Dr. Paul P. Sauvageau, Ph.D, 59, of Salem,
died unexpectedly June 21, 2011
while scuba diving off of North Carolina.
Born in Salem, March 17, 1952, Paul was the son of
Lauriette (Belanger) and the late Raymond Sauvageau. Paul was a graduate of Saltonstall
Grammar School, and Salem
High School class of 1971. He received a BS in Marine Biology from Suffolk
University and received a Masters
of International Relations from Troy University. Following that, Paul earned a Doctorate from Boston
University in Curriculum
Development. A U.S. Air Force veteran,
Paul served his country from 1978 to 1982 honorably discharged as a Sergeant.
Paul worked for a time at Salem
Hospital and the VA Hospital in Bedford,
MA.
He was a substitute teacher in the Lynn School Department and primarily
worked as a private consultant for school curriculum development.
A scuba diver for over forty years, Paul was a proud member
of the North Shore Frogmen’s Club. He
was a two time past president and served as the club’s historian and underwater
photographer.
Along with his mother, Lauriette (Belanger) Sauvageau of
Salem, Paul is survived by his two brothers; Albert Sauvageau and his wife Rita
of Mount Dora, Florida, and Marc Sauvageau and his wife Connie of Phoenix, AZ,
three nieces; Lorna of Wenham, Donna of Richmond, VA, and Nicole of Phoenix,
AZ, three grand nephews, and two grand nieces, and many cousins and friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to a visitation in
the Berube and Sons Funeral Home, 191 Lafayette St. (Rt. 1A/114) Salem, MA, Tuesday from 4-7 pm. Funeral services and burial will be
private.
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