Pierre Beaulé
(Brother Régis-Arsène)
1906 - 1976

Pierre, born December 23, 1906, is the youngest child of the family. He grew up on the family farm and, like his brothers and sisters, he did his chores.

At the early age of five, he showed great piety being faithful to daily prayer, saying the rosary with the family and attending Sunday Mass which often required great effort.

August 20, 1919, accompanied by an uncle who was a religious brother, Pierre entered the Marist Brothers' boarding school in Levis. Even though as a young student, he was already suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, Pierre still took part in school activities.

He was a good student. The only reproach his teachers had against him, was that he was an incorrigible prankster, a trait that he kept throughout his life. Some found his pranks very amusing, others said he was the grand master of outrageous pranks.

The numerous testimonials received on Brother Pierre (Régis-Arsène) talk about the man and excellent religious he was throughout his life. He had inherited his father's strong will. Only his strong temperament permitted him to overcome his painful ailments that he endured all his life.

No one ever saw Brother Pierre idle. The time that was not spent at prayer or frequent reading, he used for small chores inside or outdoors. His preferred pastime was the cultivation of flowers. Among the flowers he would forget his pain and this agreeable hobby relaxed him.

Adept storyteller, he took pleasure in relating stories of the past, all the while respecting the people he had known. He was humble enough, that he would not always give himself the "starring role" in the stories he told.

He spent his life quietly doing good. His goal no doubt, was to carry out the responsibilities he was given and without even being noticed. He went his way without caring what others thought or said of him.

Pierre (Régis-Arsène) died in the night of November 4, 1976 at the Marist Brothers' infirmary in Iberville at the age of 70 and in the 53rd year of his religious life.

In the photo on the left, we see (left to right) Brothers:
Eugene Boulet, Lorenzo Boulet and Pierre Beaule.
Brother Pierre entered the novitiate in St-Hyacinthe on September 2, 1922, he pronounced his first vows on August 15, 1924 and his perpetual vows on August 26, 1929 and his vow of stability on July 2, 1949.

Over the years he was cook, student, professor, director, assistant principal and when he could have gone into a well deserved retirement he chose to hold the position of receptionist.

A special thanks to the Marist Brothers for their collaboration in writing this page. They furnished me precious information on the life of Brother Pierre.