It is with
profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved
son, father, brother, John Christopher (Chris) Bourgeois on Sunday,
October 24, 2021 at the QEH ICU in Charlottetown,
PEI.
Chris, of Montague, PEI, was
the eldest child of his beloved mother Marguerite (Daly) Bourgeois;
devoted father to Luc (Jessie) and Josée; and dear brother
to Robert (Monique), Annette (Wayne) Bourgeois-Bent, Jackie, Chantale
(Barry) Ansems; Geraldine (Lin Qiao); Shannon (Blaine) Jenkins,
Kathryn (Dustin) Widdifield; Francis (Maria), and long-time family
friend Donna Cain. Chris was also an adored uncle, nephew and cousin.
He is predeceased by his father, John Bourgeois, and brother-in-law
Peter Doucette.
Born on November 9, 1966,
Chris was a natural athlete through his formative school years and
beyond, playing hockey, baseball, softball, golf and developing a
lifelong passion for darts. In recent years, Chris loved biking the
trails of PEI and kayaking its waters.
Chris had a
passion for flying and spent many years living and working in the
airline industry, both as pilot and instructor, in New Brunswick and
across Canada’s North, where he spent several years before moving back
home to be closer to family.
Chris adored his
son and daughter and created many opportunities to build now-cherished
memories. He and his son had been working together at the family
business before Chris took suddenly ill.
The
family is grateful for the care and compassion shown by the physicians
and nurses during Chris’s short stay at the QEH
ICU.
Resting at Ferguson Logan
Montague Funeral Home with Family and Friends visiting hours to be
held on Thursday, Oct 28 from 6 pm to 8 pm by invitation. Family and
Friends Funeral Service will take place at St Mary’s Catholic Church
in Montague on Friday, Oct 29, at 2 p.m by Invitation, with interment
taking place immediately afterwards at St. Michaels Catholic Church
Cemetery in Iona, PEI. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the PEI
Humaine Society would honour Chris’s love of
animals.
Pandemic
precautions are in place.
Please email or call Shannon at:
shannonjenkins@hotmail.ca , 902-969-0581 if you would like to attend
the visiting hours or funeral.
You must show proof of double VAX and
ID to come into the Funeral Home for Visiting.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of John Christopher Chris Bourgeois 1966 2021..
ferguson-logan Montague funeral home
Death notice for the town of: Montague, Province: I-P-E