In loving memory of Jacques Germain – Jacques Germain passed away at Montfort Hospital on January 23, 2013 at the age of 88. Cherished husband of the late Florence Veilleux and loving father of Pauline (Jean Bissonnette), Lucille (Richard Gaudet), Lise (Youn\u00e8s Sadeg) and Jacqueline (Steve Stafford). He leaves behind 10 grandchildren: Sylvie, \u00c9ric, Jean-S\u00e9bastien, Caroline, Myriam, Leila, Sabrina, Tracy, David et James and 7 great grandchildren: Adam, Eva, Tarik, Amina, Olivia, Jonah et George. Predeceased by his brothers Pierre et Jean. Jacques Germain was a journalist by profession. He started his journalism career in Kapuskasing for Le Canadien newspaper and then became correspondent for Le Droit. In 1963, he was offered a full time job as a news reporter for Le Droit and the whole family moved to Ottawa. A few years later he accepted an offer to work for Radio-Canada in Ottawa. He was a television news reporter for CBOFT and then head of morning radio news at CBOF-FM. Jacques was an artist, musician and classical music lover. Heritage Manor residents often heard him practice his flute, but his favorite instrument was the clarinet. In fact, he was a clarinetist for the Canadian Army Band in Toronto. After his retirement he did many paintings and produced beautiful marquetry. He spent many hours reading, painting and drawing. Jacques Germain was a member of the Club Richelieu Laporte and of the Centre Pauline Charron.<\/p>\n
\u00c0 la douce m\u00e9moire de Jacques Germain – Jacques Germain est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019h\u00f4pital Montfort, le 23 janvier 2013, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 88 ans et six mois. Fils de Charles Lucien Germain et de Juliette Allard, il \u00e9tait l\u2019\u00e9poux bien-aim\u00e9 de feu Florence Veilleux. Il laisse dans le deuil ses filles Pauline (Jean Bissonnette), Lucille (Richard Gaudet), Lise (Youn\u00e8s Sadeg) et Jacqueline (Steve Stafford); ses 10 petits-enfants Sylvie, \u00c9ric, Jean-S\u00e9bastien, Caroline, Myriam, Leila, Sabrina, Tracy, David et James; et ses 7 arri\u00e8re-petits-enfants Adam, Eva, Tarik, Amina, Olivia, Jonah et George. Il fut pr\u00e9d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 par ses fr\u00e8res Pierre et Jean. Jacques Germain \u00e9tait journaliste. Il a commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re \u00e0 Kapuskasing, au journal Le Canadien, et ensuite comme correspondant pour Le Droit. En 1963, Le Droit l\u2019engage \u00e0 temps plein et toute le famille s\u2019installe \u00e0 Ottawa. uelques ann\u00e9es plus tard, il accepte un poste \u00e0 Radio-Canada. Il y exercera plusieurs fonctions dont celle de reporteur \u00e0 CBOFT et chef de pupitre \u00e0 CBOF-FM. Il \u00e9tait un v\u00e9ritable artiste, musicien et amateur de musique classique. Les residents du Manoir H\u00e9ritage, son dernier lieu de residence, l\u2019ont souvent entendu pratiquer sa flute \u00e0 bec. Durant les ann\u00e9es 40, Jacques Germain \u00e9tait clarinettiste dans la fanfare de l\u2019arm\u00e9e. \u00c0 sa retraite, il a peint de nombreaux tableaux et faisait de la marquetterie et du chantournage. JacquesGermain \u00e9tait membre du Club Richelieu Laporte ainsi que du Centre Pauline Charron.<\/p>\n
Funeral Information<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Visitation – Friday, February 1, 2013 from 6-9pm<\/p>\n Funeral Service – St-Louis Marie De Montfort – Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 11am.<\/p>\n Interment – Burial at Notre Dame, Ottawa at a later date.<\/p>\n Donations – Development and Peace (www.devp.org)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In loving memory of Jacques Germain – Jacques Germain passed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-12661","orbituaries","type-orbituaries","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n