- Joseph Renaldo Ron Bujold Sunday December 12th 2021
Publié le: 17 décembre, 2021
Joseph Renaldo (Ron) Bujold (Renaldo if he was incognito) April 20, 1936 (A Taurus) – December 12, 2021 (85 years old) Born in L’Averne in the Gaspésie, Raised in Petit Rocher, NB, Settled in Ottawa ON, Passed in the The General’s best room with the best view, Will rest eternally under an oak tree at Lac Simon, his piece of heaven.
Predeceased by his parents, Paul and Marianne, Brothers, Arthur and Maurice and Sisters, Noëla and Dorice. Survived by Sisters, Thérèse, Elizabeth (Lucien), Adelia (Paul) and Rita and Brothers, Jean Paul (Linda) and Alvin. His legacy lives through his children Debbie (Brian), Mary Louise, aka Pumpkin (Dennis), Barbara Anne, aka Bebe, Ian (Melissa), Michael (Rachel), Jake, and his Grandchildren Candace, Philipe, Tristian, Jérémie, Jonathan, Leahlan. Ron declared from his hospital bed that he had a good life and please don’t cry for me. He sure had a full one. He wore many hats and was many things to many people.
Did you know…
He joined the Army at the age of 16; He worked for Military Intelligence, basically he was a spy, hence his nickname, Spook Bujold; After starting his own business, Sunspots, he designed and built one of the first solar homes in the area in Manotick, this lead him into a lifetime career as a masterful and talented carpenter; He was claustrophobic; He could remember his vivid dreams and could describe them in detail; He didn’t like turkey; He built an entire basement with pallets from Pilkington Glass’ trash bin; He was an avid cyclist in the seventies and cycled from Ottawa to the Gaspé to visit his birthplace; He spoke three languages fluently, English, French and Russian.
He loved…
Astrology (Remember What’s Your Sign?), Astronomy (These go hand in hand with the rising planets), Reading The Globe and Mail, Volkswagens, Breakfast at McDonald’s, The Maritimes, Hand Rolled Cigarettes with Amphora Brown Pipe Tobacco, Putting pen to paper, Listening to Leonard Cohen, Being at the cottage, Take-Out Chinese Food, Anything to do with History, YouTube heart warming animal videos, A good ole down home Kitchen Party, Traveling, Wandering construction sites on the weekends with kids in tow to see if he could learn a few tricks of the trade, Watching Get Smart and Agent 99, Linguistics, Cooking breakfast, his favourite meal of the day, for family.
What we will miss the most…
His wit, His knowledge, His laughter, His charm, His intelligence, His eyes, His sense of humour, His whistling and little ditties. Dum diddly dum dum diddley dum dum diddly dum dum diddly diddly, dum In lieu of flowers, please take a friend down to the local for a refreshing beverage and reminisce.
If you really want to donate, please do so to your favourite charity.
More about Ron…
Ron Bujold was a proud Acadian. He was one of eleven siblings. During the war the family moved to St. John where Ron went to school, learned English and led a gang of boys. After the war the family returned to Gaspé to a land claim. Ron helped his father clear the land and designed the buildings that they built. There was no local school which meant Ron diligently took correspondence courses. When he reached an age to join the army, he did, and was sent to a faraway place – Chilliwack, British Columbia. This posting was followed by Germany where he discovered the wonders of Europe including a motorcycle trip to Paris and London. Ron’s talents for organizing information and language were recognized by the army and brought him the opportunity of Russian language training in Ottawa. Thus began his career as a spy. First some time at Alert Bay, followed by time in Washington and then back to Ottawa with the Canadian Security Establishment collecting signals intelligence. All was very secret, and few tales were told.
Following his independent, creative nature, he left his civil service career and began a career as a contractor and builder. He designed, engineered, and supervised many innovative home improvement projects in the Ottawa area. Ron created livable spaces. Energy efficiency and respect for the context of the neighbourhood and history
were his priorities. Two pet projects were a building on Bank St. and a cottage at Lac Simon. The building on Bank St. provided suitable space for several long-standing Glebe businesses including – Irene’s Pub, Ernesto’s Barber Shop, McCrank’s Bicycle Repair and a band practice space. Throughout the thirty plus years he owned this building he continued to make innovative improvements. Ron’s adventure building a Lac Simon cottage began without the advantage of electricity and a road. So many good times have been had by so many people within this structure. Ron took the best advantage of the magical location on Ward Bay.
Ron was a mentor to many people both in life and building. He loved to explore ideas, politics, and history in heated conversations. He shared many « belles histoires ». He gave a lot of good. He will be missed.
Sunday December 12th 2021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Joseph Renaldo Ron Bujold Sunday December 12th 2021..
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