Paul-Émile Paquin

Paul-Émile Paquin, 71, died on February 22, 1996 at Longueuil.  He was the son of the late Emile Paquin and the late Juliette Ruel.  His first wife was the late Fernande Lacasse and his second wife Lise Aubry.

 Other than his wife Lise, he leaves behind his children Roger (Christine Racicot) , André (Jocelyne St-Jules) , Pierre, Louise (Serge Chartrand) , Monique (Jean-Marc Piché) , Denis (Diane Lachance) , Jean; his daughter-in-law Sonia Paulet (Jean Lafleur) ; his brother Rolland (Françoise Jarry) and his sisters Yvette (Armand Larivée) , Suzanne; his sisters-in-law Jacqueline Martineau, Madeleine et Gabrielle Lacasse; his 14 grand-children; many cousins, nephews and nieces, as well as many friends.

His funeral took place on Monday February 26 at the Longueuil St-Antoine Cathedral.

Paul-Emile's  career took place in several fields.  At the age of 20 he was a supervisor at a Ville St-Laurent glass factory, near Montréal; in the construction field he reached the job classification of superintendent (Contruction of the Charles-Lemoyne Hospital, Greenfield Park; in the insurance field, he was an agent for the Société des Artisans, lateron amalgamated to the Mutuelle des Coopérants prior to being acquired by Industrielle-Alliance.

Back to school at the age of 41, he became his teacher's boss that is schoolboard commissioner.  A few years later, he became President of the Jacques-Cartier schoolboard of Longueuil.

On the municipal scene, Paul-Émile represents his fellow-citizens of his longueuil ward from 1970 to 1974 and from 1978 to 1982.

Deeply religious and philanthopist and also past vice-president of the Paquin Family Association, he was also active in numerous activities (Action Catholique, Foyers Notre-Dame...).

Paul-Émile Paquin = Faith and Valour

Proud of the slogan, he got involved with his entire family in the organization of a two day congress at Longueuil.  We all remember how proud and dynamic he was to make us live memorable days in his town.  He was the one who had the little Expo 67 train "La Ballade de l'Expo 67" come out to have the Paquin visit Longueuil.  Even when he was sick, Paul-Émile made it a point to participate to all the Paquin annual meetings.

Charles-Henri Paquin, prés.