We regret to advise of the death of Warrant Officer Joseph Wilfred René Gratton CD (Ret'd), suddenly, at home on 6 February 2016.

René was born in Verdun, QC in 1953. He graduated from high school in 1971 and joined the Canadian Forces that summer. Rene served with the Canadian Military Engineers for more than 26 years as an Electrical Generator Systems Technician. He served in Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic Oceans, in Europe and in the Middle East. Proud of his years of service, René retired in 1998.

After retirement René was employed at Wal-Mart for thirteen years and fully retired in 2012.

A service for René will be held on Saturday, at 11:00 a.m. The service will be at St. John’s Anglican Church in Sardis,BC ^{{khFeb2016}[zsd]}