy together; and we contributed to each other's education. After a brief...

Renee, my sister and me when Renee and I were freshmen at Waterbury Catholic High. She was my best friend through high school, though we fell out of touch for too many years, finally reconnecting through Facebook several years ago. We bonded over our Beatlemania (I can still hear the Liverpudlian accent she perfected... so perfect that strangers thought she was British.) We had such good times. She will be missed.

Even though I did not know Renee Beaulieu, I was drawn to the beginning of her Obituary and how many lives she touched. A life so multifaceted and so well lived. May her Memory Always Be For A Blessing.