JEAN-PAUL COURCELLES

Condolences & Memories (9 entries)

• My greatest condolences to the family and close friends of (as I knew him) Monsieur Courcelles. A very patient and gentle spirited man, he tolerated my juvenile behavior throughout the ninth grade at Ecole Queen Elizabeth II. I will always remember him for his patience, professionalism and clear moral character. You always felt his passion for teaching and instruction, to his credit. While it's been a very long time and there are many students that will blur together over time, some of us most certainly remember Monsieur Courcelles for all the right reasons. I hope you are enjoying your reward and maybe some day we can meet again. - Posted by: Chris Kielhorn (Student) on: Apr 21, 2021

• He is such a wonderful person, and a great teacher. His jokes often far left field, and so much so that it was that much funnier and remembered. My favourite was during a math exami the battery in my calculator died so he lent me his.. and as he handed it to me he shouted " ATTENTION!!! ITS SHARP!!!" and he pointed to the branding on the calculator (Sharp), and smiled coyly. I still use that line to this day. Thank you Monsieur Courcelles for being you. I am very lucky to have known you, and been influenced by you. - Posted by: Rene Fourneaux (Student-Past) on: May 22, 2014

• M. Courcelles was one of those rare teachers who showed passion, care and humour every day in his classroom. The cheesier the joke, the better. He gave me my first ever nickname. And in keeping with the subject he taught at the time, it was a science pun. He called me Daniel H2O. I've told many friends over the years about M. Courcelles, his sense of humour and the nickname he gave me. I'm so sad to hear that he's gone. The world is a little poorer for his passing but those of us who were lucky enough to have known him are much, much richer for what he shared and who he was. Thank you J.P. - Posted by: Dan Waters () on: May 20, 2014

• Hello P, D, C + G, so sorry to hear about your dad. We have been neighbours sharing a driveway from when we were all kids and I will always have fond memories of "Mr. Courcelles". Your dad amazed me with his sole resourcefulness at building and fixing things long before tv shows or youtube showed people how to do it. He always had a snap in his stride trying to get what he was doing completed faster and he was a person who showed me that a house can be taken apart and put back together with our own two hands. In later years it was always good to know he and Pat were neighbours to our mom. RIP Mr. Courcelles. - Posted by: D D () on: May 20, 2014

• M. Courcelles m'a enseigné au pré-secondaire à l'École Précieux-Sang. Il a été mon professeur titulaire en 7e année. Je me souviendrai de son intelligence, sa tendresse, sa délicatesse, et le rire dans ses yeux. Toutes ces années plus tard, je ne peux pas entendre le mot « escargot » sans penser à lui et ses farces. Toutes mes condoléances à ses enfants, petits-enfants, famille et amis qui font face au vide qu'il laisse. Il était un trésor d'homme. Je me compte chanceuse de l'avoir connu. - Posted by: Joelle Morgan (étudiante) on: May 20, 2014

• Nous connaissons Jean-Paul depuis plusieurs années et comme sa nécrologie souligne, il était un homme charmant, talentueux, taquin doué d'un sens d'humour tout à fait particulier.C'est l'amour de sa vie, la dynamique et belle Pat qui sera avec lui éternelement et cela ajoute un certain montant de réconfort à notre peine. Nous nous joignons aux nombreux amis.es de Jean-Paul pour offrir nos plus sincères condoléances à Pauline, Danièle, Chantal et Ghislain ainsi qu'à leurs conjoints / conjointe et à leurs enfants. - Posted by: Suzanne et Guy Gagnon (amis et collègue de travail) on: May 19, 2014

• Mes condoléances à vous tous. Jean-Paul un collegue de classe à Sainte-Agathe. Très apprécié par son caractère franc et bon sportif. Je n'ai que de très bon souvenir de J.P. - Posted by: Lorrain St-Onge (Ciollegue de classe) on: May 18, 2014

• M. Courcelles was one of my favourite teachers at Precieux-Sang. So interesting, intelligent and caring. So sorry to hear of his passing. - Posted by: Theresa Roy (Student) on: May 17, 2014

• Nous avons énormément de bons souvenirs de Jean-Paul autant au chalet qu'en voyage au Costa Rica qu'au golf ou simplement à prendre un café ensemble entre amis. Il va nous manquer. - Posted by: Diane Bruyère et Bernard Gagné (Amis) on: May 17, 2014