Mr. Yvon Jean L'italien

Mr. Yvon J. L’Italien June 24, 1922 -April 8, 2016 Resided in Alpharetta Georgia 50 year resident of Plymouth Michigan Yvon J. L’Italien, retired research chemist with Pfizer (Warner-Lambert-Parke Davis), died peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2016 in Alpharetta, Georgia surrounded by his family. He was 93. Yvon was born June 24, 1922 in Trois Pistoles, Quebec Canada to Epiphane L’Italien and Yvonne (Fortin) and enjoyed a memorable childhood with 13 siblings. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1945. Following his formal education in 1947 at Laval University in Quebec City he moved to the United States after gaining employment as a research chemist for Parke -Davis Laboratories. The following year, Yvon married Celine (Drouin), also a native of Quebec, and they established their home in Detroit, Michigan. In 1959, he moved his family to Plymouth, Michigan where lived for 50 years raising three sons and two daughters; Michel, Rene, Constance, Lucie and Marc. Yvon loved his children and was always extremely proud of his family. He enjoyed traveling with them, taking annual trips to Quebec to reinforce their heritage and French language. In 1973 Yvon lost his daughter Constance (19) to cystic fibrosis. Two years later, he lost his dear wife Celine (50) to cancer. Yvon was fortunate to marry the second love of his life, Genevieve Cloutier in 1978. He retired from Pfizer in 1983 having acquired many patents for his research and discovery of stimulants and depressants, as well as memory drugs for Alzheimer’s and dementia. Until Genevieve’s death in 2008, they spent their time traveling, visiting their families, pursuing various hobbies and enjoying life. Yvon especially enjoyed his dear Canadian expatriate friends, referred to as the “French-group”. In 2009 Yvon moved to Atlanta Georgia where he lived with his daughter Lucie and her husband Bill St. Antoine. Yvon was the devoted father of Michel Litalien (Sonja) and his daughter Alexandria, Rene Litalien (Joni) and daughters Shannon & Katelyn, Constance (deceased), Lucie St. Antoine (William ) and daughters Caroline & Danielle, and Marc Litalien (Amy Cranch). He is also survived by his step children: Shari Daher-Jubenville (Mel), children Monique, Andrew, Christopher, Michael Scholey (deceased) children Eric, Kevin, Michael & 10 great grandchildren. Yvon was cremated and will later be interred in his birth town of Trois Pistoles Quebec, Canada. Memorial Tributes may be made to: The Alzheimer’s Association See more at: www.alz.org/donate

Mr. Yvon Jean L'italien

June 24, 1922 - April 8, 2016