Prayers for Francis Boulva, his family and friends

Francis Boulva, a member of our young adult faith community at St. Joseph Parish, passed away last night. Francis was 27 years old and worked as a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), in Ottawa. In early July, Francis travelled to Iqaluit, Nunavut, where he served as a doctor. He passed away in Montreal after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this summer. Francis, Rebekah and his family are in our prayers. We will post information on Francis’ funeral mass to our website in the coming days.

Update: The funeral service will be held on 18 August 2010, at 10:00am, at St-Joseph de Mont-Royal Church, in the Town of Mount Royal (Montreal).

Obituary from the Montreal Gazette

FRANCIS BOULVA 1983 – 2010. After a short but valiant battle with cancer, Francis passed away peacefully on August 10, 2010, with his family by his side. Resident in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), he was a caring doctor, a thoughtful colleague, a loyal friend and a loving son and brother. Francis is survived by his parents, Marie-Claude Lacroix and Ivan Boulva, his brother Olivier and reunites in heaven with his younger brother David, deceased in 1985. Francis will also be greatly missed by his grandparents, Therese and Aurele Lacroix, Claire and Francis Boulva, as well as by his uncles, aunts, cousins and by numerous colleagues and friends. Family and friends may gather at Complexe funeraire Urgel Bourgie, 1255 Beaumont Street, Town of Mount-Royal, on Monday, August 16 from 7 to 10 p.m. and on Tuesday, August 17 from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral will be held at Saint-Joseph-de-Mont-Royal Church, 1620 Laird Blvd, Town of Mount-Royal, on Wednesday, August 18 at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Francis Boulva Foundation at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital would be greatly appreciated. His family wishes to warmly thank the doctors and personnel of the Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus and of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital for their hard work and devoted care.