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CLAUDE C. FRENETTE 1936 - 2007 Born July 2, 1936, Claude C. Frenette,
politician, businessman, thinker, mentor, best friend, and father, passed
away on August 3, 2007, following a valiant battle against cancer.
Throughout his lifetime, Claude was an active participant in the political, social,
economical aspects of his country. His efforts were always directed towards
government administration and the political organization, and recently, in
the private sector in international development. In 1963, he was named to
the Royal Fiscal Commission. He became the head of the cabinet of the
Honourable Maurice Sauve; then special clerk of the Prime Minister of Canada
in Quebec relations. He became a member of the Power Corporation team as
counselor general, then vice-president with strategical planification of
fusions and acquisitions. At the same time, he was the president of the
Quebec wing of the Liberal party of Canada and contributed to the subsequent
election of the Honourable Pierre Elliott-Trudeau. In 1974, he moved from
the public sector to the private sector. He was the founder of many
managerial societies with diversified interests in the fields of industry,
public services, consultation, hotel and hospital developpment in Canada,
Europe, Asia and in Africa. Since 1986, his diverse activities have been
regrouped under the name Montaigne. Claude was a member of the Hospital and
Military Order of St. Lazarre of Jerusalem, and Mont-Royal Firearms, the
president of the Lindsay Hospital Foundation counsel, and was a member of
the National Canadian Institute of the Blind counsel. He leaves to mourn his
sons Alexandre and Marc-Antoine, the mother of his sons Sylvie Legault
(Michel Branchaud), his sister Charlotte (Philippe Bellemare), his nephew
and nieces Caroline, Francois and Marie-Claude, as well as Louise Courville
(his first wife), other relatives and friends. The family will receive
condolences at: Centre funeraire Cote-des-Neiges 4525, chemin de la
Cote-des-Neiges Montreal, Quebec Tel: 514-342-8000 www.dignitequebec.com on
Thursday, August 9, 2007 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m., Friday starting at
9:00 a.m. The funeral will be held on Friday, August 10 at 10:30 a.m. at
cathedrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde, 1085 de la Cathedrale (corner
Rene-Levesque). In lieu of flowers, donations to la Fondation de l’Hopital
de readaptation Lindsay or to l’Institut national canadien des aveugles
(INCA) would be appreciated.