Jean-Sebastien Giguere: In 2003, dad talked about his famous son
December 16, 2008 | 6:45
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Claude Giguere, father of Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere, died Monday in Montreal of an undisclosed illness. A former school bus driver, corrections officer and stoker on a navy ship, he bought J.S. -- his youngest child -- the boy's first goaltending equipment.
In this 2003 story, published before the Ducks opened the Stanley Cup finals against the New Jersey Devils, you can get a sense of how down-to-earth Claude Giguere was and understand how J.S. has turned out to be the classy and upstanding person that he is.
-- Helene Elliott
Photo: In February 2007, Claude Giguere gave pointers to son Jean-Sebastien during a visit to the Ducks' training facility in Anaheim. Credit: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
My condolences to Giggy. I'm glad the Ducks allowed him to spend time with his dad before his passing
Posted by: callmemo | December 17, 2008 at 08:18 AM
My condolences to Jiggy and his family. His Dad sounds like a quality individual who obviously had a profound impact on the decent person that the Ducks' goalie became. RIP, Claude.
Posted by: Larry Walker | December 17, 2008 at 03:45 PM
My condolences to the family. Claude was a model of a Dad and proud of his family. You will always be in our heart.
Posted by: Richard Rousseau | December 17, 2008 at 07:24 PM
My thoughts and prayers are with the Giguere family at this time.
Posted by: Heidi | December 19, 2008 at 11:09 AM