Guy TURGEON Obituary
TURGEON, Guy Roméo M.D.
Born St. Jean- de- Matha, Québec on August 18, 1916, died March 24, 2006 in Sun City, Arizona. Dearly beloved companion and husband to Bebe for thirty- two years, predeceased by first wife Georgette; also predeceased by; parents Dr Roméo Turgeon and Cécile (Balète) Turgeon, beloved sister Françoise, his best friend and uncle, Roger Turgeon and many other aunts and uncles. Dr Turgeon attended Lycée Carnot in Paris, Trinity College at Cambridge University (B.A. 1937; M.A. 1938), and graduated in Medicine from McGill University, with an M.D.C.M. in 1940. After serving in the RCAF during WWII as a doctor, he set up a private practice in Montréal. He and his wife then moved to California where he became Chief Medical Officer for a state prison and spent fourteen years working for the State of California in the Social Security Administration. Other than his wife Bebe, Dr Turgeon is survived by his brother Jean Turgeon (Josette), niece Adele (Turgeon) Smith, (Maury) and nephew Cecil, great- niece Cécile and great-nephew Maury, step-children Alan Foitag (Barbara), Carol Bourdaa (Bruce), Debbie Gold and step- grandchildren Steven, Robert and David. Always a gentleman and truly a gentle man, his wit and keen intelligence will be greatly missed by his family and friends, who bid him adieu.
Published by The New Zealand Herald on Apr. 1, 2006.