1938 - 2013

Bathurst, NB — Théophile F. Blanchard, 74, died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst following a long illness.

He is survived by his wife, Marcella (Brown) Blanchard.

His four brothers: Auguste (Monique) of Quebec City, Adelin (Pat) of Caraquet, Fernand (Edna) of Quebec City and Normand (Raymonde) of Allardville.

Many nieces and nephews, family and friends. 

He was predeceased by one brother, Valmond (Jeannine) of Allardville.

Born and raised in Allardville, the son of the late Françis and late Lina (Haché) Blanchard.  He resided in Montreal for over 30 years, travelled worldwide for his work and had made Bathurst his home for the past 6 years.

Theo attended the Sacred-Heart College in the 1950’s in Bathurst.  He then graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1960 with a degree in Science and then obtained a degree in Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in 1962. 

Theo had a great passion for sailing, having sailed in many places in North America.

For his entire career, Theo worked as a civil engineer for Janin Construction (GTMI) based in Montreal.  In 1963, his first project was the installation of a lighthouse in Tadoussac, QC at the entrance of the Saguenay River.  He retired in October 2001 after the Jemseg bridge project in Oromocto, NB.  His work brought him from Africa to Newfoundland to Calgary to the Maritimes.  He worked on many projects wordwide including: the PEI Confederation bridge (1993-97), the Ville-Marie Tunnel (1973), the Complex Desjardins (1975) and the Turcot Interchange (1966), all in Montreal, the Pierre-Laporte bridge (1970) in Quebec City, and the Hibernia project in Newfoundland.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 15th at the Elhatton’s Funeral Home in Bathurst.  There will be no visitation.  The celebration of his life will be held at 11 am at the Elhatton Chapel.  The family’s wishes are in lieu of flowers to make a memorial donation to the Canadian Cancer Society and/or the Alzheimer’s Society.