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==Later years==

==Later years==

From 1984 to 1987 and again from 1992 to 1995, Beard served as a [[NATO]] deputy secretary-general in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]].<ref>Robin Beard Obituary (2007) - Charleston, SC - Charleston Post & Courier (postandcourier.com), accessed October 29, 2021.</ref> Beard later ran an import-export business in [[Washington, D.C.]], for a time resided in the liberal stronghold of Alexandria, [[Virginia]]. Beard retired to Charleston County, [[South Carolina]], where he later ran unsuccessfully in 2006 for a seat on the county school board.

From 1984 to 1987 and again from 1992 to 1995, Beard served as a [[NATO]] deputy secretary-general in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]].<ref name="legacypost"/> Beard later ran an import-export business in [[Washington, D.C.]], for a time resided in the liberal stronghold of Alexandria, [[Virginia]]. Beard retired to Charleston County, [[South Carolina]], where he later ran unsuccessfully in 2006 for a seat on the county school board.

Beard died of a brain tumor in Isle of Palms, South Carolina.<ref>"Former U.S. Rep. Robin Leo Beard, Jr., dies at 67," ''The Tennessean,''June 19, 2007.</ref> Beard's funeral was held at the [[Protestant]] French [[Huguenot]] Church]] in [[Charleston]], South Carolina, for which he was an elder. Beard is interred at the church cemetery.<ref name=findagrave/>

Beard died of a brain tumor in Isle of Palms, South Carolina.<ref>"Former U.S. Rep. Robin Leo Beard, Jr., dies at 67," ''The Tennessean,''June 19, 2007.</ref> Beard's funeral was held at the [[Protestant]] French [[Huguenot]] Church]] in [[Charleston]], South Carolina, for which he was an elder. Beard is interred at the church cemetery.<ref name=findagrave/>