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Pierre GARNEAU Obituary
Passed away on July 12, 2017 at the age of 94. Son of the late Gérard Garneau and the late Andrée de Varennes , and the beloved husband of the late Lucille Woods for 70 years. Loving father of Françoise (Kenneth) Hubley, Suzanne (Jean-Marc) Chénier and Roger (Lucy) Garneau; cherished grandfather of Patrick (Sarah), Joanne (Don), Rachelle (Roger), Alain (Vanessa), Bernard (Laura) and Pierre (Daniella), and great-grandfather of Dania, Hugo, Hayden, Madeleine and Kendall. Predeceased by his siblings André (Jean) and Paule (Albert), he also leaves in sorrow his brothers Gérard (Courtney) and Jean (Sabine), as well as many friends and family members. A career officer in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, he served in Canada during the Second World War, in Korea, in the Congo and at the Paris Embassy. Upon retiring from the Armed Forces, he became secretary of the Royal Society of Canada. He loved volunteering at the Canadian War Museum and navigating the Rideau Waterway on the Reprieve. The family will receive condolences on Saturday July 22, 2017 at 9 a.m. at Sacré- Coeur Church, 591 Cumberland Street, Ottawa; a Memorial Mass will follow at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Bruyère Foundation www.bruyere.org (613-562-6319) would be appreciated.
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Wilda LaPage Corcoran
January 22, 2018
C'est avec beaucoup de tristesse que je viens d'apprendre le décès de M. Garneau en juillet. In 1973, he hired a inexperienced 18 year old just out of high school as an office clerk at the Royal Society of Canada. With his patient teaching and mentoring I was able to earn the positions of Accounts Receivable Clerk and Clerk in Charge of Publications. After ten years of under his wing, he urged me to move on to a Government position which I held for 30 years. Every Christmas he would take us for lunch and then to his house to meet up with Mrs. Garneau for drinks and conversation. I have so many more fond memories of working with this amazing man. I owe him my career and a lot of the person I became. I am so proud and grateful to have known him. Mes sincères condoléances à la famille Garneau.
Janine et Gilles Hurteau
July 21, 2017
C'est avec beaucoup de regret que nous avons appris du décès de notre bon ami Pierre. Nous offrons nos condoléances à toute la famille.
Janine et Gilles Hurteau
DAvid Scholfield
July 20, 2017
We were saddened to hear of Pierres passing. We spent many wonderful times on the Rideau River with Pierre and Lucille. Pierre was a true gentleman in every sense.
Dinah and David Scholfield, Manotick Boat Club.
Tim Smith
July 19, 2017
It was a very real and heart-felt privilege to have known this officer and gentleman of the old school. He epitomized the ideal Strathcona, in the words of Shakespeare, "nature might stand up and say to all the world, 'this was a man'". God bless you Pierre and sleep well, you are missed.
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