Lise Robichaud
1967-2022
Lise Robichaud of Saint-Louis-de-Kent passed away on the
12th of January 2022 from post-surgery complications, she was only
54.
It is the greatest loss because she was the
living embodiment of the ideals of love, affection and gratitude. I
believe she was put on this earth to make the people around her
happier and kinder, she simply radiated joy. A simple smile
in my direction was enough to melt my heart even after 35 years of
being together. Anywhere she was, Lise would make an effort to engage
with people she never met just to make them feel included. Recently I
had started waking her up with the words « Good Morning
Sunshine! » It felt so right, and I came to realize that
it was because it was so true.
Lise
loved being with others, but it always impressed me how she could be
just as happy and content while being alone. This was
reflected in her solo picture taking outings which were mostly about
appreciating nature and being grateful for the world that surrounded
her. It was also reflected by her long bike rides. She was
quite gutsy too because many of her rides were in the middle of the
woods or in the middle of the night around town!
Taking candid pictures of friends and family was the kind of
photography she loved the most. She would take hundreds of
them to make sure she got some really good ones and then worked on
them tirelessly until they were just right. But in the end, it wasn’t
that much about photography; it really was about creating something
that she could give away to make good memories for someone else. More
often than not, her photographs ended up being amongst the person’s
most cherished images of themselves or their family.
Lise was one of the few women who started, owned, and ran a
high-tech company in the province, Micro Action was her baby. She
started it in 1991, long before IT was a popular career choice and she
loved her work. The most important part for her was that it
gave her the opportunity to meet and spend time with interesting
people. She helped whenever she could and tried to help even
when she couldn’t. She always put the needs of others above her own.
That’s why giving invoices on time was so difficult for her; she was
too busy working for her clients. She felt there was no time for a
pesky thing like getting paid and making a living! All of her clients
were always appreciative for the great care Lise gave them as
evidenced by the fact that even now that she’s gone every single one
of them offered to help me in any way they could in these difficult
times.
Lise was much funnier than many realize,
especially with me since she had no hang-ups and didn’t get
embarrassed. Sometimes when I was feeling down, she would come right
up to me and make these really stupid faces and I just couldn’t help
but burst out laughing; I would start feeling better
instantly. She would have done anything to lift me
up. I, on the other hand, never had her gift for making
others laugh but once in a while I would get her going. I
accept that in those times she was more often laughing at me rather
than with me, but I didn’t care, seeing her like that made my day
every time.
They say that the ultimate goal for
a couple is to become « as one ». I truly believe that me and
Lise achieved that a long time ago. There was a degree of
connectedness between us that few reach. Most times when we were next
to one another we would be holding hands and it wasn’t a reflex or a
habit, it was a natural reflection of our interconnectedness. Over the
years we had many people come up to us and ask how long we had been
together. Thinking that we were a new couple because we looked so
passionate about each other. How surprised they were to find out we
had been together since our youth.
Lise was
taken away from us decades too soon. She was someone who truly
deserved to have a very long life and each of us would have been
better for it. I had the incredibly good fortune to be the one person
that got to spend almost every day of my entire adult life by her
side. We were more than married; she was my soulmate and the love of
my life. She was the best wife any man could ever want, and I will be
eternally grateful for how she taught me to appreciate the beauty of
my life and how much better she made every moment we had
together.
To Lise: My Love, I want
you to know that being loved by you has been the best part of my
entire life. The sun will be dimmer for me for every remaining morning
that I have left in this life because you will never again be lying
next to me when I wake up. I will miss you for forever and a day and I
will love you with all of my heart until my last dying
breath. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, for having given me
the chance to be a part of your life. – Ben
Please help me keep her alive in our memories by
thinking about her once in a while and recalling the joy she brought
to each one of us.
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Lise was born
to Eveline Robichaud and to the late Vincent Robichaud on the 26th of
September 1967.
She lived her early years in
Cape-St-Louis, surrounded by nature next to the Saint-Louis-de-Kent
river, a place that would eventually become part of the Kouchibouguac
National Park.
Left to mourn her passing
are:
Benoit Doiron of Richibucto, her lifetime
partner in everything
Eveline Robichaud of
Cape-Saint-Louis, her mother who Lise loved very much
Antoine Frigault, Eveline’s partner who came to love Lise like a
daughter
Paul Robichaud, Her elder brother, his wife
Marie-Josée Duchesne, and her niece Kariane Robichaud
Roger and Lorraine Doiron of Richibucto, her father and
mother-in-law,
Gaston, Sophie, Chloé and
Isabelle Doiron, her brother-in-law, sister-in-law and their
family
Her remaining aunts and uncles: Alyre Robichaud,
Marie-Mai Robichaud, Pierre Robichaud, and Gilberte Vautour as well as
many cousins.
Huge thank you to everyone who is
helping us get through these difficult times and thank you as well for
all your condolences and wishes. It shows us how much she
was loved and cherished.
As a celebration of
her life, a funeral service will be held at the Richibucto Catholic
Church once we can safely gather and enjoy each other’s
company. We will inform you once the details are decided but
we expect it to be in May or June.
To share a
memory of her please visit her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/lise.robichaud.79
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Lise Robichaud 19672022..
Décès pour la Ville: Richibucto, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick