Bro Evariste

Bro Evariste Zephir Bourassa came to the East after more than 30 years as a Brother of St Gabriel in Canada. During his time in Canada, he served in schools, especially in a Reformatory School for boys in Montreal.

Along with Bro Elzear, he left Canada for Singapore  in 1949 and made his way to Malay. It is believed that he was in his 40s when he left Canada and when he left, he vowed never to return home. Such was his dedication to the educative mission of the Brothers of St gabriel.

He dedicated the rest of his life to education and character formation to all whom he cared for when he was in Malaya and Singapore. He was a builder, a teacher, a musician and a jack of all trades. Bro Evariste passed on in 1985 at the age of 86 in Montfort Boys' Town, Shah Alam, Selangor.