Obituary for Huguette St-Amant
In the early hours of Thursday, January 13th, 2022, Huguette St-Amant, reunited with the love of her life, her late husband, Rejean Pelchat (ⴕ). She left for her final voyage, listening to country music, a faint smile on her lips, in the warmth of the love, thoughts and prayers of her children: Josée (Chad) Poole, Carolyne Bélanger (Richard Néron), Lisa (Ryan) Gowers, François (Carolyn) Bélanger and Paul (Jocelyne) Pelchat.
Huguette’s children meant the world to her and she was happy putting their needs before hers. She was so proud of each and everyone of them, their families, their accomplishments, their successes, and their determination to climb whatever mountain would stand in their way. Her wise words will always continue to resonate for them: Pick your battles, lend a helping hand, listen to your heart, and remember how much you are loved.
Those who knew Huguette, agree that family was of utmost importance to her. She thrived for family reunions, she organized dinners, brunches, feasts fit for a king, and didn’t need a special occasion to invite people over to enjoy her cooking and baking skills. Throughout her life, she worked diligently to unite and gather those she loved, and she did this from the time she was a very young child, by uniting the families of her parents: Alfred St-Amant(ⴕ) and Rita Boucher(ⴕ), Louis St-Amant(ⴕ) and Marguerite Lajoie(ⴕ).
Huguette was the playful and loving little sister of Yves (Ginette)St-Amant, Lise St-Amant, Rhéa St-Amant, Réal St-Amant, Gisèle St-Amant(ⴕ), Gaetan St-Amant(ⴕ), Florian(ⴕ) (Rachelle (ⴕ)) St-Amant, Gérald (Ozanne) St-Amant, Gérard (Nicole) St-Amant, Yvan (Isabelle) St-Amant, and Marie-Claude(ⴕ) (René(ⴕ)) Lortie. She was the little sister whose heart was greater than life, and whom they loved to spoil.
Huguette loved, and was loved deeply. This was most apparent in the relationship she had with her cherished grandchildren: Camille Thomassin, Isabelle and Zachary Néron, Gabriella and Jake Bélanger, Lily and Miah Gowers. She excelled as a grandmother and all agree that not a grandchild of hers would have left hungry, thirsty, or needing anything.
As a child, Huguette was cuddly and enthusiastic, and she loved sleigh rides. She was always full of energy and loved her visits with her grandfather Clovis so much, that she sometimes forgot to come back home! Huguette certainly lived in the moment and carried that way of thinking throughout her life. The past was the past, the future the future. The moment you lived right now was the moment that needed attention, and she was invested in every little second of it.
Her smile and her happiness were contagious and carried through adolescence, earning her the mention “known for her good mood” in the school’s yearbook. Her free spirit, her sense of humour, and zest for life attracted her many friends but none ever so special as the friendships she made with Louise Bergeron Touzin and Julie Robitaille, as well as with Jules and Louise Bélanger.
Her compassion and desire to help others transpired in her career choices. She first considered becoming a social worker but realized that teaching was her calling. For many years, Huguette inspired young children to read and write, through creativity, and of course, in a very well decorated classroom! She could decorate a cake in a way that would rival top pastry chefs as well as decorate a hall and her home worthy of a magazine cover. Her holiday decorations, and her love of Christmas would even have made Grinch smile, for year after year, she ensured everyone was touched by the magic of Christmas.
Huguette, it is so difficult to speak of you in the past tense… We will miss your sense of humour, your funny no-nonsense take on life, the small attentions you paid each and everyone of us. You didn’t want compliments, you didn’t want to be put on a pedestal, you were too humble. But now more than ever, you deserve your time in the limelight.
You had fairy fingers when it came to sewing, and many remember the countless hours you spent making matching outfits for your children when they were young, and in projects for others. In hindsight however, it is easy to see now, how the biggest, longest sewing project you started and never brought to completion, is sewing the world back together, one patch at a time. And thanks to your compassion and generosity Huguette, the world’s most beautiful quilt of patches could be made, if only we could reunite all those lucky enough to have been touched by you, even the most difficult ones you managed to turn around.
We will continue to be inspired by you, who never ceased to smile through the hardships of life, who never missed a wedding or funeral, who volunteered, gifted, and showed up when needed.
You will be forever missed.
A celebration of Huguette’s life will be held later in the year. As expression of sympathy, and in honor of Huguette’s wish to help others, memorial donations may be made to United Way https://www.unitedway.ca
As for those who loved animals as much as her, memorial donations may be made to Hidden Treasures, in New Liskeard (705-647-2982)
Finally, what would have made Huguette happiest, is for you to enjoy a Timmy’s coffee with a loved one, for you to raise a glass to friendships, for you to slow dance to Tim Mc Graw’s “Humble and Kind”, to extend a hand to one in need. Do not put off to tomorrow the visits to family and friends. Pay it forward, and if you do, it is without a doubt, she will be beaming with pride, laughing, her heart filled with joy as her quilt will continue to grow.
And should you ever travel to St-Martin, make sure you say hello, for she will most definitely be there, sitting by the beach with Réjean, peacefully admiring the sea.
Our dearest Huguette, from all of us to you,
May you dance in peace! xo
Huguette’s children meant the world to her and she was happy putting their needs before hers. She was so proud of each and everyone of them, their families, their accomplishments, their successes, and their determination to climb whatever mountain would stand in their way. Her wise words will always continue to resonate for them: Pick your battles, lend a helping hand, listen to your heart, and remember how much you are loved.
Those who knew Huguette, agree that family was of utmost importance to her. She thrived for family reunions, she organized dinners, brunches, feasts fit for a king, and didn’t need a special occasion to invite people over to enjoy her cooking and baking skills. Throughout her life, she worked diligently to unite and gather those she loved, and she did this from the time she was a very young child, by uniting the families of her parents: Alfred St-Amant(ⴕ) and Rita Boucher(ⴕ), Louis St-Amant(ⴕ) and Marguerite Lajoie(ⴕ).
Huguette was the playful and loving little sister of Yves (Ginette)St-Amant, Lise St-Amant, Rhéa St-Amant, Réal St-Amant, Gisèle St-Amant(ⴕ), Gaetan St-Amant(ⴕ), Florian(ⴕ) (Rachelle (ⴕ)) St-Amant, Gérald (Ozanne) St-Amant, Gérard (Nicole) St-Amant, Yvan (Isabelle) St-Amant, and Marie-Claude(ⴕ) (René(ⴕ)) Lortie. She was the little sister whose heart was greater than life, and whom they loved to spoil.
Huguette loved, and was loved deeply. This was most apparent in the relationship she had with her cherished grandchildren: Camille Thomassin, Isabelle and Zachary Néron, Gabriella and Jake Bélanger, Lily and Miah Gowers. She excelled as a grandmother and all agree that not a grandchild of hers would have left hungry, thirsty, or needing anything.
As a child, Huguette was cuddly and enthusiastic, and she loved sleigh rides. She was always full of energy and loved her visits with her grandfather Clovis so much, that she sometimes forgot to come back home! Huguette certainly lived in the moment and carried that way of thinking throughout her life. The past was the past, the future the future. The moment you lived right now was the moment that needed attention, and she was invested in every little second of it.
Her smile and her happiness were contagious and carried through adolescence, earning her the mention “known for her good mood” in the school’s yearbook. Her free spirit, her sense of humour, and zest for life attracted her many friends but none ever so special as the friendships she made with Louise Bergeron Touzin and Julie Robitaille, as well as with Jules and Louise Bélanger.
Her compassion and desire to help others transpired in her career choices. She first considered becoming a social worker but realized that teaching was her calling. For many years, Huguette inspired young children to read and write, through creativity, and of course, in a very well decorated classroom! She could decorate a cake in a way that would rival top pastry chefs as well as decorate a hall and her home worthy of a magazine cover. Her holiday decorations, and her love of Christmas would even have made Grinch smile, for year after year, she ensured everyone was touched by the magic of Christmas.
Huguette, it is so difficult to speak of you in the past tense… We will miss your sense of humour, your funny no-nonsense take on life, the small attentions you paid each and everyone of us. You didn’t want compliments, you didn’t want to be put on a pedestal, you were too humble. But now more than ever, you deserve your time in the limelight.
You had fairy fingers when it came to sewing, and many remember the countless hours you spent making matching outfits for your children when they were young, and in projects for others. In hindsight however, it is easy to see now, how the biggest, longest sewing project you started and never brought to completion, is sewing the world back together, one patch at a time. And thanks to your compassion and generosity Huguette, the world’s most beautiful quilt of patches could be made, if only we could reunite all those lucky enough to have been touched by you, even the most difficult ones you managed to turn around.
We will continue to be inspired by you, who never ceased to smile through the hardships of life, who never missed a wedding or funeral, who volunteered, gifted, and showed up when needed.
You will be forever missed.
A celebration of Huguette’s life will be held later in the year. As expression of sympathy, and in honor of Huguette’s wish to help others, memorial donations may be made to United Way https://www.unitedway.ca
As for those who loved animals as much as her, memorial donations may be made to Hidden Treasures, in New Liskeard (705-647-2982)
Finally, what would have made Huguette happiest, is for you to enjoy a Timmy’s coffee with a loved one, for you to raise a glass to friendships, for you to slow dance to Tim Mc Graw’s “Humble and Kind”, to extend a hand to one in need. Do not put off to tomorrow the visits to family and friends. Pay it forward, and if you do, it is without a doubt, she will be beaming with pride, laughing, her heart filled with joy as her quilt will continue to grow.
And should you ever travel to St-Martin, make sure you say hello, for she will most definitely be there, sitting by the beach with Réjean, peacefully admiring the sea.
Our dearest Huguette, from all of us to you,
May you dance in peace! xo