Joseph Luc François Carrière (1956 - 1997)

Born 1956 in Alfred, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 1997 at about age 41 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

J. L. François Carrière lived in Nova Scotia, Canada.

J. L. François Carrière was killed in the Line of Duty.

J. L. François Carrière is Notable.

J. L. François was a Law Enforcement Officer.

Constable J.L Francois Carriere joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at age 33 in Aug 1987. In 1993, he transferred to the Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia detachment. It was there where he applied to become a part of the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team. During an underwater inspection, Carriere's breathing apparatus failed and he drowned on the job.

Due to his tragic death, dive procedures were changed to the buddy system explicitly in order to prevent accidental deaths in the future.

He left behind a wife and two children.

Sources

• Obituary: "Newspapers.com", The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Thu, Dec 4, 1997, page 54, Newspapers Clip: 144511536 (accessed 31 March 2024)
• Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #49277892 (accessed 31 March 2024), Memorial page for Joseph Luc Francois “Frank” Carriere (1956-30 Nov 1997), citing Saint Victor Parish Cemetery, Alfred, Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

See Also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._L._Fran%C3%A7ois_Carri%C3%A8re
• Wikidata: Item Q16013811, en:Wikipedia