Terrace resident remembered

THE SON of one of Ter-
race’s pioneer families
. passed. away December
30, 1999 of cancer. He was
60 years old,

Pierre Joseph Wilfred
Normandeau (Pete} died
in Vancouver while at the
B.C.C.A; cancer lodge.

* Pete was born Decem-
ber 10, 1939 in Terrace to
parents Jean Marie (John)
Normandeau and Anna
Desjardin. His parents had
13 children — one died at
birth.

Pete’s parents, John and
Anna, were married in
Terrace in July 1932.

Anna was born March
29, 1912 in Manitoba. Her
family (John Baptise and
Adelaide Desjardin)
moved to Terrace in 1921,

John was born in Man-
itoba in 1901. After travel-
ling around a bit he moved
to Terrace in 1929,

When Pete was born on
December 10, 1939, his
mother had gone to Caro-
line Doll’s home on Park
Avenue, which is now the
Park Avenue Medical
Centre.

- At the time, there was
no hospital in Terrace so
Mrs. Doll took people in
her home and nursed them.
Doll was a midwife and
delivered many babies in
Terrace, many of them
still living, here, Pete Nor-
mandeau was one of the
babies she delivered.

Pete grew up and spent
most of his life in Terrace.

_ He attended school at
Riverside and Kalum, then
on-to Skeena Junior-Senior
High ‘School.

Pete worked as a whis-
tle punk for a short while.
Later, he worked with his
dad and uncle Charlie Ko-
foed at bridge building for
Columbia Cell, doing
some heavy construction
wark.

Pete also worked for
Doc Cartage, later owned

by: Julseth Cartage, deli- ©

vering groceries and furni-
ture to Aiyansh, Nass
Camp and around Terrace.

For the last couple of
years, Pete worked at Vic

Froese iudking a8 fy &

heavy equipment driver. | —
Pete was very well
liked by many people who

knew him. He was always.
helping out whenever”

someone needed’ a hand.

He will be remembered by |

his large family and many
relatives and friends as a
kind man. He loved going
on picnics with his family.
Pete first met his wife
Dominica in 1991. They
were married at. Sacred
Heart Parish by father John
Smith. Dominca came
from the Philippines,
where she was born.

: She came to Canada
through a friend and was
introduced to Don and Ter-
esita Coburn, and worked
Santa’s

_ report
THIS YEAR, 585 children
visited Santa’s headquar-
ters, including visitors
from. France, New
Zealand, Australia, Eng-
land and Scotland.

' All donations this year
went to two groups: The
Village of Peace, for se-
nior’s housing, and the
Terrace Fire Department
Burn Account, to send
local people to the burn
unit in Vancouver,

A total of $2,265 was
collected. Each group re-
ceived $1,132. 1 would tike
to thank my: wife and fa-
mily for their support and

secondly, 1 would like to
thank all the individuals

and companies for their -

help.
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YVONNE MOEN

as their nanny for five
years.

Prior to coming to Ca-
nada; Dominica worked as

a nanny for ten years in -

Hong Kong.

In 1996, Dominca and

Pete went to the Philip-
pines to mect her family,
He had a wonderful and
happy time there with all
her relatives, young and
old.

The memorial service
was held at the Sacred
Heart Parish January 7,
2000 ut 1:30 p.m. with Fa-
ther John Smith officiating.

Later, refreshments
were served at the church
with friends, family and
the ladies from C.W.L.
providing coffee and
snacks.

Pete is survived by Do-
minica, his loving wife of
six years; cight sisters
Yvonne, Florence, Anette,

JUST WED: Pete J. W.
were married October 2,
ish in Terrace.

Normandeau and Dominica
1893 at Sacred Heart Par-

Rose (Ron), Agnes, Lyn,
Marie and Louise; three
brothers Act, George and
Gerry (Cheryl); and many
relatives and friends.

Dominica wishes to
thank everyone for their
kindness and suppert,
especially Gerry Norman-
deau and his wife Cheryl.

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