11-04-2018 19:09 via ottawacitizen.com

Ottawa will find permanent honour for Jonathan Pitre, mayor says

Ottawa will honour the memory of Jonathan Pitre by naming a road, recreation centre or other important city facility after him, Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday.
Pitre died last Wednesday at 17 of an infection after a lifelong struggle with epidermolysis bullosa, a genetic disorder that kept the layers of his skin from staying connected. He brought international attention to the rare, painful and currently incurable condition, and his spirit and the devotion of his mother Tina Boileau to his
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