Obituary of Alice Lalonde

LALONDE, Mrs. Alice Lucille (nee Hamelin)March 10 1924 - January 12, 2012It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Alice Lalonde on January 12, 2012. Daughter of the late Ernest Hamelin and the late Dora Bertrand and beloved wife of the late Guy Robert Lalonde. A loving thank you to the late Aunt Claire Beaudoin (Bertrand) and family for taking care of Mom when mother Dora died. She will be sadly missed by her children Nicole (Fernand Régimbald), Pierre (Carol Zhang), Ginette (Gerry Desjardins), Louise (Roger Vanasse), Jean (Colette Délangis), Lynne (Robert Boisvert), Michel (Monique Léveillé) and Anne (André Ferland). Cherished Mamie of Mychelle, Julie, Josée, Mélanie, Daniel, Dominique, Patrick, Martine, Samuel, Simon, Lili and Yves. She also leaves in sorrow many great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and friends. She was predeceased by her brother Maurice Hamelin (Anne-Marie). Special thanks to the staff of Manoir Marochel and Jocelyne for the very good care. Family and friends may pay their respects on Friday January 20, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Racine, Robert & Gauthier Funeral Home (180 Montreal Rd, Vanier) followed by a Memorial Service at the chapel of the funeral home. In memory of Mrs. Lalonde, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Alzheimer Society or to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.(excerpt of 'La nuit de l'homme' - a poem written by Alice, around 1987):L'amour, ce baume divin... Don suprême à chaque être humainQui révèle peut-êtreUne parcelle de l'infiniEn donnant un sens à sa vieUne offrande céleste, qui fait que l'hommeNe soit pas seulement fait de chairMais une entité incomparableDoué d'un mystérieux pouvoirQui le conduit vers son idéalÀ travers sa longue nuit