(Number 91 – Spring 2016) President’s Message Hopefully, this newsletter finds everyone in good health and good spirits. We welcome another wonderful spring after a mild winter. Unfortunately, in the past few months we have lost some of our active members. On behalf of our Racine Family we offer our sincere condolences and prayers to their families. Their friendship and participation in our family events will be missed. We are grateful to have known them and they will remain a part of the memories of our Association. A wonderful organizing committee has been busy planning a very interesting reunion for September 24-25.2016 in Cornwall, Ontario. You will find the details in this newsletter. Thanks to Denise Racine-Gratton for coordinating our 29th reunion. Denise and her committee have worked very hard to keep the costs as low as possible. We hope to see a record number of members in attendance. Our annual Sugarbush party was again a success this year. A large number of Racine Family members and friends attended this delicious, fun, sugar-filled event! Thank you, Jean-Louis, for organizing this family event each year. -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 SUMMARY President’s message 1 Our reunion in Cornwall 9 In Memoriam 2 Program of Reunion 10 Racinades 5 Accommodation 11 A family of athletes from Cornwall 7 Call to Annual General Assembly 12 Again, my thanks to everyone who supports the Association’s events. Special thanks to the members who work hard to organize these events. Other important activities include the finances, membership records, genealogy research, newsletter; all are necessary aspects of a 1 successful Association. Our Association has been very fortunate to have individuals during the 29 years of our existence who have volunteered so much time to carry out our numerous activities. Let’s keep the momentum going for another 29 years by enrolling and recruiting new members! Looking forward to seeing you in Cornwall on September 24-25, 2016!! Celine Racine Paquette May 23, 2016 -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. IN MEMORIAM - ROBERT RACINE, husband of Diane Cantin, son of the late Rénald Racine and of Rita Laframboise, deceased at Gatineau on 23 June 2015 at age 58; - JULIE RACINE, spouse of Stéphane Laguë, daughter of the late Jacques Racine and Hélène Beauregard, deceased at la Maison du Diapason, Bromont, on 27 November 2015 at age 42; - ANTONIA RACINE, widow of Jean-Paul Charbonneau, daughter of the late Antonio Racine and the late Marie-Anne Therrien, deceased on 1 December 2015 at age 96; - LUCIENNE RACINE, widow of Jean-Guy Nicole, daughter of the late Joseph Racine and the late Rose Giguère, deceased at l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec one 5 December 2015 at age 85; - MARCELLE RACINE, daughter of the late Ephrem Racine and the late Flora Bédard, deceased at CHUS de Fleurimont on 10 December 2015 at age 86. Mrs. Racine worked for many years at Radio-Canada as a scriptwriter for television programs, one of which was “La Boîte à Surprises”. She was a member of our Association and was a member of the first Administrative Council (1988 to 1989); - ÉVELYNE RACINE, daughter of Rénald Racine and Lucie Trudel, deceased accidentally at Dunham on 27 December 2015 at age 20; - GASTON RACINE, spouse of Georgette Bédard, son of the late Ovila Racine and the late Marie-Louise Duchaine, deceased at l’Hôpital régional de Portneuf, at Saint-Raymond, on 30 December 2015 at age75; - LAURIER RACINE, son of the late J. Ephrem Racine and the late Lydia Gaudreault, deceased au CHSLD de la Colline, Saguenay, on 3 January 2016 at age 86; - MARIE-JEANNE RACINE, deceased at Longueuil on 16 January 2016 at age 92; - GABRIELLE RACINE, widow of Dieudonné Savoie, daughter of the late Horace Racine, who was a Member of the Ontario Parliament for Ottawa East from 1963 to 1967, and 2 the late Alma Quinn, deceased at Ottawa on 16 January 2016 at age 85. Gabrielle was a long-time member of our Association; - GILBERTE RACINE, widow of Armand Simard, daughter of the late Ovila Racine and the late Antoinette St-Pierre, deceased at l’Hôpital Sainte-Anne de Beaupré on 18 January 2016 at age 92; - JEAN-CLAUDE RACINE, husband of Lucie Dufault, son of the late Adrien Racine and the late Maria Gosselin, deceased at Montréal on 23 January 2016 at age 82; - MADELEINE RACINE, widow of Louis-Georges Mathieu, daughter of the late Elzéar Racine and the late Armanda Grenier, deceased at l’Hôtel-Dieu d’Arthabaska on 29 January 2016 at age 95; - ANNE RACINE, daughter of the late Roger Racine and Yolande Laverdière, deceased at la Maison Michel-Sarrazin, Québec, on 3 February 2016 at age 53; - DENIS RACINE, son of the late Fernand Racine and the late Jeanne d’Arc Farrell, deceased at l’Hôpital Jean-Talon, Montréal, on 8 February 2016 at age 54; - COLETTE RACINE, wife of Michel Tétreault, son of the late Maurice Racine and the late Marthe Fournier, deceased at Boucherville on 12 February 2016 at age 68; - SOLANGE RACINE, widow of Raymond Choinière, daughter of the late Wilfrid Racine and the late Agdée Ducharme, deceased at Centre hospitalier de Granby on 16 February 2016 at age 98; - JEAN-FRANÇOIS RACINE, son of the late Albert Racine and the late Georgette Bernard, deceased at l’Hôtel-Dieu de Québec on 23 February 2016 at age 61; - ROBERT RACINE, husband of Louise Lizé, son of the late Fernand Racine and the late Marcelle Richard, deceased at Lacolle on 25 February 2016 at age 76; - HARLENE VIVIAN RACINE, of Calgary (Alberta), deceased at Los Cabos Mexico on 26 February 2016 at age 76; - NORMANDE RACINE, wife of Joël Billet, daughter of the late René Racine and the late Bella Côté, deceased at l’Hôpital de Roberval on 29 February 2016 at age 64; - RENÉ RACINE, son of the late Joseph Racine and the late Claudia Guy, deceased at l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec on 28 February 2016 at age 92; - JACQUES RACINE, deceased at La Salle on 4 March 2016 at age 86 ans. - JUDITH BROWN, wife of Claude Racine, deceased at Longueuil on 11 March 2016 at age 62; 3 - JEAN-PAUL RACINE, deceased at la Maison de l’Envol, à Rouyn-Noranda on 15 March 2016 at age 66; - ROBERT RACINE, husband of Colette Green, son of the late Eudore Racine and the late Nadeige Villeneuve, deceased at Québec on 30 March 2016 at age 92; - LILY RACINE, widow of Fernand Caron, daughter of the late Émile Racine and the late Blanche Lapointe, deceased at Alma on 4 April 2016 at age 84; - GEORGES RACINE, spouse of Micheline Noël, deceased at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu on 7 April 2016 at age74; MADELEINE GRATTON, wife of Réjean Racine, deceased at Casselman (Ontario) on 15 April 2016 at age 74. Réjean and Madeleine were founding members of our Association and attended many reunions. - IRÈNE RACINE, wife of Michael J. Tétreault, daughter of the late Ulric Racine and the late Blandine Deneault, deceased au CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh (New York, USA) on 4 May 2016 at age 85. She was the aunt of our President Céline Racine-Paquette; - MICHELINE LEGAULT, widow of Normand Racine, deceased at la Maison de soins palliatifs of Laval on 21 May 2016 at age 85; - RAYMOND RACINE, son of the late Jean-Paul Racine and Anne-Marie Gosson, deceased at Ottawa (Ontario) on 23 May 2016 at age 55; - JULIENNE RACINE, widow of Marc Laveau, daughter of the late Jules Racine and the late Eva Gingras, deceased at l’Hôpital général de Québec on 7 June 2016 at age 86; - MICHELINE BEAUREGARD, wife of Yves Racine, deceased at l’Hôpital Élisabeth-Bruyère, Ottawa, on 11 June 2016 at age70. Micheline was treasurer on the organizing committee for the reunion in Casselman in 1991 and greatly contributed to its success. Note: Our thanks to Pierre Racine for his hard work in collecting data on deaths. 4 RACINADES BY-ELECTION AT SAINTE-BRIGITTE DE LAVAL On 18 January 2016, Marie-Ève Racine resigned as councillor for District No. 3 in the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte de Laval. She had been elected in November 2013. In the by- election of 20 March this year, three candidates ran for her post. The winner was Jean-Philippe Marthieu, who was aligned with Mayor Wanita Daniele and got 100 votes. Daniel Racine (of no relation to Marie-Ève Racine) placed third with 7 votes. Sainte-Brigitte de Laval is a city of 5,700 located about 30 kilometres northeast of Québec City. DEATH OF MARSHALL PÉTAIN’S PRINCIPAL SECRETARY On 24 February 2016, Jacques Racine, who was the Principal Secretary of Marshall Pétain from 1940 to 1944, died at age 101. He had been responsible for correspondence, administration and prisoners of war. He had met Marshall Pétain when the latter used to come to dinner at his parents’ home in the 1920s. Jacques was a graduate of the Art Deco Institute (ENSAD) and the school of technical publicity (ETP). He had been left for dead on the battlefield in Belgium in June 1940. He had been captured by the Germans and released in December 1940. As a result, he received the Croix de Guerre and made a member of the Legion of Honour. He was recruited immediately in Vichy by Bernard Ménétrel, the Marshall’s Principal Counsellor.