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Robert Louis Beardsley
05/15/1926 — 08/05/2015
From Richland, WA | Born in Bay City, MI
Robert Louis Beardsley
Robert Louis Beardsley, 89, of Richland, passed away on
August 5, 2015 at his home. He was born May 15, 1926 in Bay City, MI. He was
raised in Standish, MI where he fished Lake Huron with his father and brother;
Beardsley Fisheries.
He joined the navy at age 17 and served on an LST during
WWII. Robert left the Navy and joined the Merchant Marines and sailed the Great
Lakes for S.O., Standard Oil for 15 years.
Robert was one of the original crew at Big Rock Point
Nuclear Plant in Charlevoix, MI in 1962. He worked for various power plants in
Michigan and moved to Washington in 1977 to finish his career at WPPSS, he
retired in 1994.
Robert was most known for his love of wood working and
transformed his garage into his personal wood shop. Many fine pieces of
furniture were created there.
He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Jeanette;
son, Glenn Beardsley and wife Lisa of Nevada; daughter, Laura Laing and her
children; Chelsea Laing and Robert Laing of Kennewick; daughter Linda Beardsley
of Vancouver, WA; sister, Virginia Yoakum of Louisiana; and brother, Richard
Beardsley of Michigan.
Robert was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Dummond
and his father, Kenneth Beardsley.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00pm at Events at
Sunset in Richland on Tuesday, August 11, 2015.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Hospice at the Chaplaincy of Tri-Cities or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
I enjoyed working with Bob at WNP-2. He was such a character to work around. He reminded me a lot of my father who had passed away early in life and who also was in the Navy during WW2. Bob and I shared common political beliefs and would commiserate together once in awhile when we ran into each other. I hadn’t seen Bob in years and send these condolences. He was such a big person; a friend to many and I’m sure one of the anchors in the family. I feel privileged to have known him and call him a friend.
I was fortunate to know and work with Bob at WNP2. He was a great leader, a mentor to many, a pure operator and a person you could always count on. He was highly respected a made a difference in all he did.
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