Who were the victims of Allan Legere?
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From running a store that was considered the heart of a community, to forging friendships with neighbours that felt familial, those brutally harmed or killed by Allan Legere are remembered as much more than victims.
Correctional Services Canada announced Legere's death in custody this week, prompting stories of a fearful seven months in the late-1980s — when Legere escaped custody and terrorized the Miramichi.
The victims are often named in stories about his crimes.
But as archival footage, documents and interviews from that time show, each person had a story of their own beyond Legere.
John and Mary Glendenning were married shopkeepers who lived on the same property their store was situated on in Black River Bridge.
The pair opened the general store, about 20 minutes east of Chatham, in 1953.
John had three sisters and four brothers, according to his obituary published in the Telegraph-Journal.
Sister-in-law Shirley Watling described Mary as “an angel,” who took comfort in time with family until her death in 2013 at the age of 89.
“Easygoing, very soft spoken, big heart. Very churchgoing person. Her and John both were,” Watling said in an interview with CBC News this week.
“She was just good to everybody and never said a word against anybody, ever.”
Watling said John and Mary had a big family.
According to Mary’s obituary, she had 15 siblings. She also had four children and 10 great-grandchildren.
Her obituary said she was “a dedicated member” of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Black River Bridge and a former member of the Black River Women's Institute.
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From running a store that was considered the heart of a community, to forging friendships with neighbours that felt familial, those brutally harmed or killed by Allan Legere are remembered as much more than victims.
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