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A true sense of values

Management

 Here is a family that respects values, a family you can count on in life's most painful moments.

Georges A. Bessette, Founder
  • Over 40 years' experience in the funeral profession as a thanatologist (funeral director).
  • 1942 : Begins his career in the profession as an embalmer.
  • 1969 : Reenters the funeral profession with his former employer.
  • 1971 : Acquires Résidence Funéraire Léo-Paul Ledoux in Waterloo and Valcourt.
  • 1986 : Builds a new funeral home in Bromont.
  • 1988 : Acquires Salon Funéraire Drummond in Granby and Salon Funéraire Victor Rochon in Roxton Pond.

Lucie Bessette, Executive Secretary
  • Secretarial degree (1972) from Polyvalente Massey-Vanier in Cowansville.
  • 30 years' experience in the funeral profession.

Raymond Bessette, Thanatologist (Funeral Director) and Embalmer
  • Degree in thanatology (1973) from the New England Institute in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 29 years' experience in the funeral profession.

Claude Bessette, Thanatologist (Funeral Director) and Embalmer
  • Degree in thanatology (1974) from L'Institut des Thanatologues du Québec.
  • 30 years' experience in the funeral profession.

Robert Bessette, Thanatologist (Funeral Director) and Embalmer
  • Degree in thanatology (1980) from L'Institut des Thanatologues du Québec.
  • 22 years' experience in the funeral profession.

Daniel La Liberté, Thanatologist (Funeral Director) and Director of Customer Service
  • Ten years' experience in the funeral profession.




The team


Équipe

Georges A. Bessette, Founder
Lucie Bessette, Executive Secretary
Raymond Bessette, Thanatologist (Funeral Director) and Embalmer
Claude Bessette, Thanatologist (Funeral Director) and Embalmer
Robert Bessette, Thanatologist (Funeral Director) and Embalmer
Daniel La Liberté, Thanatologist (Funeral Director) and Director of Customer Service
Nancy Algier, Secretary/Accountant
Guy St-Martin, Caretaker


In addition, some twenty part-time employees greet visitors, work as pallbearers and other pertinent tasks that relate to the funeral home.

The team can now count on a third generation. A grandson, Éric Bessette, came on board in 2002 and is now attending a training session on the latest thanatological technology at Boreal College in Sudbury, Ontario.



Did you know . . .?
Les Résidences et les jardins funéraires Bessette, and its management are members of the Corporation des Thanatologues du Québec (CTQ).



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