From trips to the beach to roller-skating outings, Laureen Beauchaine would do anything to make her three children happy.

"The little one keeps asking about her mom," said her brother-in-law Dwayne Beauchaine.

Born in Providence, Laurie lived in Cranston briefly and moved to West Warwick 25 years ago.

She and Ray F. Beauchaine Jr. used to hang out at parties together as teenagers. They married about 15 years ago and had three children, ages 5 through 15.

"She was very family-oriented," her sister-in-law, Julia Silcaggio, told The Providence Journal. "She was a great mother and proud of her marriage. She always told everyone how long they had been together."

Laureen Beauchaine, 35, delivered The Providence Journal in the morning so she could be home with her children during the day.

She had also worked as a jewelry setter for Gianni Manufacturing, in Providence, for seven years.

Laureen, known as "Laurie," and her husband loved '80s rock and often went to The Station.