Andre Bachand

OBITUARY ANDRE BACHAND 1917-2010 At Montreal, on February 5, 2010, at the age of ninety-two, passed away Andre Bachand, following a stroke. He leaves to mourn his long-time companion Claudette Hould, and his sons Jean-Claude (Marie Vien) and Raymond (Micheline Brazeau), his grandchildren Genevieve, Frederic Thomas, Marie-Helene, Stephanie, Anne-Claude and Catou, together with many friends. A graduate in Law from Universite de Montreal and in business administration from HEC-Montreal and Columbia University, he was, during thirty years, closely associated with the Universite de Monteral as its first public relations director, and then as the founder and director of its development fund. Andre Bachand has always been active on the Quebec cultural scene, amongst others with le Rideau Vert, the International Festival of Films on Art, the Montreal Fine Arts Museum and the National Museums of Canada. He was a member of many boards, amongst which the Mercantile Bank of Canada, Renault Canada, and the Canadian Club. Andre Bachand was a member of the Order of Canada, an Officer of the Ordre national du Quebec, and an Officer of l'Ordre de la Pleiade. The family will receive condolences on Thursday and Friday, February 11 and 12, from 4 to 9 p.m., at the Centre funeraire Cote-des-Neiges (Reseau Dignite) 4525, chemin de la Cote-des-Neiges Montreal, 514-342-8000 The funeral service will be celebrated in Saint-Viateur Church in Outremont (corner Laurier and Bloomfield) on Saturday, February 13 at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Universite de Montreal Development Fund (Andre Bachand fund) would be greatly appreciated: C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montreal (Quebec) H3C 3J7.