Ronald Sylvan Beaumariage

Age, 81, died the morning of Saturday, March 17, 2018, at The Windsor of Cape Coral Assisted Living facility, in Cape Coral, Florida.  He passed peacefully after a long battle with cancer.He leaves his wife of nearly 60 years, Sallie(Sica) Beaumariage; his son, James Beaumariage and his wife, Sophia; his daughter, Terrie Zeis, and her husband William; His daughter, Mary Lucile Hawes, and her husband, Taylor; his son, Alexander Beaumariage II, and his wife, Ofelia: as well as 12 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren.Born and raised in Pittsburgh, the only child of Alexander Sylvan Beaumariage and Mary Helen (Brubaker) Beaumariage, he was a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh until the past few years when he moved to Fort Meyers, Florida with his wife, Sallie, to be closer to family.He was raised in Mt. Lebanon and attended Mt. Lebanon High School graduating in 1954.  This is where he met his loving wife, Sallie, his high school sweetheart. He attended Carnegie Mellon University earning his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Administration and later went on to earn his master’s in Business Information Systems from Duquesne University.Upon graduation from college, he married Sallie on September 6, 1958, in St. Bernard Church in Mt.  Lebanon. He worked briefly for Alco Products in Latrobe, before taking a job with IBM that moved him to Endicott, New York.  He subsequently returned with the family back to Pittsburgh, where he took a job with Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) and earned the title of Professor of Computer Science working for 34 years toward retirement at the age of 64.Ron was an avid outdoorsman and shared his love of hunting with his sons and fishing with the entire family. He spent many hours with the children and grandchildren bird watching and teaching the kids how to fish and tie flies.  Ron also enjoyed history, as well as jazz and symphony performances with this wife. Being a loyal fan, he loved to watch the Steelers from his seats in Forbes Field, Three Rivers Stadium and Heinz Field.. Family and friends are invited to gather at Laughlin Cremation & Funeral Tributes 222 Washington Road Mt. Lebanon on Friday evening from 5-8 PM. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Saturday at 10:00 AM with interment in Jefferson Memorial Park to follow. In lieu of sending flowers, the family asks that you please consider a donation to The Wildlife Society at www.wildlife.org.

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