It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Guillaume Ouellette-Berruel, aged 45, on April 9th 2025 while on a business trip to Sweden.

Guillaume was born in Montréal, Canada on September 30th, 1979, to Marie Berruel and François Ouellette. As a child he lived in Canada, France and the U.K., then returned to Canada, in Vancouver and later Toronto where he studied Political Science at the University of Toronto.

Guillaume worked at Honda Canada in Toronto, then moved to the U.K. in July of 2015 to work at SBD, and later WirelessCar of Sweden as a Product Manager.

He is named as one of the inventors in a U.S. Patent for a device to update car navigation systems, and was instrumental in the implementation of Canadian French voicing in the vehicle navigation systems at Honda-Acura.

He enjoyed traveling, photography, motorcycling, knitting, good wine, and he was also a Taekwon-do 4th Dan black belt. He once made a 3000-kilometre return trip from Toronto to Newfoundland on his motorcycle. He kept an Etsy store selling fabulous hand-knitted articles such as mittens, hats, shawls, scarves, and cardigans. His work gave him the opportunity to travel around the world in places like Japan, India, and many U.S. and European cities.

Guillaume was proud to have worked for many years as a volunteer police officer with the Thames Valley Police in the U.K. He received the King’s Coronation medal for his service as well as many letters of praise from his superiors and from the community. He mentored many recruits who remember him as an exceptional guide.

He is survived by his parents Marie and François (Theresa), his sister Virginie (Colin), and his half-brother Angelo.

We wish to express our warmest thanks to the Swedish Police in Gothenburg, the Canadian Embassy in Stockholm, the Thames Valley Police in Milton Keynes U.K., officials and work colleagues at SBD and WirelessCar, and many friends for their help and support in these difficult times.

Visitation will take place Tuesday June 3, 2025 at the Turner & Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor Street West, Toronto (East of the Jane subway) from 9am-11am followed by a service at 11am.

Due to sensitivities of those attending, please refrain from wearing perfume, cologne and other scented products.

In memory of Guillaume, and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to one of the following:
The Thames Valley Special Constabulary Welfare Fund: https://www.justgiving.com/tvpwelfarefund
Care of Police Survivors COPS: https://ukcops.org/

A link to a livestream of the service is available below.