Laurier LESSARD

LESSARD, Laurier "Lou" Major (ret.) (Veteran of W.W. II with R.C.C.S. then transferring to R.C.O.C. for his military career. Retiring, Lou then became an administrator with the United Nations in the Belgium Congo, Burundi, Tunisia and retiring as Director of Administration of the United Nations University of Tokyo, Japan. Following his retirement in Spain, he returned to Canada. He was an avid bridge player.) After a lengthy illness at the Kingston General Hospital, Kingston on Wednesday, January 16, 2000 in his 83rd year. Lou, beloved husband for 60 years of Mary (Milne) of Kingston. Proud father of Louise Schmitt and her husband William of Old Greenwich, Conn. Loving grandfather of Michael Schmitt of Conn. and Lee Anne Schmitt of Calif. Predeceased by his three brothers: Father John Lessard O.M.I., Jacques and Pierre Lessard. Fondly remembered by his niece Betty Brown of Arizona, and nephew Lawrence Milne of Ohio. Friends will be received at the Central Chapel of the Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes, 49 Colborne Street (at Clergy St.), Kingston on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9. Mass of Christian Burial in St. James' Chapel of St. Mary's Cathedral, Johnson Street, Kingston, on Monday February 21 at 11 a.m.Cremation at Glenhaven Memorial Gardens. Interment of the urn at St. Mary's Cemetery, Kingston, at a later date. A reception will follow the Mass at Servage House, 30 Colborne Street, Kingston. For those who wish memorial donations to Providence Continuing Care, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital would be appreciated. (Donations by cheque only).