Georges Jolly
1919–1943 (age 24)
Biography
Georges Jolly dedicated his brief life to the rails that stitched together communities, earning respect as a diligent railway worker whose steady presence kept trains on time and supplies moving during troubled years. His colleagues remember a young man who carried himself with quiet determination and a sense of duty beyond his years.
George’s commitment to connecting his town by rail met an untimely end in 1943, and he now rests at Cemetery La Chauvinière, where visitors find a simple stone bearing witness to his service and the promise of lives cut short by history.