The death of Joseph Andrew Pitre of Dalhousie Junction occurred at the Bathurst Regional Hospital on August 24, 2004, at the age of 51.

Born in Dalhousie on June 9, 1953, he was the son of the late Benoit Pitre and the late Florence LaDouceur. Joseph worked at the paper mill as head computer operator.

He is survived by his wife Jessica LeTourneau of Dalhousie Junction; children Yan (Jennifer) Doucet of Dalhousie, Melanie LeTourneau of Eel River Crossing and Joey LeTourneau of Balmoral; sisters Suzanne (Gilles) Bernard of Balmoral, Marie (Norbert) Poirier of Balmoral and Elizabeth Pitre of Ottawa; brothers Raymond Pitre of Dalhousie, Pierre (Charlotte Smith) Pitre of Moncton and Charles (Saphira Coutts) of Kamloops, B.C.; granddaughter Alyssa Doucet and several nieces and nephews.

Joseph was predeceased by his parents Benoit and Florence.