Michael Tremblay After a long fought battle with cancer, Mike passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at the age of 71. Mike is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Heather Tremblay. Devoted father to Jeff Tremblay (Joanne Tremblay), Christine Tremblay-Hopkie (Darrin Hopkie), Sandra Smith ( Neil Smith). He will be deeply missed by his 10 grandchildren; Nicholas and Taylor Tremblay, Kaitlyn Tremblay and Joshua Chabot, Emma and Michael Smith, James and Kennedy Armstrong, Chelsea and Cody Hopkie.
Mike was devoted to his family and his career in the electrical industry spanning over 50 years. Starting his career with Fern Laurin at (FA Laurin) Falco Electric at the eager age of 17, where he spent 10 years, followed by Imperial Electric with the late Eddie Scarabelli for another 10 years at which point he decided to take a leap of faith and start his own business in 1987. Today, T&M Electrical Limited continues to thrive as an independently run family owned and operated business thanks to the solid foundation that he built over the 30 plus years. Mike was a brilliant businessman and committed to making the industry better, he spent countless volunteer hours sitting on the Electrical Contractors Association of Ottawa Board of Directors and became ECA Ottawa President. He sat on the The Local Apprenticeship Committee, Coughlin and Associates and various industry related committees in Toronto.
Mike was an unassuming and humble man. He was a very charitable man, giving to many of his most heart felt causes such as the Cancer Society, Crohn's Disease, Heart Institute, Dave Smith Centre for Youth addiction, Seniors causes just to mention a few. He never wanted any recognition for any of his donations.
Mike will be deeply missed by his family, friends and industry colleagues. At the request of Mike there will be no funeral proceedings, a celebration of life will be held at a later date for immediate family . Sympathy may be expressed through donations to the Cancer Society.