Memorial
Gathering
Saturday,
January 23, 2016 1:00 pm
First Memorial Funeral Services - Fairview Chapel
259 St-Patrick St, Ottawa, ON
613-860-2424
First Memorial Funeral Services - Fairview Chapel
259 St-Patrick St, Ottawa, ON
613-860-2424
In the early hours of January 17,2016, Joe passed away suddenly at the OttawaCivic hospital.
Devoted husband to Linda, dear father to Michael (Sara), Jim (Jacquie), Kelli (Derek)
and Travis.
Beloved grandfather to Rachael, Abigail, Kimberly, Melissa, and Daniel.
He leaves behind a brother Donald (Hugette) sisters Doris Lefebvre and Dianne Smith,
he was predeceased by his sister Lillian Ouimet. He will be greatly missed by the
Ouimet family, Lefebvre and Smith families as well as the many friends he met in
his life, and various nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to a memorial gathering to celebrate Joe's life.,
at 1 pm on January 23, 2016 at FIRST MEMORIAL FUNERAL SERVICE-FAIRVIEW CHAPEL
259 St. Patrick St. Ottawa, 613-860-2424.
In Memory of Joseph, donations can be made to THE ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY.
“He stopped loving
her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today.” - George Jones
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today.” - George Jones
Linda, Michael, Jim, Kelli, Travis and ALL his family and friends; my deepest condolences go to you.
ReplyDeleteRest In Peace dear cousin.
Love Gloria
Also condolences to Don, Doria and Dianne. <3
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DeleteLinda, my deepest sympathy to you and all of the family. Joe, you will always be remembered. Rip my good friend.
ReplyDeleteGary
I am so sorry for your loss Linda! Please know that I am thinking of you at this difficult time. You know where I am if you want to chat!
ReplyDeleteSeems like only yesterday I was having a beer with him at Peg's
ReplyDeleteThinking about Joe lately, ruminating.
ReplyDeleteI heard a Rabbi say at a funeral once that "memory is the library of the mind and remembrance is the library of the soul".
So doing a bit of remembrance about Joe, the first things that pop out are humour, generosity, free floating irascibility.
Charming wonderful and unforgettable. All good stuff.
But then Joe used to let me get up on stage and play 'Johnny Be Goode' at various joints he was playing at. The Chinese restaurant country music dive Joe and Mike and Gerry used to play at...I still have a photo of it somewhere.
He told some good bad jokes. "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille. With 400 children and a crotch that won't heal".
Classic stuff.
When he needed help hitting a high note, he was not above making certain very subtle anatomical adjustments allowing him to get there. Which the crowd appreciated, exchanging nods of approval.
Joe's most impressive trait, for me, was his poise as a musician. He could handle the focus. Even when he didn't know for sure what was next.
There he was playing electric guitar on a song he was hearing for the first time. Here came the solo. He was unperturbed. He always seemed to be chewing something, looking straight ahead, ready for the next chord to change and trying to land on the right notes.
And even if he missed a note he quickly built a bridge to a better note. He didn't sweat it. He knew that a moment was coming right after this moment and he would be okay in that one too.
Thanks for showing me what poise looks like and how it works, Joe. Say hi to Grant.
Tom St. Louis