Joseph Edward (Eddie) Leger 1930 - 2004 The death of Joseph Edward Leger, 74, occurred Saturday, October 16, 2004 at 8:10 am at the Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Regional Hospital's Palliative care unit. Leger had been in hospital since October 7. Born July 13, 1930, the well-known Moncton street person, was the son of the late Edgar Leger of Scoudouc and the late Eva (LeBlanc) of Cormier's Cove. For the past several years, Leger, aka "Fast Eddie," "Eddie the bum," or "Black Eddie", spent many, many days and nights in a correction institution following a alchol-related offence or on the streets of the city. A better than average athlete (hockey, baseball, boxing), Leger worked in Moncton (call boy at the CNR), Amherst (Robb's Engineering and the shoe factory), Hailfax (stevedore), Fredericton (Princess Marguerite Bridge bucking rivets), Toronto (Laura Secord's and construction), Montreal (labour) and Goose Bay, Labrador (truck driver). He also worked on farms in Memramcook and in the Amherst area. Eddie was an excellent crib and pool player. He was an ardent Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Blue Jays fan. He liked to talk about the Maple Leafs' glory days and the Blue Jays' two World Series victories. A favorite topic at times was the Allan Cup-winning Moncton Hawks of the 1933 and 1934. He knew all of the players names. He also liked to talk about the post-Second World War Hawks; the Saint John Beavers, the Amherst Ramblers and Springhill teams. He was very fond of sport personalities, especially such athletes as Oscar Gaudet, Phil Doiron, Gordie Gallant, Paul-Emile (J'ai Beau) LeBlanc; boxers Yvon Durelle, Archie Moore, Joe Louis, Bob Edgett, Herman (Tiger) Pyle, Bob Harvey, Danny LeBlanc and many others. Leger would also like to reminisce about his days at the old Academy on Church Street in Moncton (up to grade four) and St. Charles in Amherst (up to grade seven). Eddie liked to mention his elementary school days at the Academy where he claimed to have made marks of "99.9 decimal one hundred" and received a certificate from school superintendent H.H. Trimble telling him to "keep up the good work." He knew the names of all the nuns who taught him. A former alter boy in Shemogue and newspaper carrier in Moncton for a short period of time, Eddie got his first job in Amherst in his early teens. He never blamed anybody but himself for making the wrong choices in life, starting when he was 13. Eddie is survived by one sister, Claudette Papp of Toronto, ON; one brother, Roger (Kathleen Porter) of Attleboro, MA; and by five nieces and two nephews. Besides his parents; he was predeceased by an infant brother, Normand. Resting at Frenette Funeral Home, 88 Church Street, Moncton (858-1900) with visitation on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of departure for funeral. A prayer vigil will be held at the funeral home Monday evening at 8:30 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October, 19, 2004 at St-Bernard's Roman Catholic Church, Moncton. The Mass will be conducted by Rev. Jeff Doucet of Riverview. Pallbearers will be Bob Edgett, Paul Emile (J'ai Beau) LeBlanc, Ronnie Gaudet, Ronnie LeBlanc, Randy Roth and Gordie Gallant. Eddie St. Pierre will represent the family. Among the honorary pallbearers (who all knew Eddie), include Judges Henry Murphy, Roger McIntyre, Mike McKee, Anne Horsman, Sylvio Savoie, Irwin Lampert; Mayor Lorne Mitton; Codiac RCMP superintendent Mike Woods; Staff Sgt. Al Parker; retired police officers Wayne Beattie, Nick LeBlanc and Roy (Bud) Ferguson; high sheriff Rheal LeBlanc and deputy sheriff Pierre DesRoches; retired sheriff officer Marven McKinley; fire chief Eric Arsenault; boxer Yvon Durelle; wrestler Emile Dupre; hockey players Oscar Gaudet, Phil Doiron, Dave Barley, Gene Gaudet, Tilly Hebert; former U de M athletic director Vance Toner; Aigle Bleu coach Charlie Bourgeois; former Moncton American Hockey League team coaches Doug Carpenter and Robbie Laird; former major league pitcher Billy Harris; community correction service's Sheldon Currie of Fredericton; Ed Robichaud, who was the Richibucto jail's director when it was open; former guard, Ray Curwin; Shediac Deputy Mayor Leo Doiron; Dart Club's Reg Leaman; restaurant owner Buddy Hynes; restaurant manger Ken Little; retired Air Canada employee Bernie Belliveau; former doorman J.P. Leclair; Reg Lebans and others. The list of Eddie's friends could go on and on. Interment in Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery, Dieppe. Memorials donations to the donor's choice. www.frenettefuneralhome.com