More posthumous honours for Jonathan Pitre
Jonathan Pitre’s legacy continues to grow as two Ottawa organizations have announced they’ll be honouring the late Russell teenager with awards that carry his name.
Pitre died April 4 at the age of the age of 17 due to medical complications following a stem cell transplant he had hoped would halt the advance of his painful skin disease, epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Pitre suffered an aggressive and fatal form of the rare disease.
Kevin Keohane, president and CEO of the CHEO Foundation,
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