"Le Gros Bill".. Beliveau passes at 83

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Originally Posted by Kasept

A deity in Montreal and throughout the hockey world..

http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/...dead-at-age-83

Jean Béliveau, the legendary, brilliant Montreal Canadiens centreman whose grace and leadership on and off the ice transcended hockey for more than six decades, died Tuesday night the Montreal Canadiens announced. He was 83 years old.

Béliveau leaves his wife and soulmate of 61 years, Élise; the couple’s daughter, Hélène; and granddaughters Mylène and Magalie. They are joined in mourning by the hockey universe and countless people around the world whose lives have been indelibly touched and profoundly enriched by the man who affectionately was nicknamed Gros Bill.

RIP. Yeah, I heard Barry Melrose talk about meeting him. Sounds like a real legend to Canada, like Gordy Howe is in the US. Melrose said he never saw him without a suit on either, always carried himself with style and class. Condolences to his family.