Jacques Bock

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jacques Bock, 93, which occurred in Montreal on June 15, surrounded by his children, who adored him. A devoted husband to the late Sylvie Bock (born Brassard) for more than 30 years, he was the son of the late Roland Bock and the late Jeannette Francoeur (late Carl Von Seemann). He is survived by his children Nathalie and Raphaël (Sophie Pham), his three grandchildren Axel Jacques, Sasha, and James, as well as many friends. After studying in Montreal and New Brunswick, he moved to Los Angeles in 1953, where in 1957 he became the first Canadian to graduate from the School of Public Administration at the University of Southern California. Upon his return to Montreal, he began a long and distinguished career as a businessman and entrepreneur, during which he served as owner and president of several companies in the lumber and building materials sectors, including Bock & Tétreau, Schearer-Rutherford, and Mégaforex. In 1973, he was elected president of the Canadian Lumbermen's Association. In the late 1970s and 1980s, he was appointed to several boards of directors, including that of Air Canada, where he served on the executive committee, and that of Texaco Canada, where he chaired the audit committee. A proud Canadian patriot, Jacques served as chief fundraiser in Quebec for the Liberal Party of Canada for 15 years and represented the Canadian forestry industry on the Canadian government's economic missions to Russia in 1969 and to Japan in 1972. He enjoyed river salmon fishing and was a golfer who was a member of the Laval-sur- le-Lac Golf Club for several decades. He was also a member of the Club St-Denis. Passionate about history, geography, politics, and economics, Jacques was an avid traveler who circumnavigated the globe in the early 1960s. He traveled the world with his friends and family, but it was always to Paris that he returned. Despite this, he was never happier than at his family's chalet in Ste-Véronique, where he generously and tirelessly brought together family and friends for celebrations and vacations that everyone enjoyed. Jacques was a remarkable family man guided by humanistic and modern values, who charmed everyone he met with his sense of humor, his breadth of knowledge, his kindness, and his sound judgment. The family will receive condolences on Thursday, September 3, 2026, starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Mont-Royal Funeral Complex, 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, in Outremont. A celebration of his life will take place the same day at 4:00 p.m., followed by a reception.