Joseph Donald Luc Breton
1962-2021
It is with profound sadness that the family of Joseph Donald
Luc Breton announce his passing on September 5th, 2021 after a short
battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on March 14th, 1962, in
Montréal, QC, he was the son of Gilbert and Jeannine Breton
and was the loving husband of Jane Moriarty-Breton.
Luc was a strong minded man, and had the determination to
succeed throughout his life. At the young age of 21, he attended the
Atlantic Police Academy in PEI to pursue a career his dear mother had
always admired. Sadly, he lost his mother during this time but found
the strength and courage to undertake a beautiful life. In 1985, while
working for the New Brunswick Highway Patrol in Bathurst, he met his
wife, Jane and her sweet son, David. The three became a family and Luc
cherished David as his own. Shortly after, they were welcomed in to a
family known as the
‘RCMP’. Together, they
journeyed to his first posting in London, Ontario. His profession and
social life flourished. He played softball and hockey and along with
his wife, made good friends and very much appreciated this time of his
life. In 1990, he was transferred to Windsor, Ontario for work, where
his lovely daughter, Jeannine, was born. Family was always
Luc’s first priority, and granted the opportunity to move
closer to home, he returned with his young family to New Brunswick.
During his career with J Division, he worked in progressively
responsible roles within the areas of Drug Awareness/Drug Enforcement
as well as Protection, Federal Support Services and Criminal
Intelligence where he made a significant impact on the Integrated
Intelligence Units. He was the Codiac Officer in Charge of Operations
and his last posting was to the role of the West District Commander.
Also notable is his service during a United National Peacekeeping
mission in Africa as well as being Commander of the Tactical Support
Group for J Division for several years. Luc also received a number of
awards in recognition of his contribution including the
Queen’s Jubilee Comm. Medal, Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee Medal as well as awards for his years of service with the
force. His experiences gave him great perspective and an appreciation
for life. Luc was organized, reliable and had the ability to be take
control of situations amongst many other skills which made him a
wonderful leader, as he met the rank of superintendent towards the end
of his nearly 35 year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
and 39 years of Policing. Luc planned on hanging up his Uniform on
October 19th, 2021.
When Luc wasn’t working, he was busy being an
amazing husband, father and Grand Father. He also could be found
learning new hobbies such as playing guitar, which he picked up in his
40’s, or, sitting at his bar that he was so proud of. He
also loved fishing from the Restigouche River in the Summer, skidooing
in the Winter, and being handy any time of the year. Luc was a
dedicated family man, and due to being such a thoughtful,
knowledgeable, meticulous and incredibly talented man, he never ran
out of projects. Whether it be building decks, renovating his
daughter’s entire house, guiding and teaching his son or
helping out his brothers, in-laws and friends with their construction
jobs, he always had something on the go. His most recent project was
building a dream home on the Grand Lake. Had Luc lived longer, he was
prepared to start up a company and name it “L.B
Construction”.
Luc’s qualities truly highlighted his life. Luc had
a way of capturing his audience’s attention, and along with his humor
he had an amazing ability to tell stories and make people laugh. It is
to note, that Luc had great dance moves and if you never saw him when
a good song came, you missed out. He knew how to have a good time. But
most of all, Luc will be remembered as being a go-to person for so
many. He provided answers, solutions, suggestions and comfort and his
presence will forever be deeply missed.
Luc will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Jane Breton;
children, David Breton (Faith Flanagan) and Jeannine Breton (Patrick
Downe); grandchildren, Matthew, Fynn and Dean Breton; siblings,
Gilbert Breton (Amélie Gallant), Yves Breton (Ginette) and
Manon Cormier (Francois); in-laws, Claudia Jones (Michael), Donald
Moriarty (Linda), Dean Moriarty (Tanya); nieces and
nephews, Mélissa Roy, Sébastien Roy,
Blaine Hall, Amber Hill, Melissa Roy, Élodie Breton,
Kathleen Moriarty, Myriam Breton, Gregory Cashol, Evan Connors, Alyson
Moriarty, Marie-Hélène Cormier, Nathan Steele,
Francis Cormier, Peris Jones, Frédéric Cormier,
Sierra Jones, Emma Moriarty, Gabriel Cormier, Lily Moriarty; and
incredible friends.
Luc is predeceased by his parents, Gilbert and Jeannine
Breton, and his youngest brother Jean-Marc Breton.
The family wish to extend their thanks to Chantal &
Allen Farrah, Deborah Roger Brown, Pamela & Richard Noble,
Natalie & Brian Barry, and countless others.
A visitation will take place at McAdam’s
Funeral Home on Thursday, September 9th, 2021, from 2:00pm – 4:00pm
and 6:00pm – 8:00pm. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at
Sainte-Anne-des-Pays-Bas Catholic Church on Friday, September 10th,
2021 at 2:00pm. For those who wish, donations in Luc’s
memory may be made to Pancreatic Cancer Canada.
www.mcadamsfh.com
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Joseph Donald Luc Breton 19622021..
Death notice for the town of: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
My sympathies to Lucs family, he often told me stories over the years of his son, daughter and his great love for Jane! Luc would reach out to say Hi or stop by for a quick visit even with his hectic schedule’s. We had a few Harley rides that I will cherish the memories of, gone to young with so many dreams of what retirement would look like. But he now rests with his much loved brother.
Rest in peace friend you left quite a trail.