Yves Provencher

You are greatly missed our dear brother-in-law, and are always in our thoughts and prayers.

I am so sorry to learn this news of Yves. He hired me as a young student for a co-op work term in the early 90's in Toronto. Unfortunately he left for NYC before my start date so I never got to work with him. After reading these posts about his humour - I think his taking me on was another show of this trait. He asked me in the interview why I wanted to work for the company (a property & casualty insurance firm) and I replied that 'Life' insurance was fascinating. After clarifying that this...

Lorsque j'ai commencé à travailler à Toronto (87-90), j'ai eu le plaisir de connaitre Yves. Très attachant, jovial, une personne difficile à oublier. Nos chemins se sont séparés, et j'ai pu découvrir à travers les touchants témoignages qu'Yves était en plus un mari et un père extraordinaire. Les photos publiées montrent la même personne que j'ai côtoyé pas assez longtemps! Cheers mon Yves!

Our dear brother Yves, you are greatly missed & will always have a place in our hearts. Adel and Samia Metry.

My uncle Yves was a kind and gentle family man that was loved by all. With suprising ease, the humourous and fun loving French Candaian became a very important part of our big Egyptian family transplanted in New York. He was a very intelligent man that enjoyed laughing and making those around him laugh. I often think back to dinners at my grandmothers house when Yves would have all the men laughing at one moment, only to have the younger children belly laughing at the next...

"Good memories are the perennials that
bloom again after the harsh winter of
grief yields to hope."
May your memories of such a kind and
beautiful man comfort you always.

Yves is my friend. My wife and I found Yves to be a warm and compassionate man with a quick wit and an intolerance for injustice.

Our world was a much better place for having known him. We miss him.