Jerry and Margaret Yacyshen Family
Gerald Paul Joseph Boisjolie
1944 - 2016 (72 years)
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Name Gerald Paul Joseph Boisjolie Birth 31 May 1944 Gender Male Death 4 Sep 2016 Person ID I4487 Yacyshen Family Last Modified 3 Feb 2025
Father Moise Boisjolie Mother Margaret Robertson Family ID F1577 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family M. Varey Children + 1. David Anthony Christopher Boisjolie, b. 4 Jun 1976, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 
d. 13 Aug 2022, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 46 years)Family ID F1575 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Feb 2025
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Photos Boisjolie, Gerald Paul Joseph
Boisjolie, Gerald Paul Joseph
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Notes - Gerry was a husband, father, grandfather, favourite uncle and true friend to many, He was an ordinary man who lived his life in an extraordinary way. He touched many, many lives. He joined the Airborne regiment at 17 to the chagrin of his parents and rose in the ranks to Warrant Officer. He served as a peacekeeper throughout the world. A parachute accident ended his jumping days. Gerry then became an accomplished chef, and in the 1980's prepared memorable dinners for, amongst other luminaries, the Prime Minister of Canada, and the Queen. Following his military service his pursuit of the culinary arts continued and for many years he was an active member of the Calgary Academy of Chefs and the Canadian Federation of Chefs de Cuisine. He then was an adjudicator with the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. His several careers were each accomplished with passion. Gerry was a vibrant and fun loving guy, who adored his family, and he considered friends family. Still here with his memory firmly entrenched, are loving wife, Marguerite (Varey); his much loved son, David and wife Tannis (Gulayets); his adored grandchildren, Avyn (4), Estelle (1) and new one in October. He also leaves his sisters, Stella Koenig, Edna Duchscherer; sisters-in-law, Adele Boisjoli, Darline Artemchuk; brothers-in-law, Edward Janis, Randy Koenig, Tony Duchscherer, many nephews and nieces, and God children. He was predeceased by his parents, Margaret (Robertson) and Moise Boisjoli; sisters, Marguerite and John Rotheisler, Yvonne Janis, Irene and Mel Newstead, Lilianne Boisjoli; brothers, Roland and David; niece, Linda Janis; in-laws Lawrence and Alice Varey and Mike Artemchuk. Gerry left us quietly with little fanfare, but we will celebrate his life well lived at the Glencoe Club (636 - 29 Avenue SW, Calgary) on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to the Gerry Boisjolie Memorial Award for the Culinary Arts at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). (SAIT, c/o Kathy Bhana, Alumni and Development, 1301, 16 Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0L4; online: http://sait.imodules.com/GeraldBoisjolie) or to the Calgary Poppy Fund.
Celebration of Life
SEP 14. 02:30 PM - 05:30 PM
The Glencoe Club
636-29 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB, CA
- Gerry was a husband, father, grandfather, favourite uncle and true friend to many, He was an ordinary man who lived his life in an extraordinary way. He touched many, many lives. He joined the Airborne regiment at 17 to the chagrin of his parents and rose in the ranks to Warrant Officer. He served as a peacekeeper throughout the world. A parachute accident ended his jumping days. Gerry then became an accomplished chef, and in the 1980's prepared memorable dinners for, amongst other luminaries, the Prime Minister of Canada, and the Queen. Following his military service his pursuit of the culinary arts continued and for many years he was an active member of the Calgary Academy of Chefs and the Canadian Federation of Chefs de Cuisine. He then was an adjudicator with the Canada Employment Insurance Commission. His several careers were each accomplished with passion. Gerry was a vibrant and fun loving guy, who adored his family, and he considered friends family. Still here with his memory firmly entrenched, are loving wife, Marguerite (Varey); his much loved son, David and wife Tannis (Gulayets); his adored grandchildren, Avyn (4), Estelle (1) and new one in October. He also leaves his sisters, Stella Koenig, Edna Duchscherer; sisters-in-law, Adele Boisjoli, Darline Artemchuk; brothers-in-law, Edward Janis, Randy Koenig, Tony Duchscherer, many nephews and nieces, and God children. He was predeceased by his parents, Margaret (Robertson) and Moise Boisjoli; sisters, Marguerite and John Rotheisler, Yvonne Janis, Irene and Mel Newstead, Lilianne Boisjoli; brothers, Roland and David; niece, Linda Janis; in-laws Lawrence and Alice Varey and Mike Artemchuk. Gerry left us quietly with little fanfare, but we will celebrate his life well lived at the Glencoe Club (636 - 29 Avenue SW, Calgary) on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to the Gerry Boisjolie Memorial Award for the Culinary Arts at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). (SAIT, c/o Kathy Bhana, Alumni and Development, 1301, 16 Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0L4; online: http://sait.imodules.com/GeraldBoisjolie) or to the Calgary Poppy Fund.