Marc GERVAIS

GERVAIS, Father Marc, S.J.
Father Marc Gervais, S.J. died peacefully at Rene Goupil Jesuit Infirmary at Pickering, Ontario on Sunday, March 25, 2012. He was in his 83rd year of life and his 62nd year of religious life. Marc was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, on December 3, 1929, of Césaire Gervais and Sylvia Mullins. After his early schooling at St. Patrick's in Sherbrooke, he spent four years at Loyola College, Montreal, where he graduated with a BA in 1950. He began his Jesuit life in 1950 and after many years of study was ordained a priest in 1963. He received a M.A. in Theatre from Catholic University in Washington, DC and a PhD later from the Sorbonne, Paris. Marc returned to Loyola College in 1967 to teach in the Communication Arts program there and remained for thirty-five years in that department as professor, until his retirement on July 31, 2003. He became a renowned authority on the Swedish film director, Ingmar Bergman, and produced a critical biography of him: Ingmar Bergman - Magician and Prophet. Marc also assisted in establishing at Concordia's Loyola Campus, the Loyola Peace Institute and the Lonergan University College. He served a term on the CRTC in Ottawa. He was a regular celebrant in the Loyola Chapel. He remained a much sought after film consultant until 2009 when ill health brought about his full retirement at the Jesuit Infirmary at Pickering, Ontario. He is survived by his sister Constance Moisan, his brother André, many relatives, his Jesuit brothers, and many friends around the world. Visitation on Wednesday, March 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Ignatius Chapel, Manresa: Jesuit Spiritual Renewal Centre, 2325 Liverpool Road, Pickering, Ontario. Visitation on Thursday, March 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Loyola Jesuit Hall and Conference Centre on the Loyola Campus of Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at Saint Ignatius of Loyola at 4455 West Broadway, Montreal, on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 11 a.m. Interment in the Jesuit Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. In memory of Father Gervais, donations may be made to the Jesuit Development Office, 43 Queen's Park Crescent East Toronto, ON M5S 2C3.or to the Marc Gervais Prize in Communication Studies at Concordia University. Please make cheques payable to "Concordia University" and mail them to:
Concordia University 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West, FB 520, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 Credit card donations may be made by phone at 514-848-2424 x 3884 or online at giving.concordia.ca/form
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