Thérèse Dion

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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 Céline Dion.

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Thérèse Dion
Born	Thérèse Tanguay (1927-03-20)20 March 1927 Saint-Bernard-des-Lacs, Quebec, Canada
Died	17 January 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 92) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other names	Maman Dion
Occupation	Television personality
Spouse	Adhémar-Charles Dion ​ ​ (m. 1945; died 2003)​
Children	14, including Céline Dion
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She was born on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, as was her husband, Adhémar-Charles Dion.^[1] 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 in 1999.^[3][4] She was also a sponsor of the Fondation Maman Dion which was founded in 2006,^[5] an educational foundation which provides school supplies, clothing and eyewear to underprivileged children.^[6]

1. ^ Kussin, Zachary (17 January 2020). "Celine Dion's mom, Thérèse Dion, dead at 92". New York Post. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. ^ Germain, G.H. (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography of Céline Dion. Dundurn Press. p. 26. ISBN 9781550023183. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
3. ^ "Maman Dion puts own brand of sizzle into cooking show". National Post, 8 September 1999.
4. ^ Luft, Basem Boshra and Amy (17 January 2020). "'Maman, we love you so much': Therese Dion, mother of superstar Celine Dion, has died at age 92". Montreal. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
5. ^ "'Maman Dion,' mother of superstar Céline Dion, dead at 92 | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
6. ^ "Golfers do good; Maman Dion's Foundation Fights High School Dropout Rate". Montreal Gazette, 27 July 2008.
7. ^ Johnson, Lauren (5 October 2022). "Celine Dion's 13 Siblings Ranked Oldest to Youngest". Oldest.org. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
8. ^ Kaminer, Michael (13 April 2023). "Celine Dion Lists Her Mother's Montreal-Area Home for C$2.4 Million". Mansion Global. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
9. ^ Murphy, Desiree (17 January 2020). "Céline Dion's Mother, Thérèse, Dead at 92". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

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