Captain Marc Garneau, 1949- 2025

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Word has just come out in Montreal of the passing of Captain Marc Garneau.

Thoughts and prayer for the family and Captain, may your big jib always draw.

 

[MilEME09]

what!? may he rest in peace

Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and former Liberal cabinet minister, dead at 76

Marc Garneau has died at the age of 76, according to a statement from his family. He was the first Canadian to go into space and flew on three space shuttle missions.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Blackadder1916]

RIP

By coincidence, I picked up his autobiography today at the library. A Most Extraordinary Ride by Marc Garneau: 9780771016219 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

I can't claim that I knew him, but I remember when the group for that first astronaut selection came to NDMC for their medical testing. I did the EKG on some of them, the only one I remember was one of the ENTs (a LCol) at the hospital (he wasn't selected).

 

[brihard]

Aw shit! Not much info in the news but the family has thanks his medical team for their compassionate care during a “short illness”.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Condolences.

 

[MilEME09]

Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and former Liberal cabinet minister, dead at 76

Marc Garneau has died at the age of 76, according to a statement from his family. He was the first Canadian to go into space and flew on three space shuttle missions.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[ModlrMike]

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

- Crossing the Bar by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Word has just come out in Montreal of the passing of Captain Marc Garneau.

Thoughts and prayer for the family and Captain, may your big jib always draw.

RIP. Condolences to the family!!

 

[MilEME09]

As our first canadian in space, I personally think he should get a state funeral, but thats just me

 

[FSTO]

Fair winds Commander.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

As our first canadian in space, I personally think he should get a state funeral, but thats just me

I think that would be a great idea and be a place/event to remind people what Canadians can do.

 

[OldSolduer]

RIP Sir

 

[GK .Dundas]

Marc Garneau who along with Robert Stansfield are runners up for the title of the Best Prime Minister this country never had .

 

[RangerRay]

This sucks ass. He was a hero of mine when I was a boy. Inspired me to be an astronaut, even though that career path didn’t turn out for me.

RIP, Sir.