He leaves behind his daughter, Catherine Harel-Bourdon, her spouse, and their children, who made him so happy at the end of his life, Louise Harel, his former spouse, his brothers and sisters, and many friends and admirers, particularly in the riding of Pointe-aux-Trembles, which he represented as an MNA, from 1989 to 1996.
Il laisse dans le deuil sa fille, Catherine Harel-Bourdon, et son conjoint, dont les enfants ont fait le bonheur de sa fin de vie; Louise Harel, son ex-conjointe, ses frères et soeurs; et de nombreux et chers amis et admirateurs, notamment dans le comté de la Pointe-aux-Trembles dont il fut le député de 1989 à 1996.