Loved ones grieving 'gentle and kind' man after he dies at the Windsor jail
CBC
The 32-year-old man who died at the Windsor jail last month is being remembered as a great man who always wanted to help those who needed it.
Serge Gagnon's partner Christine McIntyre is devastated following the news of his death.
"I miss him so much," she said through tears. "I wanted to grow old with him."
McIntyre and Gagnon met three and a half years ago through the Downtown Mission's Phoenix Program, an intensive addiction recovery program.
"He showed me this beautiful love that I never thought I'd find," she said, explaining that they were always there for each other when nobody else was.
She said he used to work in the mining industry, used to be a boxer and loved ice cream.
Throughout their relationship, the two shared in their struggles with homelessness and addiction. A verbal altercation three years ago resulted in a no-contact order, but they regularly broke it in order to be together. That resulted in them going in and out of jail over the years for that reason.
McIntyre said they had tried to have the order lifted, but to no avail.
Last month, McIntyre said both she and Gagnon ended up in jail for breaking the order once again, but this time with a tragic outcome.
McIntyre said that she was in her holding cell, when officials came to tell her that Gagnon had died.
"I couldn't stop crying," she said.
"I wake up and cry, go to sleep and cry. I barely get my food in and then I cry even more... I couldn't accept it. I still can't accept it."
Through word of mouth, and by speaking with other inmates, McIntyre said she believes Gagnon had overdosed from fentanyl, though the Ministry of the Solicitor General has not confirmed the cause of death.
The Office of the Chief Coroner confirmed to CBC that it is investigating the June 16, 2025 death of Gagnon while he was in custody at the South West Detention Centre. The Windsor Police Service has also confirmed to CBC it is investigating a death at the jail on that day.
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