Evérard H. Daigle Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Evérard H. Daigle of Grand Falls, New Brunswick, who passed away, on March 2, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his former wife Jeannette Dionne; his parents, Henri Daigle and Eva Daigle (Albert); his former wife Jeannette Daigle (Dionne); and his sister Velma Dionne (late Jean-Baptiste).
He is survived by: his wife Florence; his daughters, Marie-Therese O'Sullivan (Timothy), Francine Daigle, Gisele Michaud (Gilles) of Grand Falls, N. B, Annette Bourgoin (Denis) of Saint Leonard, N. B. and Anne Gatchell (Greg) of Bridgewater, N. S.; his grandchildren, Pierre Michaud (Kristine), Eric Michaud, Emilie Gatchell, Nathalie Bourgoin and William Gatchell; his great grandchildren, Alyssa and Madison Michaud; his grandchildren, Matthew McCluskey, Nathan Blackmun (Mallory Belzile) and Julia McCluskey (Neil Atkinson); and his brother-in-law Armand Dionne (Léola). He is also survived by nieces and nephews.
In 1973, he was named Person of the Year and was awarded a life membership to the Grand Falls Gorge Commission for his promotion of the falls and gorge as a major tourist attraction, and in 2010, he was awarded the Order of New Brunswick for his outstanding contributions to the town, the province, and its citizens. In April 1988, a few years after his retirement, he was honored by the town of Grand Falls where they announced that as a result of his commitment and contributions to the town over the years, they would be re-naming a street in his honor.
