Thérèse Dion
Born
Thérèse Tanguay

(1927-03-20)March 20, 1927
Saint-Bernard-des-Lacs, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 17, 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 92)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other namesMaman Dion
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active1954–2020
Spouse
Adhémar-Charles Dion
​
​
(m. 1945; died 2003)​
Children14, including Celine Dion
Notes

Thérèse Tanguay-Dion, MSM (March 20, 1927 – January 17, 2020), popularly known as Maman Dion ("Mommy Dion" in French), was a Canadian television personality and the mother of singer Celine Dion.

She was born on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Saint-Bernard-des-Lacs, Quebec, as was her husband, Adhémar-Charles Dion.[2] Her parents were Antoinette (née Sergerie) and Laureat Achille Tanguay.[3]

Already well known in Quebec as a stage mother involved in her daughter's career, she later launched her own line of food products, Pâtés de Maman Dion, and became host of a cooking show for TVA in 1999.[4][5] She was also a sponsor of the Fondation Maman Dion which was founded in 2006,[6] an educational foundation which provides school supplies, clothing and eyewear to underprivileged children.[7]

Children

Thérèse and Adhémar had 14 children:[8]

  • Denise Dion (born August 16, 1946)
  • Clement Dion (born November 2, 1947)
  • Claudette Dion (born December 10, 1948)
  • Liette Dion (born February 8, 1950)
  • Michel Dion (born August 18, 1952)
  • Louise Dion (born September 22, 1953)
  • Jacques Dion (born March 10, 1955)
  • Daniel Dion (November 29, 1956 – January 16, 2016)
  • Ghislaine Dion (born July 28, 1958)
  • Linda Dion (born June 23, 1959)
  • Manon Dion (born October 7, 1960)
  • Paul Dion (born April 3, 1962)
  • Pauline Dion (born April 3, 1962)
  • Celine Dion (born March 30, 1968)

Death

Thérèse Tanguay-Dion died on January 17, 2020, of Alzheimer’s. She was 92.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Celine Dion Remembers Mother, Therese, with Moving Tribute at Concert".
  2. ↑ Kussin, Zachary (January 17, 2020). "Celine Dion's mom, Thérèse Dion, dead at 92". New York Post. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ Germain, G.H. (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography of Céline Dion. Dundurn Press. p. 26. ISBN 9781550023183. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Maman Dion puts own brand of sizzle into cooking show". National Post, September 8, 1999.
  5. ↑ Luft, Basem Boshra and Amy (January 17, 2020). "'Maman, we love you so much': Therese Dion, mother of superstar Celine Dion, has died at age 92". Montreal. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ "'Maman Dion,' mother of superstar Céline Dion, dead at 92 | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Golfers do good; Maman Dion's Foundation Fights High School Dropout Rate". Montreal Gazette, July 27, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Céline's Family".
  9. ↑ "Celine Dion Remembers Mother, Therese, With Moving Tribute". TMZ. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.