He is survived by his children: Tracy Clermont of Laconia, NH, USA; Sandra Clermont of Calgary Alberta; Aron & Daphne Clermont of Quebec City, Quebec; Carissa Clermont & her partner Kelly BC as well as several grandchildren & great grandchildren: Aron & Daphne's children Laura & Anthony Clermont of Quebec City, Quebec; the late Robert Clermont's children Robert Clermont of Mission, BC & his wife Holly Clermont, their children Koen & Araylia; Bradley Clermont & his children Cameron and Hayden of Mission, BC; Selina & her husband Frank De Renzio & their daughter Sophia; Samuel & EmmaLee Taylor of Calgary, AB; Sarah Burhoe & Mohamed Abu of Portland Maine, USA & their children Amirah, Liban, Noorah & Nadia; Pamela & Marc Bellenoit of Franklin Maine, USA; Meaghan McNeal-Francisco & her husband Jason from Dover, NH, USA & Kathlyn McNeal of Rochester, NY, USA. He was pre-deceased by his son Robert Clermont and his wife Marnie Clermont, whom he loved dearly, and all of his siblings and parents.
He was an intelligent & kind man who loved his family above anything. He loved birds & bear hugs. He was adventurous & made sure his family saw everything there was to see every place they lived, which was many given his line of work. One fond & funny memory Tracy has of him is his insisting we see the Andes mountains in Argentina when we were living in Concepcion, Chile. This involved driving on careening & hazardous, narrow roads with sheer drop offs in a small Fiat that one of the back doors would fly open whenever you went around a corner. She remembers also how much he loved children. One time Meaghan's blanket had flown out of a window without anyone knowing while driving with him. He drove up & down the highway until that blanket was found. He was a hands-on dad & truly enjoyed the time he spent.
He achieved his high school graduation with many stops in order to work difficult jobs. He worked his way up as a drafting engineer to become a construction manager for a chemical engineering firm. He worked all over the world & opened our eyes to the wonders of each country.
He loved to golf and liked sports in general. We all grew up on golf courses! He was a connoisseur of food and wine. These were to be savoured & not consumed. Meals could last hours.
He was always there to help in times of need or for a hug or word of encouragement to all who knew him. He was generous & never let an opportunity to help others pass by. He helped a family, the Gomez's, escape to Canada from Chile during a coup. He housed two ex-convicts in our house & advocated for them in society often taking the brunt of it on himself. He taught us all to be open-minded & humanitarians.
He will be sadly missed.
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