BELLEGARDE, Claudie. 1950 - 2003. In Montreal, on March 29, 2003, at the age of fifty-two years, passed away Claudie Bellegarde, beloved companion of Jean-Fernand Descoteaux. She also leaves in grief her son Philippe (Annie), her brothers Edouard (Danielle) and Daniel (Nico), her family-in-law, the father of her son Dr. Brian Bexton and many relatives and friends. The family will receive the condolences at Centre Funeraire Cote-des-Neiges Dignity Memorial, 4525 Cote-des-Neiges Road, Montreal, Qc., H3V 1E7 (514) 342-8000, on Thursday, April 3 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. and Friday, April 4 from 10 a.m. The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 4 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of the Centre Funeraire, thence to the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery.