[1]<\/a>, Andr\u00e9 was the third of nine children. His parents, Marie-Jeanne and Ren\u00e9, lived modestly, but they had good values and encouraged their children to pursue their studies in order to give them a better future. <\/p>\nAt the age of 15, Andr\u00e9 left the home where he had grown up to move to Sherbrooke, to the presbytery of Saint-Jean-de-Br\u00e9beuf parish, where his uncle Lucien Blanchard would become parish priest. He also lives there with his grandmother Blanchard and his aunt Gertrude. <\/p>\n
The teenager completes his studies at the Institute of Technology. With his diploma in hand, he went to work in Montreal as a mechanic, until he heard from one of his former teachers in Sherbrooke that the \u00c9cole des m\u00e9tiers de l’\u00e9quipement motoris\u00e9 was looking for teachers. Andr\u00e9 obtains a position and works there for fourteen years. <\/p>\n
In 1974, he began teaching at Henri-Bourassa high school in Montreal North. He was happy to be able to bring his workplace closer to his small family living in the neighborhood. <\/p>\n
Generous with his time, smiling and welcoming, Andr\u00e9 Blanchard loves young people and knows how to talk to them. Some of them are going through difficult times. Andr\u00e9 doesn’t judge them. With his wisdom and quiet strength, he influences the trajectory of many students by encouraging them to continue their studies towards vocational training, a path in which he believes strongly. <\/p>\n
“I’m proud of him. He was happy to be of service, to improve society and to contribute to academic success,” says Suzanne Labelle, a close friend of Andr\u00e9’s who shared his life for fifty-three years. “We loved each other very much; a simple glance and we understood each other,” she adds. <\/p>\n
An exceptional husband and attentive father, he was a close grandfather to his grandchildren. When, in 1990, illness took its toll in the form of rheumatoid arthritis, Andr\u00e9 Blanchard did not wallow in self-pity, but rose above the difficulties and faced health problems with his eternal optimism. <\/p>\n
In 2003, when he suffered his first heart attack, which could have been fatal, he retained this confidence in life and was grateful. This fighter symbolizes strength and courage. <\/p>\n
Hospitalized with pneumonia, Andr\u00e9 Blanchard died of a heart attack on the evening of November 1<\/sup>, 2018. He passed away as he lived, a serene and good man. <\/p>\nWhen we think of our father, we see a good man who was greatly appreciated by those around him,” say his children. Several former students have told us wonderful stories about him.<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9 dearly loved his wife, Suzanne, his children, Fran\u00e7ois, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne (Jean-Luc Bouchard) and Normand (V\u00e9ronique Gravel), his grandchildren: Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne, Jean-Philippe, Annie-Pier, Sarah-Jade, Rosalie and Henri, as well as his sisters, brothers, nephews, nieces and many relatives and friends.<\/p>\n
A memorial service for Mr. Andr\u00e9 Blanchard will be held on December 8, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Christ-Roi Church, 330 Papineau Street, Joliette. The family will receive condolences beginning at 10 a.m. at Christ-Roi Church. Expressions of sympathy may include donations to the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation. <\/p>\n
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