Gaetan Paris, an unknown electrical designer until two months ago, returned home a celebrity 8/27 as the first Canadian to survive a heart transplant operation. Mrs. Paris prepared a special welcome home dinner for Gaetan and their five children, roast turkey with all the trimmings, which he is carving. Paris was the second Canadian to receive a new heart.

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Gaetan Paris, an unknown electrical designer until two months ago, returned home a celebrity 8/27 as the first Canadian to survive a heart transplant operation. Mrs. Paris prepared a special welcome home dinner for Gaetan and their five children, roast turkey with all the trimmings, which he is carving. Paris was the second Canadian to receive a new heart.

United Press International · [ca. August 1968]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Heart Transplant

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