Condolence From: Ron Dalphy
Condolence: I have great memories of Mr Isabelle growing up on Woodside Drive. I was so happy to knock on their door and see him and Elaine again a few years ago, when I was in the neighborhood. We had a wonderful talk.
Dr. laurent Isabelle was a very kind and special man.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. Cherish your memories. They will help you through the sad times.
Saturday April 13, 2019
Condolence From: Denise Dalphy
Condolence: Mr Isabelle was such a terrific man.
I lived across the street from the Isabelles on Woodside Drive when I was growing up. One of my memories of Mr Isabelle was that, in elementary school, he allowed me to borrow and trace pictures from his National Geographic collection. Mr Isabelle even provided me with the onion skin paper! It helped me to get better marks in school.
My since condolences to your wonderful and gracious family.
What a beautiful obituary. It shows Mr Isabelle as the stellar human being that he was.
Saturday April 13, 2019
Condolence From: Muriel St John
Condolence: To the Family of Dr. Laurent Isabelle,
My brother, Father St. John, lives in Ottawa and I just heard of the sad news of Dr. Isabelle's passing. I was a student of Dr. Isabelle's in 1967 & 1968 at the University of Ottawa. I remember him very fondly. He helped me to achieve and to understand myself as a human being. He was very compassionate. Years later, living in Winnipeg and while I was attending a conference in Ottawa in May, I took him for lunch at the Chateau Laurier along the canal & afterwards he took me to Dows Lake to see the tulips. That was my last memory.
You are very fortunate to have had such a wonderful father and I am sure a wonderful mother as well. I wasn't surprised to hear he had worked for the Correctional Institute later on as he used to say the inmates needed an education and with lots of women teachers to send them love. He was an extraordinary individual!
I know you are all grieving but remember your father was a healer and you too will heal.
My sincere sympathies,
Muriel St. John
Winnipeg
Wednesday April 10, 2019
Condolence From: Hélène Régnier & Iain McKellar
Condolence: Dear Elaine and Pierre,
We were so sorry to hear the news of Larry’s passing. Particularly from Hélène’s time working with Elaine at the NCE, we know how much he meant to you. He was a man of deep commitments and great civility. Our thoughts are with you in this difficult time. Please accept our deepest sympathies.
Monday March 18, 2019
Condolence From: Lynn Penrod
Condolence: Dear Elaine and the Isabelle Family,
I was so sorry to read the obituary for Laurent in last Saturday's Globe and Mail. What a wonderful life he lived and how many people's lives he touched. You will all be missing him terribly, but I know that your memories will always be there to make you laugh and think and remember. Sincere condolences.
Monday March 18, 2019
Condolence From: Don Murray, Josée Pouliot
Condolence: Les grands hommes engendrent les grands esprits. Ces hommes de convictions, prêts a explorer la totalité des éléments des problèmes complexes, nous indique la voie pour notre développement personnel et la quête de la vérité et ce qui est juste. Sa mémoire habitera vos cœurs et servira de phare pour le trajet à venir.
Toutes nos sympathies à toute la famille. Nos pensés sont avec vous.
Josée Pouliot et Don Murray
Friday March 15, 2019
Condolence From: Bob Kavanagh
Condolence: Elaine and Andre:
I am very sorry to hear of your great loss. I know that Laurent was a much-admired man and you will certainly miss him. Please accept my sincere condolences.
Bob Kavanagh
Wednesday March 13, 2019
Condolence From: Monique et Denis Lévesque
Condolence: Elaine et André,
Nos plus sincères condoléances pour la perte de votre être cher. Nos prières et nos pensées sont avec vous.
Monique et Denis Lévesque
Monday March 11, 2019
Condolence From: Brian Marley-Clarke
Condolence: I was saddened to learn of the death of Larry. We were colleagues at the Correctional Service of Canada in the early eighties and worked often together, as we both ran educational programs -- he for inmates and I for staff.
It was such a pleasure working with him. Always a gentleman, always objective, always working for the betterment of the Service with never a hidden agenda. He also had a ready smile and a twinkle in his eye.
Larry was a credit to the public service. Condolences to the family.
Sunday March 10, 2019
Condolence From: Louise Bourgault
Condolence: Dr. Isabelle was President of Algonquin when I moved from Montreal to accept a position as a manager at the College. He was a wise and supporting leader and I appreciated his constant assistance. My caring thoughts with Elaine.
Saturday March 09, 2019
