Uncle René was a tall, good looking man, with wavy hair. He was always happy and smiled a lot. Mom loved dancing with him at family events like weddings, and he and Dad shared a similar sense of humor and got along well.
These are two of my favorite photos of Uncle René. They are wonderful reminders of how I most remember him: the working man (a police officer in a small northeastern Ontario town) and the family man with lots of humor.
When uncle René was dressed in his uniform, he seemed serious, but still approachable. When he was home, off work, he was lots of fun and loved teasing his children and us, his nieces (my younger sister Marianne and I), when we visited him and Aunt Madeleine and their eight children – my cousins Richard, Michel, Raymond, Robert, Jean-Paul, Lise, Patrick and Gérard – at their home with the big yard.
In the above photo, there’s my cousin Robert (far left), my Mom holding me, Aunt Madeleine holding her son Patrick, and Uncle René hanging on to daughter Lise’s pigtail. He wasn’t being mean (Uncle René was the most fair and upright man I ever knew), but just being playful with his only daughter.
Still missing you, mon oncle René.
Copyright © 2104, Yvonne Demoskoff.
He sure was the picture of happiness there. They do look like a loved family with many memories for a lifetime!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Karen. Uncle René was a great father and a great uncle.
DeleteA good looking man with a good looking family. I'm sure he's missed every day. Glad you have such wonderful memories of your uncle!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marian. I can truly say that I only have good memories of my uncle René.
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