Obituary of Joseph Brien BEN BRIEN 1915-2012 Brien, Joseph Benoi^t, at Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Monday April 30th, 2012, in his 97th year. He is survived by his wife, Jean; sons Marc of Stratford, ON., and Adrian of Victoria, B.C.; stepchildren JoEllen Brydon, Mount Pleasant, ON., and Bill Brydon, Toronto; beloved grandfather of Eva Fisher of Mount Pleasant and Georgia Fisher of Nanton, AB. Ben was predeceased by his first wife, Lorna, in 1969 and by 11 brothers and sisters. He served five years in World War II with the Royal Canadian Engineers, attached with the Canadian Armoured Fifth Division, and saw action in Italy and Holland. Ben studied law at McGill University upon his return after the war, but chose a career in business. He taught a number of business courses at Sir Sandford Fleming College until his retirement in 1980. He was recognized with a citizenship award for his ground-breaking work with the federal halfway house here, introducing Scott's Plains Recycling to Peterborough, one of the first cities in Ontario to use the famous blue box. In his later years his greatest pleasure was the weekly lunch he had with his buddies from the college, Derek Scott and Hal Petterson. He will be cremated this week. Relatives and friends will gather Saturday 3 - 5 p.m. at the Women's Institute Hall in Mount Pleasant. If desired, condolences to the family or directions to the service may be found at www.CommunityAlternative.ca or by calling 705-742-1875. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Joseph Brien, please visit Tribute Store