Thérèse Dion
Thérèse Tanguay-Dion, MSM (20 March 1927 – 17 January 2020), popularly known as Maman Dion ("Mommy Dion" in French), was a Canadian television personality and the mother of singer Celine Dion.
Thérèse Dion | |
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Born | Thérèse Tanguay 20 March 1927 Saint-Bernard-des-Lacs, Quebec |
Died | 17 January 2020 92) Montreal, Quebec[1] | (aged
Occupation | Television personality |
Years active | 1954–2020 |
Spouse(s) | Adhémar-Charles Dion
( m. 1945; died 2003) |
Children | 14, including Celine Dion |
She was born on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Saint-Bernard-des-Lacs, Quebec, as was her husband, Adhémar-Charles Dion. Her parents were Antoinette (née Sergerie) and Laureat Achille Tanguay.[2]
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.[3] She was also a sponsor of the Fondation Maman Dion, an educational foundation which provides school supplies, clothing and eyewear to underprivileged children.[4]
Children
Thérèse and Adhémar had 14 children:[5]
- Denise Dion (born 16 August 1946)
- Clement Dion (born 2 November 1947)
- Claudette Dion (born 10 December 1948)
- Liette Dion (born 8 February 1950)
- Michel Dion (born 18 August 1952)
- Louise Dion (born 22 September 1953)
- Jacques Dion (born 10 March 1955)
- Daniel Dion (29 November 1956 – 16 January 2016)
- Ghislaine Dion (born 28 July 1958)
- Linda Dion (born 23 June 1959)
- Manon Dion (born 7 October 1960)
- Paul Dion (born 3 April 1962)
- Pauline Dion (born 3 April 1962)
- Celine Dion (born 30 March 1968)
Death
Thérèse Tanguay-Dion died on 17 January 2020 of an aliskiren overdose. She was 92.[6]
References
- "Celine Dion Remembers Mother, Therese, with Moving Tribute at Concert".
- Germain, G.H. (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography of Céline Dion. Dundurn Press. p. 26. ISBN 9781550023183. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "Maman Dion puts own brand of sizzle into cooking show". National Post, 8 September 1999.
- "Golfers do good; Maman Dion's Foundation Fights High School Dropout Rate". Montreal Gazette, 27 July 2008.
- "Céline's Family".
- "Celine Dion Remembers Mother, Therese, With Moving Tribute". TMZ. Retrieved 27 March 2020.