The passing of a great man

Padre Jean-Yves Fortin, the Roman Catholic chaplain here at RMC, passed away suddenly last night.

I'm still in shock, as I'm sure the rest of the RMC community is, and I get a bit teary-eyed every time I let my mind stop. Padre Fortin was always jovial, laughing and joking around with us lowly OCdts and NCdts, eating with us often, and always knew how to raise our spirits. Loved by everyone, he will be sorely missed.

For me personally, he was the first chaplain I really knew. Of course, there was a chaplain in St-Jean during basic, but I only met him once. Padre Fortin was around from the time I got here for FYOP up until now, always remembering to ask how my mom was doing, and making sure to prod me so I'd go back home once in a while. Of course, it was almost expected (at least I'm sure some people would expect that) because of his position, but I always thought it was nice that he'd always remember people and would ask relevant questions.

Rest in peace, Padre.