It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Gilles on November 19th, days after his 88th birthday.
Gilles was the father of Jim (Kelly), Anne (Mike), and Robert (Julie), and the grandfather of Sarah, Justin, Stephanie, Julie, Émilie, Christopher and David. He will be deeply missed by all of them.
His parents were Georges Benoit and Laurette Lavoie. He was raised in a family with five sisters. Gilles is survived by Denise and Diane (Michel Bisaillon) and was predeceased by Gisèle, Rita and Nicole.
Gilles enjoyed a retirement of 34 years after a career of 37 years at CP Rail in Montreal. He was very active in sports programs in his youth, playing baseball, hockey and football, and went on to enjoy coaching baseball and hockey for many years in Pointe-Claire. Gilles also had excellent carpentry skills which he developed while working with his father on construction projects.
His children's greatest memory of their father will be that he always put his own interests aside when they needed his attention, support and love.
A special thanks to family member Lianne Muloin and her team at Le Chateau Royal Retirement Residence for the tremendous warmth they showed Gilles over the past four years.
Visitation will take place at Collins Clarke MacGillivray White Funeral Home at 222 Autoroute 20, Pointe-Claire, H9S 3Y5, on Saturday, December 3rd, from 10am-12pm. A celebration of his life will begin at 12pm. Followed by a reception at 1pm.
SHARE OBITUARY
v.1.8.17