Village of St. Louis grieves over former mayor’s death

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Current mayor of St. Louis, Les Rancourt, said he had known Lussier since he first moved to St. Louis in 1977.

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He served on council with Lussier for over ten years.

“[He was] very family oriented very community minded,” said Rancourt. “He always kept his family and his community close to his heart.”

Rancourt said Lussier was never hesitant to give mayoral advice.

“I knew what kind of mayor he was. When there were certain things I wanted to ask and he would always be willing to share his opinion.”

Since Lussier’s death, residents of the village have been mourning.

“[There’s] definitely a sense of loss,” said Rancourt. “As you may or may not know he wasn’t been feeling well for quite some time now. The family has been very supportive of him and the community.”

There was a celebration last year on his Lussier’s achievements which includes work on the school, skating rink and curling rink, according to Rancourt, who credits him with, “keeping them open and keeping St Louis a thriving community.”

Throughout the years, Lussier was a member of numerous clubs and organizations in the community. He was chairman of the St. Louis School Board, grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, president of the Minor Hockey League and the skating rink committee, president of the Kinistino Constituency for 20 years, and was appointed chairman of the St. Louis Rehabilitation Center in 1988.

Lussier was recently inducted into the Saskatchewan Lions Club Hall of Fame after 25 years of service. He received a number of other awards including the Melvin Jones Award for his work in the community. Amazingly, he was awarded the Saskatchewan Volunteerism Award by Prince Charles at the legislative building in Regina in 2002.

A funeral service for Lussier will be held on Friday, June 12, at 10:30 a.m. in the St. Louis Roman Catholic Church.

Donations in his memory can be directed to The Kinsmen Telemiracle.

“My condolences to the family,” said Rancourt. “They were a very close family so they’re probably quite distraught right now, grieving.”

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