Jean Jacques Paradis

Lieutenant General Jean Jacques Paradis CMM, CD (7 November 1928 – 31 August 2007) was the Commander, Mobile Command of the Canadian Forces.

Jean Jacques Paradis
Born	(1928-11-07)7 November 1928 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	31 August 2007(2007-08-31) (aged 78)
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Army/Canadian Forces
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Commander, Mobile Command
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration

Military career

Educated at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal,[1] Paradis was commissioned the Royal 22^e Régiment in 1950.[2] He served in Korea and Germany[2] and then became Commanding Officer of the 3^e Bataillon in 1966.[1]

He was made a Director at the Canadian Army Staff College in 1968[2] and appointed Commander of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group at Valcartier in 1972.[1] He became Chief of Personnel in 1975 and Commander, Mobile Command in 1977.[2]

In retirement he became Overseas Marketing Director at Industries Valcartier, a munitions business,[3] and a Director of The Arches Foundation of Quebec, an organisation supporting the development of L'Arche communities in Quebec.[4]

He died after a long illness on 31 August 2007.[1]

References

1. Décès du Lieutenant Général Jacques Paradis Adsum, 12 September 2007
2. To serve Canada: a history of the Royal Military College since the Second World War By Richard Arthur Preston
3. The Private Side of a Top Soldier The Montreal Gazette, 23 May 1981
4. Fondation des Arches du Québec

Military offices
Preceded by Jacques Chouinard	Commander, Mobile Command 1977–1981	Succeeded by Charles H. Belzile