Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1980-06-23
Invested on: 1980-10-15
During nearly 20 years of personal service to two Governors General, General Vanier and the Right Honourable Jules Léger, as well as their wives, he showed exceptional devotion, competence, discretion and loyalty, qualities that have earned him his country's recognition for the invaluable assistance he lent these first citizens.