It is with extreme sadness that I heard about the passing of my dear colleague, Jack Fitch. We spent many happy times together at Lake of Two Mountains High School. Whenever my students would transfer over to WOTP, I knew they were in excellent hands under Jack's leadership. He treated each student as if he or she were family. My fondest memory of Jack, however, was his contribution to the Quebec Student Leadership Conference hosted by LTM. Jack put in endless hours of preparation for this important event. His expertise & ongoing dedication contributed enormously to the success of this important event. Jack was a mentor to us all. His memory will live forever in the hearts of all who passed through the doors of LTM.  May his legacy serve as a source of comfort to Danielle, Kimberly & his family.

Harvey Joel, Janet & Jacqueline Robins

It is with a heavy heart that I say goodby to Jack today.  Mr. Fitch was my teacher in grade 7 at St.Laurent High, and he was always fun loving and a joker. I remember as a 13 year old, I handed him  my disposable camera and begged him to take a picture of a boy I had a crush on. He laughed and laughed but he took the picture! I was so happy!  After all these years, we reconnected on Facebook and he was always available to chat and was always willing to donate to the various fundraisers I organized. He loved his job at LTM which he spoke to me about often, so I was very excited when my son started at LTM in September and I was able to introduce him to Mr. Fitch.  He treated my son to  ice cream on his birthday which my son thought was the coolest thing!  You were a kind, and special person Jack, I'm so honoured to have known you..I'm so sad that my son won't have that same chance to know your loving and joking spirit, but I'm glad he got the chance to meet you, if only a few times.  Rest in Peace Jack, thank you for being you! My condolences to the family, friends and colleagues.  

I am so saddened by my uncle Jack leaving us suddenly. He was such a kind, loving, and generous man. When we visited him, he always made sure our needs were met before anything else. He always sent us home with edible care packages. He had an enormous love for his family and friends. He was so dedicated to his work too. I asked him recently if he was thinking of retirement and he said "no way, I enjoy my job too much". He has always been dedicated to the things he loves doing. I am especially saddened that he could not meet my daughter, Celeste, who was born this summer. We made plans to visit this fall but Celeste got her first cold so we postponed. We will always be thinking of you uncle Jack. You will remain in the place you made in our hearts forever.

Mes sympathies à sa famille,
 C'est avec grande tristesse que j'ai appris son départ. Kimberly, sache que ton père me parlait souvent de toi, qu'il était fier et surtout heureux de te savoir auprès de lui et ta mère. Madame Danielle, sachez que votre mari après toutes ces années passées auprès de vous,  vous aimait beaucoup; qu'il s'inquiétait pour vous et qu'il ne se voyait pas vivre sans vous. Jack, tu étais empathique, juste et franc.  Tu laisseras un grand vide dans la vie de tous ceux que tu as touchés.

Words alone will and can not express my feelings for my cousin Jackie who was family to me in our childhood and in the past months came back into my life with great and unconditional inclusion, never ending encouragement, generosity, love, understanding and tenderness as I have learned that he was with everyone that he involved his life with.  A truly great man not to be forgotten.  My love and thoughts to Danielle and Kimberley in Jackie's memory.

Jackie was my baby brother. We were the youngest two of four siblings. We were in diapers together. We grew up together, played together and shared so much history and so many memories together. 
When we got older, Jackie always took an active interest in my children - Lauren, Noah and Jonathan, even from a distance when we moved to Vancouver Island. My husband Jay and Jackie always liked and respected each other. More recently, Jackie always loved getting photos of my 4 grandchildren, Arie, Miles, Olivia and Zachary. He loved us and he knew how to show it. Jackie was the fun and kind Uncle that every kid wanted. 

My little brother made a beautiful life for his Beloved Danielle and for Kim, who was the Sun, the Moon and the stars for him. They made him so happy. 
He was a happy guy at home and he wouldn’t hear about Retiring because he loved his work so much. He was driven to make other people’s lives a little better. And he was good at it. Very good. It drove him and it fulfilled him. 

We both loved being in the kitchen and every time I visited, I went home with a new kitchen gadget that I ‘had to have’. (The latest was the whisk WITH the ball in it!)

I miss you my generous, sweet, funny, loving, little brother. 
Linda 

We remember our uncle Jack as the most kind, caring, generous, and sincere person. Our kids still rave about the best-ever spaghetti he served when we last visited in 2016. He also spoiled them with a calèche ride, gifts, and more, but somehow the homemade spaghetti was most memorable!

The infirmary was a regular hang out of mine. Jack’s company was the best and he loved showing me that bug zapper. I loved faking illness to get out of canoe trips in my later camp years. Jack had no issue with mom sneaking me in poutine once in awhile. He was such a great guy! He will be missed forever! 

I will always remember Jack showing off Kimmy to us in the hospital when she was born. One of my favourite memories was going with Jack, Danielle and baby Kimmy to the marche. Everyone exited the vehicle and Jack locked the doors. We all looked at each other and said, “Jack, you forgot the baby”, he quickly went back to the car and grabbed Kimmy in her car seat....his look was priceless. 

While we have not been in touch for a while - Jack was my youngest sibling. Only good memories are with me now. Almost 10 years younger then me - his death was an unwelcome shock. 

Mike

To Danielle & Kimberly, our heartfelt condolences 

Mike & Roza

My memory of Uncle Jackie is he was sweet, soft spoken, patient and and extremely caring. A genuine loving person with only the greatest of intentions for everyone. When I was in my mid 20s I went back to Montreal and stayed with Jackie, Danielle and Kim. Uncle Jackie offered to take me anywhere and everywhere I could have wanted to go, which is exactly as he was, wanted to be hospitable, help others, make them happy. We went through my old neighbourhood, by our old house, elementary school and to a corner store where I found some Quebec childhood memory treats. That trip was special to me and gave me such a positive refresh of where I came from and reconnected with some family there. Every time we would see him, his presence was always calm, caring and so happy to see us. A wonderful person, wonderful energy, such a special Uncle who we will miss dearly. Love you Uncle Jackie xo


My memory of Uncle Jackie is he was sweet, soft spoken, patient and and extremely caring. A genuine loving person with only the greatest of intentions for everyone. Years ago I went back to Montreal and stayed with Jackie, Danielle and Kim. Jackie offered to take me anywhere I could have wanted to go, which is exactly as he was, wanted to be hospitable, help others, make them happy. We went through my old neighbourhood, childhood home, elementary school and to a corner store where I found some Quebec childhood memory treats. That trip was special to me and gave me such a positive refresh of where I came from and reconnected with some family there. Every time we would see him, his presence was so calm, caring. A wonderful person, wonderful energy, such a special Uncle who we will miss dearly and always felt so loved by. 
Love you Uncle Jackie xo


A kind, gentle and giving man, always there to help. As a brother-in-law, he took a strong interest in our kids and grandkids, and always had a kind word. He will be sorely missed. The world needs more people like Jack.

Jay

Jack,
You were so amazing with all my friends in ACE, and were kind enough to have us all work with you at YCC. You took very good care of me on numerous occasions, like when you calmed me down when I was having a panic attack and woke up in the infirmary; or when I came down with walking pneumonia one summer, and took me to the hospital for x-rays.. I'll never forget you, and I really wish I could be there to say goodbye to you!

To have known Jack, is to have loved Jack! 

I will never forget all the warmth, love and support you would give to me and all of us at YCC.... 

When Mike U and I were running the Village and the fire broke out, you worked tirelessly until you knew that every one of us was back to health and had our strength back. 

You were the best advocate for the campers and we trusted you more then anyone. 

I will never forget you. 

Tammy

Jack and I had a special bond when I was a camper at YCC.  I mean, he did keep my pillow for so many years in the infirmary and would never give it back. Lol.  Jack, you were always there not only as the camp doctor but as a friend and mentor to everyone who walked into your life.  You were a special man who put everyone first and made sure everyone had a smile on their face.  This one hits hard because I had the pleasure of introducing Jack to my son Noah last year in grade 7 and now Carli this year at LTM who he treated like his own kids and of course sharing some camp memories about their dad!  You will be truly missed and your life will live on forever in so many hearts!  Thank you for everything Jack.  RIP!

Jack and I worked with the same kind of challenged students in different schools, and I greatly respected the way he interacted with students, always above and beyond what programs like ACE (16 Plus) and WOTP called for.  Students did not have to be in the programs to which he was assigned to experience his kindly attentions.  Recently, he was very moved when former students, now successful adults, donated equipment and professional services to a WOTP project.  That was the respect and gratitude he earned through decades of helping others while asking nothing in return.  He loved and helped, and his concerns were for others, not himself.  He was a loving husband and father, the kind of person that the world in general needs and who are blessings to those around them.

I’ve had the privilege of knowing this great human being since I started at LTM recently during the fall of 2017! So it’s only been a little  over the past two years! Through this time I’ve been witness to his important and humane projects at LTM! Breakfast program, WOTP,  mentoring students and so much more! During school meetings in which he has expressed his ideas I always found myself very touched and inspired by his empathetic words of wisdom, his understanding and most essentially his love, belief and dedication towards our students! Thank you so much Jack for being such an inspiration! You will be very sorely missed! Sydney Vrana

I knew the Fitch Family growing up in Montreal. Ed was my best friend and you know how it goes with younger and older sibling of your best friend, they are there and you just say hi and get on with your best friend. Jack helped my Dad out with an insurance claim and my Dad was pretty pleased to get the help. I think I would have traded one of my sibling for Jack pretty easily.
I have been reading the comments and rememberings of people who knew him much better and several  thing keeps coming up, his heart! He always had a great heart, he cared about people. The other thing that struck me was how he went about his business. He had a really good ethic. To have a good ethic at work means you have a good ethic at home. It would seem that he touched many hearts where he worked and lived and too few people can do that to effect.
It looks like Jack led a good life and lived it well. Well done.
Chris Meyer
Victoria BC

One of the greatest man that I met through doing business with the school board,  catering to his board while operating Chenoys laval  what a guy always caring , met all his family coming to the brunches on Sunday sadly will be missed by a lot of people  rest in peace my friend 

Jack was an amazing guy who always cared for his students. He  gave free food to students who forgot money for their lunch. He was even nice to offer me a free frozen yogourt when he didn't see me for awhile. He will be dearly missed by me, his family, and the LTM community. My condolences go out to his wife Danielle, his daughter Kimberly, his brothers, sister, nieces, nephews and the rest of the family. R.I.P Jack you will be dearly missed.

Years ago, I met Jack at LTM high school and had the pleasure of working with him  off and on  in the "ACE" program for several years. As our friendship developed,  I came to see how deeply Jack cared for each and every student who passed through ACE. He took so very many under  his wing and never, ever, gave up on any of them. Everything he did, he did for them. People as kind and caring as Jack are few and far between. I observed him interact with difficult and angry students; he was always respectful of them, even though many did not accept or reciprocate his kindness and respect during their first year in ACE. However, I witnessed on innumerable occasions how, during their second year in ACE, these same students and others in the program blossomed and came to love, respect and trust Jack precisely because he was always steadfast in his support of them.  He touched so many lives during his career. Jack helped and "saved" so many students that most everyone else had given up on; students who went on to become contributing members of society, in large part due to him.  Jack's friendship with so many of them continues to present day. 

Jack had a huge heart but his greatest love was for Danielle and Kim. I am certain that you know how much Jack loved you. He couldn't help but tell  everyone of this love. Both of you were his pride and joy; his raison d'être. You made his life meaningful and so rewarding.  Kim, he talked about you so many times over the years. I can only guess how great it must feel to be loved each and every single second of every minute, of every day and of every year by a father such as Jack. Your love made Jack one of the happiest people ever; I know because he told me so. Dispute his absence, the love he gave you and your mom remains and will nourish your hearts and lives forever. 

Jack, I respect and love you for all the kindness you shared during your short stay on this earth. May you rest in peace my friend.



Dear Ed, Sharon and family, Please accept our sincerest condolences at this sad time.  You were always so special to my late parents Al and Shirley . May it be a comfort to know that we are thinking of you. BDE

I am so in shock and saddened of the passing of one of my dearest and best friends, Jack Fitch. Jack was always there for everyone and was a tremendous mentor, educator and extremely positive person - he was definitely like a dad to me and I always reached out to him on Father’s Day to wish him well. My wonderful memories at the YCC will always include Jack. The world has definitely lost one of the good guys on this planet. Will miss you my friend so very much. Deepest condolences to his loving daughter Kimberly Brunette- Fitch and loving wife Danielle.

The saddest news I’ve heard in the longest time. Jack was one of the best. Huge heart. Huge hands :). Just the best. I believe I had one of the largest infirmary files in YCC history. I spent a lot of time with Jack. A true gentleman and educator. Helped mold the hearts and souls of thousands. Thank you for your generosity and kindness. You will be sadly missed. Condolences to his lovely family. Matt 

Jack and Danielle were close friends with my parents when we grew up. Thus,  Jack was know to us as Uncle Jack. We lost touch for several years but he reached out to us a few years ago and my Dad was really happy to reconnect with his friend. Here is a picture of them at my Dad’s 85th birthday party. Jack was a kind soul and he will remain in your hearts. Rest In Peace 🙏🏻

The Benning family 

I’m not sure when we originally crossed paths or how, but we became instant friends. We spent many years as President and VP of our support staff union. He was an amazing president who fought for every member and took his position seriously.  One year we travelled to Whistler for a conference and he tripped and fell flat on his face. He told everyone there I pushed him off the sidewalk! I have years of memories, years of special times. He knew I loved tootsie rolls and I would often get huge bins of them personally delivered to my house or through our internal courier at work. I watched Kim go from elementary to high school then on to cegep and university. I listened to his stories of Danielle’s nursing career.  He was so proud of his family. I cannot imagine my world without Jack. The world was a better place with him in it. RIP my dear friend.  Kim and Danielle, my heart will always be with you xo

A good part of my YCC memories are of Jack and his smile! He was gentle soul with a kind heart. He was a special man and I feel grateful to have known him. 

Jackie was a wonderful and truly kind person, he was always generous with his time, his most precious gift.  He has touched so many lives with his kindness and will be missed so much. I love you my dear friend, RIP 

You will always be in my heart, Jack. Thank you for your friendship and advice all these years. Rest in peace, dear friend. 

I had only known Jack a short period of time (a couple of years) but in that time it became clear that he was valued member of his community. When ever we met he was always genuine, considerate and helpful. I did not have the pleasure of knowing his family but he always spoke highly of his wife and daughter. 
Sending you my deepest condolences. Please know that you and your loved ones are in my thoughts and prayers.

Mr. Fitch was a great teacher and a great man. This was most unexpected. Grade 7 at Saint Laurent High was tolerable only because he was my teacher.  RIP. 

Jack was a man who was completely filled with love. I remember all of the things he would do to improve the lives of his students; from making them food to buying them new shoes. 

He would frequently be the person I’d stop by to see at work as I’d pass by for a hello. He would always offer a friendly ear, coffee, and a smile. 

My girlfriend reminded me of our work Christmas party about two years ago. My first work party experience. At the end of the night, from across the room. He paid for my bill. Not because I asked, or complained; but because he was such a good person. 

I’ll truly miss him. I’ll truly miss the love he had for everyone around him. I only wish I had taken the opportunity to let him know how important he was while I had the chance. 

Rest In Peace Jack. 
I’ll always remember you. 

To the family of Jack Fitch,
I cannot believe that Jack has left this life.  I spent my early union years working with Jack and he was always a generous and a fun loving guy.
My deepest sorrow to his family for his loss.  
Ainsley Sturton,   
SEPB 576, New Frontiers and Riverside



Dear Mrs. Fitch and Kim:
I am so sorry to hear about your loss.  I know that it is a shock and hard to believe.  I wish I could be there for you but know that my
love and prayers are with you during this terrible time.      
                                                             Love, Teresa (Brenda's mother and 
                                                                                           Melanie's Nanny.)


I know I'm suppose to  share a memory, but there were many great memories. 
Mr. Fitch was one of the most understanding teachers I ever had and always had the time for me. It started with him being Mr.Fitch and ended up becoming Jack ,from teacher to friend. 
Everyone will miss you....Thank you for just being  you.

Thank you for all you've done for us in school.  We will keep very good memories of you and  your implication in our day to day.  You will be truly missed from all of us, students of LTM.

With my deepest condolences to friends and family. I did not know Jack for long but what I have seen and learned is that his career and caring for his students go beyond and above the norm. His time and effort for these kids will never compare. He will be sadly missed by all that have had the opportunity and privilege in any way shape or form in his life.  RIP Jack ❤️

To his Daughter
I’m very sorry for your loss. And you are indeed in a state of shock and complete sadness.  You probably are receiving so many messages and might not even read mine. But I want to tell you about my daughter and I that have not known your father for long at all. He has helped her in a very difficult time at school this year. She is a special needs child on the spectrum. We need all the help we can get. Jack as made a difference in her life. She’s finally happy. She has not been happy since five years old. I see so many people writing beautiful messages about your dad. People who have known him for a long period of time. Messages of them explaining and describing what kind of person he was. As I have said we haven’t known him that long but where people have written they will miss him because of what he has done we will miss him for what he no longer can continue to do for us. It takes a pretty powerful person to touch someone like he has to us and for us to think that. This is your dad.



Beloved best describes our love for Jack, Danielle, and Kimberly.
In losing Jack, we have lost not just a favorite cousin, but much more than that - a brother, a confidant, and especially a best friend.
The spirit of this outstanding man - Jack Arthur Fitch - will live forever in our hearts.
Goodbye, my dear Jackie. You are already sorely missed.

OBITUARY

Jack Fitch

March 5, 1952 – December 29, 2019

Les Salons Funéraires Guay

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