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Martin Allen posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
I only got to know my cousin Coralie in recent years thanks to the internet and daughter Rossana, not helped by the fact that I had her under her original names of Ursula Muriel! I had been trying to trace her for years. I thoroughly enjoyed discovering from her emails more about her earlier exciting life as a student in Paris. I'm sure her father Arthur )my uncle, whom I knew well as a child) would have been impressed by her career. As far as I know he had no contact with her in later life and he clearly missed something. This belated tribute is due to my having only just discovered that she had passed away. Rest in peace, Coralie.
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Miguel Rodriguez posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Doña Coralie: When Grandma Coralie came to visit she asked if I was seeing the new British drama series of Masterpiece Theatre on PBS , which I learned from her to follow constantly every Sunday. Now I will miss our discussions about them, but will have her always next to me on those minutes. Your son in law-Miguel.
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Lara Rodriguez posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Coralie. It was not uncommon for her to speak with her eyes closed; I imagine she often did so because it allowed her to self-transport. Enter a trance, something I envy. Rare. In speech, as in her writing, she traveled to the places she\'d been. To do so, she would exaggerate and improvise, but that was part of her art, her person. The last time I saw her we had Indian food, something she always enjoyed, and taught me to enjoy. She also drank tea, which was a relatively new (and kind of cute?) habit she acquired nearing the end of her life. However, growing up with grandma, the joke was always coffee. JUST ONE MORE CUP. UNA MAS. / NO / GRANDMA, YOU HAD ENOUGH. I think once Coralie told me there was a time in her life, when she was a young woman, before she became a young artist, where she, at one point, was drinking 23 cups of coffee a day (and all night). I believe it. I like to think of Coralie as drinking so much coffee because that\'s how alive she wanted to feel all the time-- she just wanted to be in and with the world and other people so much, and coffee, and all its attendant rituals, allowed her to do that. To be an artist. Part of her being an artist meant speaking in three languages and seamlessly transitioning from English to Spanish back to English to French and back to Spanish again. Her English was not really the English her children spoke. Neither was her Spanish, because of her English. While I often complained about how much grandma spoke, because as many know, she could go on and on, and really, never stop until she fell asleep, and sometimes, she would talk as she was drifting off (because remember, sometimes she spoke with her eyes closed) I don\'t doubt her fluid, strange, cosmopolitan way of moving from one language to an other really influenced me, my writing, my sense of speech. So grateful to you Coralie, for your having lived, and done so in your own style.
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Rossana Duchesne posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
De muchas maneras Mamá siempre fué y será una presencia en nuestras vidas. Sé que mamá se llevó consigo la certeza que todos sus hijos de una forma u otra la acompañamos en sus últimas semanas y compartimos sus momentos de lucidez, alegría, delirios, miedos y memorias. El día antes que falleciera mamá compartió sus preocupaciones por el mundo que dejaba atrás. Le aseguramos que se fuera en paz ya que ella nos dió valiosas enseñanzas que son el legado que le estamos dejando a sus nietos y bisnietos para hacer un mundo mejor. Otro bello detalle de mamá es que siempre nos mandaba bellas tarjetas. Cuando salíamos con ella nos pedía que nos detuviéramos para comprarle tarjetas y regalos a todos sus nietos. Según se fueron limitando sus habilidades se lamentaba que ella ya no podía ir a vernos y enviarnos tarjetas. En los últimos tiempos comenzé a enviarle tarjetas para reciprocarle su bello gesto con todos nosotros. Le aseguraba que ella envió suficientes para perdurar toda una vida, asi como ella y su legado siempre perdurará en las nuestras.
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Moira Jelka Duchesne posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Mamá was also a caring person aware of social and political issues impacting vulnerable individuals in our communities. She often felt compelled to give money to homeless men and women asking for change along Saint Laurent Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street where she lived for many years. And some of them got to know her and knew they could count on her kindness and kind words. Some of them had their favourite spots near her bank and the grocery store and she always made sure she had enough change available to give them. Sometimes when Mamá had not seen someone for a few days, she would worry and would want to call the police to make sure nothing had happened to them. She often laughed when I expressed concern that she was frail and vulnerable and at risk of someone taking her purse and injuring her. She never worried.
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Carlos Padilla posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
We will always miss Coralie. Specially, we will miss all the times she flew away from the cold weather in Canada to come to spend Christmas with us in sunny Virginia. Rest in peace Coralie. Thank you for bringing to the world such wonderful children. We love you. We will always remember you fondly.
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Camila Nasher posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
I will miss my Gramma Coralie very much. I have so many fond memories of her. She was very close with all of us, and spent a lot of quality time with us. I want to share some special times I remember with her. As I said, she visited us often, when she would first arrive to our house from Canada, she would always ask for a "little biscuit or little piece of chocolate." A biscuit really meant a butter cookie. She always came to our house for Christmas because we had the best Christmases. She would get us all gifts with the help of Mami who would take her shopping. she also always received a lot of gifts herself! Everyone remembers the infamous fashion show that she had no problems participating in and actually enjoyed. We decided to have a fashion show because everyone received so many clothes that year for Christmas. She put all her new clothes on and strutted herself down the runway (our hallway). It was so funny. When she came, I would always be in charge of blow drying her hair for her, and she would tell me lots of stories and I listened and asked questions as I did her hair. Then we usually went to the mall at least once because she always found lots of things that were a "good buy." Those are just some of my fond memories of Gramma. A few years ago, she stopped coming for Christmas, and all of us missed her. I hope she knows how much we loved having her and spending time with her. She was and is so special to us. Love you always Gramma.
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Ariadne Coralie posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Grandma, I always knew from young a age that you were different from all other grandmothers. You were eccentric, intelligent, sarcastic, keen, funny, and never afraid to put me in my place when no one else would!! The confidence you carried yourself with was electric. You were never afraid to share your wisdom or speak your mind. You always encouraged me to be creative, follow my dreams and read! Some of my most fondest memories of us are of you reading Babar to me. You were a leader, a free thinker, a world traveler and the best grandma a girl could ever ask for. You taught that it was okay to be different and from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for that. I've always disliked my name because no one can pronounce it but in light of your passing, it now carries a different meaning to me. I now view it with the confidence you named me with. From this point on, I will say it proudly. I love you so much. I will never forget you and I will make sure that my children don't either. Your most mischievous granddaughter, Ariadne Coralie
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Yara posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Que dicha haberte tenido como mi Abuelita. Me llevo muy lindos recuerdos de ti y las visitas y paseos contigo cuando niña. Lamento no haber pasado más tiempo contigo. Gracias por siempre mantenerte en contacto a través de la distancia y los años! Nunca faltó una postal o tarjeta de Navidad o cumpleaños para mí y mis hijos. No importa donde vivieramos, tu tenías nuestra dirección! Siempre quisiste saber de tus bisnietos y quiero que sepas que a pesar que solo te conocen en fotos, les cuento de ti y tu Vida. No te olvidaremos! Abrazos y besos por siempre.
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Sophia posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Gramma Coralie, I love you. You were always so full of life. I admire that so much about you, and I hope to live a life just as colorful as yours. You were not like most grammas. You didn’t bake us cookies and knit us sweaters. You were the well-travelled gramma. The classy, elegant, mysterious gramma, with long lost relatives and friends from all over the world. You were a storyteller. One particular memory I have is when we were at Titi Rossana’s house one year. We were playing charades, and all of us had written different words to act out. I closed my eyes and picked a word to act out. “Misanthrope,” I read. I was so mad! Who wrote this word?! I had no idea what the word meant, but I knew there was only one person who could have written such a difficult and bizarre word. You explained to me what it meant. Your word was so challenging, but I loved to act out crazy things. We ended up winning the game, of course. After that, I never forgot the meaning of that word. You were so intelligent, and you always encouraged us to read and to learn for the sake of learning. You spent time picking out books for each of us specifically, and inside them you always wrote personal messages to us. You supported me always. You always wanted to receive emails and updates about our lives. When you called, you wanted to talk to us for hours. You truly loved us. You raised a beautiful family, and I am so grateful to be surrounded by so many people who have so much love in their hearts. I know I will continue to discover things about your interesting and amazing life. You will always be a part of mine. I love you so much, Sophia
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Dafne Duchesne posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Dear Grandma, I remember ever since I was a child, the excitement I felt every time I received one of your colorful postcards, your stories about Canada, the museums and places you had visited. I remember one specific scene in which I was playing in my desk with my polipokets and dolls and after receiving one of your letters, paused everything to write you in return. Despite being far in another country, I always felt your presence and love in my life. I still keep all of your letters, along with the letters of all my grandparents, in my house in PR. I'll never forget our last trip around the US, the stories about India and England, the laughter, your independence, and creativity. I never thought I would lose you know. I will always love you and miss you very much.
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Isabella (Izzy) Padilla posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Gramma Coralie, I miss you and love you so much. I miss the Christmases we spent together with our family, and how the holidays only felt complete when you arrived from Canada. I miss your calls to the house and Mommy talking to you, with your voice on speaker phone throughout the house. I'll miss you everyday and love you forever. Izzy
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Gonzalo Lamana posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Muy estimado Juan, Lamento mucho la noticia. Aunque no conoci a tu madre, se lo que es perder un padre o una madre, y lo siento mucho por ti. Recibe un abrazo muy fuerte, y mis sinceras condolencias. Gonzalo
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Lucinda Vandenieuwegiessen posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Coralie, you will always remain in my thoughts and heart. You are a very close friend that I spent hours talking to. You delighted me always with rich and entertaining stories of your parents, uncles, aunts in Europe and India. Your love for your family and friends is deep, your intellect sharp, and your creativity so vast. I wish you peace, my friend. I wish the family much strength at this time.
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Daniel Balderston posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Querido Juan: No tuve el placer de conocer a tu mamá en persona pero siempre me encantaron las historias tuyas sobre ella, y los comentarios de otros amigos que sí la conocieron. Un sentido pésame desde Bogotá. Daniel
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Tania Pérez-Cano posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Querido Juan: No conocí a tu mamá sino a través de tus historias y tus evocaciones, y por eso sé qué persona tan especial fue siempre. Te mando un abrazo grande y mucho cariño, que te acompañen aunque sea de lejos. Tania
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Richard Orlando posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
"Fear no more the heat of the sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task is done, Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages: Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust . . . Fear not slander, censure rash; Thou hast finish'd joy and moan: All lovers young, all lovers must Consign to thee, and come to dust." --William Shakespeare: Cymbeline
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Alberto Martínez Márquez posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
No tuve el placer de conocerle en persona. Lo que sabía de usted fue a través de sus hijos Juan y Giselle. Debió ser fascinante sentarse a conversar con vos y compartir un café. Espero que en este viaje se lleve la alegría de aquellos que también le apreciamos de otra manera. ¡Hasta la poesía!
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Begona Zabala posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud BY JOHN DONNE Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell, And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then? One short sleep past, we wake eternally And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die. We love you dearest friend Bego
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Giselle posted a condolence
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Querida Mamá: Te extrañaré mucho. Extrañaré tus energías, tu eterna juventud, tu disposición aventurera y tu forma de siempre disfrutar de la vida. Nuestras navidades nunca serán igual sin ti. Nos enseñaste a celebrarlas con tanta alegría y amor. Te vamos a recordar siempre y te vamos a celebrar siempre como tú me enseñaste: con amor y en grande.
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