Micheline Cloutier

Toutes mes sympathie aux enfants de Micheline et Gilles, maintenant réunis pour un autre voyage. Vous êtes tous dans mon cœur.

Toutes mes condoléances à toute la famille. Mes pensées sont avec vous.

I was so lucky to have a mother-in-law as sweet and kind as Micheline. We always had the barrier of language between us, but still managed to be dear friends by using a mixture of French and English. Even with this barrier, at times I thought of her as a mother to me. She always treated me as her own and thought of me as family from the moment I met her. We met at my wedding to their son, Jean-Pierre, and she and Gilles were always the ultimate couple to emulate. The love between them is what every couple chases and yearns for in their own relationships - they were best friends and never lost their intimacy or deep-rooted love in each other. They met as teenagers and raised two beautiful boys who are themselves best friends and as caring and loving as she was. Even as Gilles fell victim to dementia later in their lives, Micheline stood by him to make sure he was loved, cared for, and had the best care and treatment in his living facilities. I will always strive to live each day as strong as she was with the empathy and love she carried towards everyone that came into contact with her. My promise to her is to remain emulating that same love she had for her husband to my own husband, and their son, JP. I will forever miss you, Micheline, and I will never forget all the wonderful things that you taught me and made you so special. I’m sincerely happy you are now without pain, without cancer, and back with Gilles. It would be selfish of me to want anything other than your wishes. Love to you always, Tina