Obituary of Fr. Paul Alfred Charbonneau

CHARBONNEAU, Fr. Paul A. Was welcomed home into the arms of the Lord on March 22, 2010, after being cared for by his Brentwood Family. Fr. Paul was born on July 3, 1922, son of Alphie Charbonneau & Anna Gignac. Survived by his sister, Helen Pratt of Windsor (Gordon Pratt), (d.1994), Fr. Robert A. Charbonneau of Maidstone, and predeceased by his brother Leonard A. (d. 2005) (Evelyn Johnson) (d. 2006) of St. Clair Shores, Michigan, and is survived by 12 nieces and nephews, and by his cousins, Sr. Mary Charbonneau, S.N.J.M., Sybil Belanger of Windsor, and Sondra Pesta, of California. He was a much loved lifetime best friend of Jim Ryan (d. 2006) and Kay Ryan and their family, and will be missed by the entire Brentwood family, past and present. After graduating from Assumption College High School, he entered St. Peter's Seminary in London, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1948. He served as parish priest/pastor at Our Lady of Mercy, Sarnia: Ste. Anne's, Tecumseh, and then served as Air Force Chaplain in Germany for five years. On his return, he was assigned to Sacred Heart in LaSalle: St. William's in Emeryville and at Most Precious Blood in Windsor. Father Paul has dedicated the last forty five years plus, to Brentwood, and has been instrumental in changing the lives of many families from this area and beyond. Fr. Paul has been the recipient of many awards; The 1977 Canadian Silver Jubilee Award, Doctor of Law Degree from the University of Windsor in1988, The Order of Ontario 1989, Queen's Confederation Medal 1992, Windsor Achiever of the Century 2000, Golden Jubilee Medal 2002, The Ontario Medical Association Award 2005, and was named Honorary Member of various local service clubs, such as the Rotarians, Local 880 Teamsters, and Windsor Police Association. Visitation at The Brentwood Recovery Home (2335 Dougall Rd.) on Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Friday March 26, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Brentwood on Friday, March 26, 2010 at 12 noon. Private family burial will take place at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Brentwood Recovery Home. Arrangements entrusted with WINDSOR CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 1700 Tecumseh Rd. E., (519) 253-7234. Online condolences and cherished memories may be shared with the family at www.windsorchapel.com Fr. Paul, you will forever remain in our hearts. Your life of service to your fellow man will not be forgotten, Rest in Peace.