Soap Opera Veteran Michelle Stafford Suffers A Deep And Personal Loss

Like her on-screen persona, Phyllis, soap star Michelle Stafford will do what’s best for her kids. Life recently showed her that decisions that parents make aren’t always easy ones!

In a social media post, Stafford shared with her followers the news that her beloved Golden Retriever, Beauregard (aka “Beau”), had passed away. The mother of two put some thought in how to present this news to her kids.

“I knew this day was coming soon,” Stafford wrote. “I was thinking of not telling my kids and just going this alone.”

The actress didn’t want her children to feel the pain or be sad over Beauregard not being there more, but then decided it was better to involve them in the process.

“…I did think it would ultimately be wrong to not let my kids say goodbye to him, pain or no pain. Pain & loss are funny things. None of us wanna feel it but it truly is inevitable. We seem 2b living in a world these days of feeling wronged 2 feel pain or loss or sadness.”

Stafford says daughter Natalia was quite upset. The family told Beau that he was the best boy in the world and they thanked him for protecting them. A service was held for the beloved family pet in their backyard.

When Stafford’s daughter Natalia drifted off to sleep that night, Stafford says, she said, “I’m glad for Beau, that he’s out of pain.”

To read Stafford’s complete thoughts on this, read the full Instagram post below. Soap Hub sends sincere condolences to Stafford on the loss of her beloved Beauregard.