J. Arthur LeBlanc 1930 - 2004 MARGAREE, NS - Joseph Arthur LeBlanc, passed away suddenly at the age of 74. Born in Margaree, Nova Scotia in 1930, he was the son of the late Paddy and Helene (Delaney) LeBlanc. Orphaned at a very early age, he was brought up by Jerome and Julia (Aucoin) LeBlanc of Terre Noire, a community within the parish of Margaree. A graduate of St. F.X. University and Laval University. Upon graduation from the latter in 1951, he returned to St. F.X. University to teach for three years. He then accepted a position with the St. F.X. Extension Department as its Provincial Director for New Brunswick from 1954 until 1966, based in Richibucto, New Brunswick. In 1956, the position of Provincial manager for New Brunswick for United Maritime Fishermen (UMF) was added to his Extension duties, and, in 1962, the position of Assistant General Manager of UMF was also added. In 1966, he accepted the full-time position of General Manager of UMF, requiring a transfer to its Head Office then located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but relocated to Moncton in 1969. In 1983, he resigned from UMF and established Co-Fish Consultants Limited to do consulting in co-operatives and fisheries until 1987 when he joined the federal government as first Executive Director of the newly created Co-operative Secretariat. He retired from there in 1990 to return to Riverview, New Brunswick. During his many years of active employment, he acted on the Boards of many Co-operatives and Credit Unions, and on many Boards and Councils of the Federal and Provincial Governments. Arthur will be sadly missed by his wife of 49 years, Jeannette Arsenault; their son, Yvon of Calgary, Alberta and their two daughters, Annette McCallum (Andrew) of Kingston, Ontario and Therese Smith (Mike) of Halifax, Nova Scotia; four grandchildren, Nicolas, Melanie, Alan and Genevieve. He is also survived by one brother, Arsene, and three sisters, Julie Anne LaPierre of Ste-Julie, PQ, Vina Aucoin of Dartmouth, NS and Adele Doucet of Merrimack, New Hampshire. Besides his biological parents and his foster parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Thomas, who was killed in Italy in 1944, and four sisters, Cecile Chiasson, Lucy Ann Gallant, Mary Emma LeFort and Helen Ryan. Resting at Riverview Funeral Home, 214 Pine Glen Rd. on Thursday, June 17, 2004 from 7 to 9 pm Parish prayers will be held at 8:30 pm on Thursday. Visitation on Friday, June 18, 2004 at the St. Michael's Church Slumber Room in Margaree, NS from 7 to 9 pm. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Michael's Church, on Saturday, June 19, 2004 at 10:00 am, with interment in St. Michael's Parish Cemetery. Donations made to Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by Arthur's family. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Riverview Funeral Home, (506) 857-9544. www.tuttlefuneralhome.com