Obituary of Robert Edmund LeBlanc

LeBlanc, Robert (Bob) EdmundOctober 1, 1939 " November 21, 2018It is with profound sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Bob after a courageous battle, with his loving family by his side. Loving and devoted husband of Patricia (Pat) Soulliere. Loving father of Tracy and Andrea (Dana). Cherished stepfather to Geri, Guy, Michelle, Danielle (Tim), Jennifer, and James. Adored grandfather to Anthony (Jenna), Aaron, Elise (Johnny), Justine (Nick), Erica (Alex), Emma, and Maddie. Beloved Great grandfather of Manning, Heston, Bayer, Copeland, Malcolm, Jane, and Claire. Bob was the president of Commercial Contracting Corporation, founder and president of Boss-Tech International, President of Collavino Construction Company, and controller of Soulliere Financial Group of Companies. He was also a past president of Windsor Electrical Contractors Association. He was a member of the Windsor/Roseland Rotary Club, Beach Grove Golf & Country Club, and The Windsor Yacht Club. He enjoyed building LEGO Technics, boating, golfing, and travelling. Bob was also an avid car enthusiast. Special thanks to all of the amazing Doctors, Nurses, Staffs and Volunteers at both Windsor Regional Hospital " MET campus, Emergency Dept., Oncology and the Cancer Centre as well as the Hospice Residential Home who took such great care of Bob. Visitation will be held at WINDSOR CHAPEL (Banwell Chapel) 11677 Tecumseh Rd. E 519-253-7234 on Sunday, November 25, 2018 from 2pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm, and Monday, November 26, 2018 from 2pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm. Funeral services will be held in the chapel on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 11am. Cremation to follow with a private family interment at a later date. If you so desire, donations to Hospice of Windsor Essex, Seeds4Hope or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Condolences and cherished memories may be shared with the family at www.windsorchapel.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________THANK YOU We thank you all so very much for the outpouring of love, kindness and sympathy you"ve given as we struggled through the illness and eventual loss of our very special husband, best friend, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Bob LeBlanc. It gave us much comfort to know that you were thinking of us and your thoughts and prayers have helped us through. Bob was a thoughtful, kind and gentle man and I know that many of you are also feeling the loss. The world was a better place with him in it. He inspired us all and lived by example; he always had so many interesting ideas and many stories of his life"s adventures. Since Nov 21st, when Bob left us, the shock and outpouring continues and is a tribute to a life well lived. We feel lucky to have had him in our lives. We dearly miss him and it helps to know that you do too. We send a heartfelt thank you to the Rotary Club of Windsor/Roseland for honouring Bob with a warm Honour Guard of "Special" friends. We also say a special thank you to Bob"s wonderful caregivers, the doctors and nurses at the London Health Sciences, Metropolitan Campus, and Hospice; much gratitude goes to CCAC, Bayshore Home Health and Amy"s Helping Hands,We appreciate the compassionate support and guidance given by Windsor Chapel and the lovely display of affection for Bob by the caring staff of the WYC through their attention in every way to our reception. To the Staff of The Soulliere Financial team, my personal thank you as despite their grief, they helped us in every way possible with great care and professionalism in serving our clients.