Six years ago today we lost Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent.
Warrant Officer Vincent was killed while on duty on October 20, 2014, in a deliberate hit-and-run incident in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
This was received from the family today, August 20, 2020.
………”Thank you Canadian Heroes to keep Patrice’s memory alive.
For us the family, this is soooo important! The worst is to see notes on his death on the 22nd… he died on the 20th… in St Jean sur Richelieu, as he was accompanying another military to help him sign his army retirement papers… He was proudly wearing his military clothes, which made him the perfect target…
Patrice was very focused on his military career, always putting it over and above his own needs. This is the reason he never engaged in a marriage: he was married to his career… this fact made the medias feel left out as they had nothing tangible to report to the public… sadly.
Only a few weeks before his death, he had finally decided on what courses he wanted to take at time of his retirement, the following May: he wanted to learn sculpture, especially metal… I remember as he confided to me his hope to represent something coming alive in his hands…
As we want to keep his memory alive, it would be great if you could put a little note on where you met him, worked with him, maybe with a photo of your activities together! This helps transform the pain and sadness into joy to see him happy to do what he LOVED!
Be sure all your messages are read by the family! Thank you!!!………”
……….”Merci Canadian Heroes de garder le souvenir de Patrice vivant!
Pour nous la famille, ceci est très important. Le pire est de voir des commentaires ou articles mentionnant sa mort seulement le 22… il a été tué le 20 à St Jean sur Richelieu, alors qu’il accompagnait un militaire qui devait signer ses papiers de retraite. Patrice portait alors fièrement ses vêtements militaires, ce qui a fait de lui la cible parfaite…
Patrice donnait toute son énergie à sa carrière militaire, bien avant ses propres besoins ou interêts. Ceci explique qu’il ne s’est jamais marié, puisqu’il était marié à l’armée… cette situation a créé un vide pour certains medias qui disaient avoir bien peu à partager avec le public…
Seulement quelques semaines avant sa mort, Patrice a finalement décidé quels cours il voulait prendre lors de sa retraite qu’il devait prendre en mai suivant: la sculpture, surtout le métal. Je me souviens clairement lorsqu’il m’a confié qu’il aimerait voir quelque chose de vivant émerger de ses mains…
Comme nous aimerions garder son souvenir vivant, ce serait génial si vous pouviez partager à quel endroit vous l’avez connu, dans quelles activités, et pourquoi pas… une photo? Ceci nous aide à transformer la douleur et la tristesse en joie de le voir heureux de faire exactement ce qu’il AIMAIT!!!
Soyez assurés que la famille lit tous les commentaires! Merci tellement!………”
