[:fr]R.I.P. Rémi Ouellette (Transformers Avalanche) qui est décédé hier soir [:en]R.I.P. Rémi Ouellette (Transformers Avalanche) who died last night[:]

[:fr]Ceci est une histoire très triste. Rémi Ouellette, qui a construit la célèbre Chevy Avalanche “Transformers” et plus récemment, une Polaris Slingshot est mort hier après un suicide apparente. Rémi était en phase terminale avec le cancer et attendait une injection de suicide assisté lundi soir, mais quelque chose a mal tourné et ils ne l’ont pas donné. Sur sa page Facebook, il y avait des messages de sympathie lundi soir, mais Rémi a commenté sur Facebook mardi en disant qu’il n’avait pas son injection et que ce serait sa dernière nuit d’une manière ou d’une autre. Il semble qu’il a pris les choses en main et a mis fin à sa vie. La police a retrouvé son corps dans un Polaris brûlé à St-Laurent hier soir, juste avant minuit mardi soir.

Beaucoup de gens ont critiqué ses projets, mais tout cela met les choses en perspective. C’est une fin terrible pour un homme avec un grand coeur qui voulait simplement aider les gens. Je n’ai jamais eu la chance de le rencontrer, mais j’aimerais avoir pris le temps de lui parler à l’une des innombrables spectacles auxquels nous étions. R.I.P. Rémi.

Voici un de ses derniers posts de Facebook après un spectacle en juillet.


l wish there was [respect] in Québec. What l am doing on my sling shot , this for me, l do not care with the 2% [who just laugh]. People love the sling shot and the colour – no one gives bad remarks. 100 thousand people went by,
 young an old but 98% like it a lot. For me it was good and made me forget my sickness for the few hours l was there. The people wishing me well [thank you for what] you are doing. There was over 1000 people who thanked me for what l doing for cancer research, and for rape victims, child abuse. Thank-you very mush my friend  to talk on my behalf.

Cela a été pris dimanche dernier à Autorama au stade olympique:

[:en]This is a pretty sad story. Rémi Ouellette who has the famous Transformers Chevy Avalanche build and more recently a Polaris Slingshot died last night in an apparent suicide. Rémi was terminally ill with cancer and was awaiting an assisted suicide injection Monday night but something went wrong and they didn’t give it to him. On his Facebook page there were messages of sympathy Monday night but then Rémi commented on Facebook Tuesday saying that he didn’t get his injection and that it would be his last night one way or another. It seems he took matters into his own hands and ended his life. Police found a his body in a burned out Polaris in St-Laurent last night just before midnight Tuesday evening. 

Many people criticized his builds but this whole thing puts things in perspective. It’s a terrible ending for a man with a big heart who just wanted to help people. I never had the chance to meet him but I wish I had taken the time to talk to him at one of the countless shows we were at. R.I.P. Rémi. 

Here is one of his last Facebook posts after a show in July. 

l wish there was [respect] in Québec. What l am doing on my sling shot , this for me, l do not care with the 2% [who just laugh]. People love the sling shot and the colour – no one gives bad remarks. 100 thousand people went by,
 young an old but 98% like it a lot. For me it was good and made me forget my sickness for the few hours l was there. The people wishing me well [thank you for what] you are doing. There was over 1000 people who thanked me for what l doing for cancer research, and for rape victims, child abuse. Thank-you very mush my friend  to talk on my behalf.

This was taken last Sunday at Autorama at the Olympic Stadium:

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