Mother of Quebecer Killed in Ukraine Tells Memorial Service Her Son Was a Hero

Mother of Quebecer Killed in Ukraine Tells Memorial Service Her Son Was a Hero
People attend a service organized by the Ukrainian Congress of Canada in memory of Emile-Antoine Roy-Sirois in Montreal, on Aug. 26, 2022. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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MONTREAL — The mother of Quebec man who was killed last month in Ukraine fighting Russian forces told a memorial service Friday that her son’s “courage and big heart” made him a hero.

Marie−France Sirois told a service in Montreal her son Émile−Antoine Roy−Sirois and three other foreign volunteer soldiers died together under bombardment in Ukraine’s Donbas region on July 18.