It is this Saturday that the private funeral of actor, singer and senator Jean Lapointe will be held at the Saint-Viateur church in Outremont.
Family, friends and dignitaries are expected at the funeral ceremony, which will be broadcast on television at 10 a.m. Public figures, such as singer Marie-Élaine Thibert and actor Benoît Brière, will pay their last respects to Mr. Lapointe, and actor Frayne McCarthy will perform some of the deceased’s favorite songs.
Jean Lapointe was known, among other things, for his talents as an actor, singer and comedian, as well as for his involvement in the fight against addiction and drug addiction. He also served in the Canadian Senate for almost 10 years.
Thursday evening, the population was able to pay their last respects during a burning chapel organized by the family at the Saint-Viateur church in Outremont. A few hundred admirers came to honor his memory, as well as some of his colleagues, such as former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney.
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