Robert Chauvin biography: 13 things about Derek Chauvin’s father

Robert Michael Chauvin is a white man from Minnesota, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He lives in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
2. As a certified public accountant, he works as a tax preparer at Chauvin and Associates Ltd. in St. Paul.
3. He has a brother named Richard Chauvin and a sister named Kathleen Chauvin Williams.
4. He was married to Carolyn Marie Chauvin, now known as Carolyn Marie Pawlenty.
5. While married to Carolyn, he worked as a certified public accountant with a monthly salary of around $1,000.
6. In March 1976, Carolyn gave birth to their son Derek Michael Chauvin in Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota.
7. In October 1982, Carolyn gave birth to a daughter. He asked for a paternity test of the baby and a blood test revealed that he was not the father. The father is Carolyn’s lover named Leroy Jerome Pawlenty Jr. and the baby is named Krysta Pawlenty.
8. In 1983, Carolyn filed for divorce from him, asking for the family home and child support for Derek and Krysta.
9. On November 26, 1984, he and Carolyn divorced. They were granted joint custody of Derek and he ended up with the family home.
10. After divorcing Carolyn, he married Debra Chauvin. Carolyn married Leroy.
11. On July 21, 2004, his father Arthur “Art” R. Chauvin died at the age of 87.
12. On January 17, 2010, his mother Berenice M. Chauvin died at the age of 89.
13. He was 74 years old when his son Derek was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on April 20, 2021 in the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.