Obituary of James "Jim" Charbonneau

Jim passed away peacefully in Renfrew Victoria Hospital on Saturday, June 24th, 2017 after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. He is survived by his wife, Frances. He was a cherished brother-in-law of Madeleine Ostrom (late Asa), Alice Ostrom (late Carl), late Len and June Lepine, Helen and Bob Coté, Gary Schmid (late Joan), Veronica and Mansell Hawkins, Anita Miller (late Ken), Gail and John Ouellet as well as many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews and friends who will miss his spontaneous sense of humour. Special thanks to Dr. Delbrouck, Dr. Avalino, Janice Verch-Whittington and the nurses in the dialysis unit of RVH, Ann Marie Urbaitis, Sunshine Coach, Renfrew and area Seniors at Home Support and the staff at Quail Creek. Private family arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior. Interment Malloch Road Cemetery in Arnprior. For those wishing, memorial donations to Sunshine Coach would be appreciated.

One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."