Jean Jacques Paradis

Educated at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal,^[1] Paradis was commissioned the Royal 22^e Régiment in 1950.^[2] He served in Korea and Germany^[2] and then became Commanding Officer of the 3^e Bataillon in 1966.^[1]

He was made a Director at the Canadian Army Staff College in 1968^[2] and appointed Commander of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group at Valcartier in 1972.^[1] He became Chief of Personnel in 1975 and Commander, Mobile Command in 1977.^[2]

In retirement he became Overseas Marketing Director at Industries Valcartier, a munitions business,^[3] and a Director of The Arches Foundation of Quebec, an organisation supporting the development of L'Arche communities in Quebec.^[4]

He died after a long illness on 31 August 2007.^[1]