Edgar Léger, 87, passed away at the Faubourg du Mascaret, Moncton, on Saturday June 19, 2021. Born in Montréal, he was the son of the late J. Edgar Léger and late Ida Hébert.
Edgar Léger held a Bachelor of Accounting from Saint Joseph University and a Master of Commerce in Business Management from Laval University. He was a professor in the Faculty of Administration (Accounting) at the Université de Moncton from 1969 to 1996 and director of the accounting department twice. Throughout his career and after his retirement in 1996, he devoted himself without restraint to the advancement and development of the Acadian community by volunteering in several groups and organizations. Edgar was president of the ABPUM of the Université de Moncton, president of the trust committee of the Société́ historique acadienne which awarded him the Emery LeBlanc prize, president of the Board of directors of Éditions d'Acadie, president of the finance committee of the Assumption Cathedral parish and founding member and secretary-treasurer of the Optimist Club of Moncton. He was also a member of the board of the Arthur-LeBlanc Quartet, the Association des Héberts d´Acadie and several historical societies. He also directed the Université de Moncton Tax Project for forty-six years and was an academic advisor to the Aigles Bleus hockey team. In 2002, the Université de Moncton awarded him the honorary degree of emeritus professor of administration. Edgar was passionately fond of art, history, genealogical research, travel, and the Aigles Bleus hockey team. With Germaine, during their 62 years of life together, they have traveled the roads of Europe and North America on numerous occasions.
He will be sadly missed by one sister, Claudette (late Donald Fontaine); two sisters in-law, Rose (late Azor LeBlanc) and Cécile (late Richard Léger), as well as several nephews and nieces, godchildren and other relatives and friends.
His wife Germaine Léger, his brother, Richard and his sister, Yolande Gordon predeceased him.
The family would like to sincerely thank the staff of the Faubourg du Mascaret (Pavillons Cormier, Richard and Landry) for the wonderful care he received.
Due to the pandemic, there will be no visitation at the funeral home. The funeral mass will be held at La Visitation R.C. Church, 416 route 530, Grande-Digue, on Saturday June 26, 2021, at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at a later date. Due to the pandemic, there is a limit of 170 people for funeral mass with social distancing regulations are in effect. The funeral mass will be videotaped, and the video will be available on Edgar’s obituary on our website by the end of the day.
In memory of Edgar, a contribution to a charity of the donor’s choice would be appreciated.
The funeral arrangements are in the professional care of the Frenette Funeral and Cremation Centre, Shediac (532-3297).
Words of comfort and online condolences may be forwarded through our website at: www.frenettefuneralhome.com