in 1988 due to ill health. In 1989 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, for his contribution to Canadian federalism, administrative, public, and civil law. In addition to his reputation as a judge, Beetz was also respected for his personal characteristics of warmth, humour and modesty. At a memorial service for Beetz, his former colleague, Chief Justice Lamer stated: "Jean, mon ami, pour le dire le plus simplement possible, était un homme bon" (Jean, my friend, to say it as simply as possible, was a good man). Beetz died on September 30, 1991. References External links Supreme Court of Canada Biography: Jean Beetz 1927 births 1991 deaths Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford Canadian Rhodes Scholars Companions of the Order of Canada Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada People from Montreal Université de Montréal alumni Université de Montréal Faculty of Law alumni