Obituary of Jean-Paul Saumure

SAUMURE, Jean-Paul Retired from Overnight Express Passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at the age of 84. Beloved husband of Louise Lacroix, the son of the late Oscar Saumure and the late Elise Lortie. He leaves to mourn him his children, Laurent (Gisele Sarault), Richard (Constance Tremblay), ReJeanne (Paul DesRosiers), Claudette (Bill Polisak), Francoise (Robert Bessette), Rejean (Ghislaine Tessier), Ronald (Danielle Hupe) and Gilles (Renee Cayer). He also leaves 11 grandchildren, Laurent Jr., Marcel, Mario, Philippe and Stefan DesRosiers, Roxanne and Luc Pilon, Etienne and Dominic Bessette, Patrick and Eric, and 5 great-grandchildren as well as the Dugal, McNicoll and Gareau children that he welcomed into his family like his own. He was the eldest brother of the late Rhea (Robert Laplante), late Rheal (Annette Joly), late Rollande (Albert Belanger), Cecile (late Euclide Charette), Berthe (late Gerard Gareau), Robert (Rita Joly), Anita (Gaston Gagnon), late Lucille (late Gerard Ethier), late Omer (Marie-Anna Guibord), Alice (Denis Guibord), Leon, Georgette (Robert Lauzon), (late Viateur Cossette), Laurence (Andre Landry), Rene (Rita Saumure) and late Jeannette. He also leaves a large number of sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law of the Lacroix family, uncles and aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins as well as numerous friends from LaPasse and Ottawa. Special thanks to the personnel of section 3C of the Residence St-Louis for their excellent care and compassion. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. A religious service will be held on Saturday, March 1st at 11 a.m. at St-Viateur Church, Limoges, ON. Donations to the "Fondation de la Residence St-Louis", 879 Hiawatha Park, Orleans, ON K1C 2Z6 or to the Canadian Alzheimer Society, 300 chemin de la Montagne Sud, Hull, PQ J0V 1V9 would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the service. Arrangements in the care of Racine, Robert & Gauthier Funeral Home, 241-3680. For messages of condolences: rrg@infonet.ca