Roland Boudreau
1935-2019
Surrounded by his family at the Chaleur
Regional Hospital, Roland C. Boudreau of Bathurst, passed away on
Friday June 14th, 2019 at the age of 83.
Born in
Pointe-Verte, NB, he was the son of the late Charles Boudreau and the
late Marguerite
Godin.
Roland is
survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Marjorie (née
Lavigne); son Roland Jr (Pierrette) of Gatineau, Qu, daughters,
Paulette (Jocelyn Lagacé), Rachelle (John Guitard), Denise
(Ronnie Arseneau) all of Pointe-Verte and Claire (Steve Kirstiuk) of
Surrey, BC; nine grandchildren: Marie-Josée, Johnathan,
Marc, Mélanie, Philippe, Justin, Mickaël, Jaclyn
and Robert; six great-grandchildren: Jasmine, Arielle, Maïka,
Cabrel, Joaquim and Rosalie; a sister: Marie-Claire; as well as
several nieces and
nephews.
Besides his
parents, Roland was predeceased by brothers: Jean-Guy and Rodrigue;
and sister
Carmella.
Roland was a
Businessman, Politician and Community Volunteer. His career started in
Business, he went on to own his family business all while being very
actively involved in his village and community volunteering in the
Church and Municipal affairs, he then went on to be active in
provincial politics. He was elected to the Legislative
Assembly of New Brunswick representing the riding of Nigadoo-Chaleur
and Minister of Natural Ressources. He ended his career as
Vice President of the Workers Compensation Board. After his
retirement he sat on the Regional Health Authority Board, he was also
a member of the Knights of Columbus. However, more than anything, his
wife and his family whom he loved immensely were at the heart of his
life.
The family will
receive condolences at the Heritage Funeral Home (www.mfheritage.com),
Beresford, NB.
Visiting hours
Thursday June 20th from 7 to 9 pm. and Friday June 21st, 2019 from 12
noon until time of departure for the funeral mass. The funeral mass
will be celebrated at St. Vincent-de-Paul church in Pointe-Verte, NB,
Friday June 21st at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be in
Pointe-Verte.
In memory of
Roland, donations to the Chaleur Regional Health Foundation or to
another charity organization of the donor’s choice would be
appreciated.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Roland Boudreau 19352019..
Death notice for the town of: Beresford, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick