The young Ottawa area man known as the “Butterfly Boy” has died at the age of 17. Jonathan Pitre had spent his life trying raise funds and awareness for the rare and debilitating disease epidermolysis bullosa. Mike Le Couteur looks back on Pitre’s life and legacy.
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