Pensez a nous avec joie et non avec tristesse
Benoît Jean-Paul Mercier
June 26, 1936 – March 8, 2020
Lived 83 years
Woodlawn Cemetary · Welland, Ontariio
Pensez a nous avec joie et non avec tristesse
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Born in Lyster Quebec on June 26, 1936.
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1936
Born June 26
1939
Benoît was 3 when Canada declared war on Germany as World War II began
1945
Benoît was 9 when World War II ended
1950
Benoît was 14 when the Korean War began
1957
Married Theresa Houle
1962
Benoît was 26 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1972
Benoît was 36 when Paul Henderson's goal won the Summit Series against the Soviet Union
1980
Benoît was 44 when Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope across Canada
1991
Benoît was 55 when the Soviet Union dissolved
2000
Benoît was 64 when the world entered 2000 with few Y2K computer problems
2010
Benoît was 74 when Sidney Crosby's golden goal won Olympic gold in Vancouver
2020
Passed away March 8, age 83
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