Alexander Maurice St. Jean

To my Brother Francois and my Sister in law Norma. My deepest condolences on the passing off your precious son Alexander. Who is now Safe in the Arms of God.
A poem written by Edgar A Guest that comforted me when we lost our son I pray that it does the same for you.
To All Parents
I’ll lend you for a little time a child of mine, He said,
for you to love him while he lives and mourn for when he’s dead.
It may be six or seven years, or twenty two or three,
but will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?

He’ll bring his charms to gladden you,
and shall his stay be brief,
you’ll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return,
but there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn.

I’ve looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true
and from the throngs that crowd life’s lanes I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love,
nor think the labour vain,
nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again?

I fancied that I heard them say:
Dear Lord, thy will be done!
For all the joy thy child shall bring, the risk of grief we’ll run.
We’ll shelter him with tenderness,
we’ll love him while we may,
and for the happiness we’ve known, forever grateful stay;
but shall the angels call for him much sooner than we’ve planned,
we’ll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand.

We want to wish our most sincere condolences to two amazing parents that Alexander was blessed to have as his mom and dad. He was loved, cared for and they always had a sparkle when they spoke about their beloved son. Alexander you were loved wholeheartedly on your short time on earth. Go rest and make sure to watch over both of them. You were truly blessed. Please say hi to my dad if you cross him. Godspeed. Lynn and Jack.

I know one thing for sure. Alexander was truly loved by his Mother, Father and Heavenly Father. He will definitely be missed. He has a beautiful sweet spirit and that will never end.

It was a pleasure getting to know and work with your son over the years. He always had such a big smile and presence. As tall and strong as he was, there was that gentle, sweet and loving side too. He will definitely be missed by his friends. I’d love to share with you one of his favourite songs from Thomas the train. He would play it over and over, asking me to sing it all the time.
When I’m with you we rock and we roll
You make me happy
You make me bold
Nothing is hard because I’m feeling safe
This is our song
Our tale of the brave

To my brother Francois and sister in law Norma. We are sending you our deepest condolences on the passing of your precious son Alexander.

Alexander; our gentle giant. Always full of smiles, seeking kindness, head rubs, fun, and love amongst his friends…and of course looking for a rolling chair. Haha

My husband (Doug) and I are so very sorry for your loss.

Alexander was loved dearly, and by many. Xo