PRESS OFFICE
Armenian Holy Apostolic Church Canadian Diocese
Contact; Deacon Hagop Arslanian, Assistant to the Primate
615 Stuart Avenue, Outremont Quebec H2V 3H2
Tel; 514-276-9479, Fax; 514-276-9960
Email; adiocese@aol.com – Website;
November 23, 2006
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Letter of Condolence to Mr. Edward Broadbent
Bishop Bagrat Galstanian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in
Canada, has sent a letter of condolence to Mr. Edward Broadbent, on the
passing of his beloved wife Lucille. Lucille Broadbent lost a brave almost
decade long battle with cancer on November 17, 2006.
Mr. Broadbent is a man all Canadians admire and respect and has been a
friend and staunch supporter of Canadian Armenians. He is a most respected and
revered politician who has served his country with integrity. He has always
been publicly vocal about his source of strength, his dear wife Lucille. It
came to be that in 2005, Mr. Broadbent announced that he will be leaving
politics to be home with his ailing wife. "I simply cannot continue in the future
with all the work expected of an MP and meet my deeply felt obligations to the
person who is the love of my life," Mr. Broadbent said, at a press conference
announcing his decision.
The Diocese is deeply indebted to Mr. Broadbent for his participation in the
Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, held in
April of 2005, at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa. His generosity of time and
effort to take part as a keynote speaker in the Ecumenical Prayer and Church
Service at such a critical period in his personal life is a testament to his
strong compassion and understanding of humanity.
The letter concluded with the prayers and thoughts of Bishop Galstanian and
the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Canada to Mr. Broadbent and family for
their loss, on behalf of the Clergy, members of the Diocesan Council and our
faithful.
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