6 April 2018 / #citizen #obit City mourns the loss of "Butterfly Boy" Jonathan PitreJonathan Pitre, the young man who inspired our city with his courage and spirit while he fought unimaginable pain, has passed away. Andrew Duffy reports in the Ottawa Citizen :He found solace and strength in science fiction, and like those he read about, Jonathan Pitre had otherworldly qualities.He had one of the most painful diseases known to medicine, epidermolysis bullosa (EB), but was defiantly happy. He couldn’t scratch without tearing his skin, but dreamed of playing hockey. Ostracized by other children, he thrived in the adult world: poised, thoughtful and genuine.Jonathan found purpose in helping others with EB. He made himself the face of the disease, shared his story worldwide, and raised a small fortune for the EB charity, DEBRA Canada. His sunny, red-haired resilience charmed millions of people, and made him an Ottawa celebrity. None of it changed him.“Jonathan’s heart is so pure and bright,” his mother, Tina Boileau, once said.Her son, Jonathan Pitre, died Wednesday evening in a Minnesota hospital. He was 17.Read the full article… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuYxGtuBSgkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOSYbLSJ_zshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdojYdxQpn8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFThNXFJOwEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmi0lmNbTtg