ross ard ' s ▁life ▁which ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Working ▁for ▁the ▁Children ' s ▁W ish ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Canada , ▁B ross ard ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁South ▁America ▁with ▁a ▁boy ▁in ▁the ▁terminal ▁phase ▁of ▁cancer . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁dream ▁to ▁catch ▁a ▁myth ical ▁blue ▁morph o ▁but ter fly , ▁which ▁Georges ▁went ▁to ▁great ▁lengths ▁to ▁find ▁in ▁the ▁vast ▁j ung les , ▁even ▁putting ▁his ▁and ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁lives ▁in ▁danger . ▁They ▁finally ▁catch ▁the ▁but ter fly , ▁and ▁upon ▁returning ▁to ▁Québec , ▁the ▁cancer ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁slowly ▁killing ▁the ▁child ▁mi rac ul ously ▁re ced ed . ▁ ▁Georges ▁B ross ard ▁died ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁Victor - G ad bo is ▁de ▁Saint - Math ieu - de - B elo eil ▁pal li ative ▁care ▁centre . ▁He ▁was ▁ 7 9 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁facility ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 th , ▁suffering ▁from ▁lung ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁– ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada ▁ ▁Re cip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁Golden ▁J ub ile e ▁Medal ▁ ▁Lé on - Pro ven cher ▁Prize ▁from ▁the ▁Société ▁d ’ Ent om ologie ▁du ▁Québec ▁ ▁Louis - R iel ▁Medal ▁ ▁Doctor ats ▁Honor is ▁C aus