Background
Sauriol was born in Laval, Quebec, Canada, the son of a farmer.
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Paul Sauriol
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He graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1955.
Career
Two years later, he founded the engineering firm Desjardins + Sauriol, which is now known as Dessau, alongside business partner Jean-Claude Desjardins. Today, what once began as a two-man engineering consultancy employs 4,800 people and is one of the largest engineering-construction companies in Canada. Sauriol was the recipient of several notable awards, including the 1997 Josef-Hode-Keyser Award for his contributions to Quebec"s transportation sector, and the 1998 Dunamis Award for his contributions to the City of Laval"s economic development.
Following a long battle with cancer, he died in Laval on September 22, 2010, at age 79.
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