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Nov. 25, 2024 at 8:29 p.m.
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Saturday November 16, 2024, the mayor of Désertines in Mayenne, Bruno Lestas, paid tribute to Roger Fontaine by reserving a welcome warm to the city hall of Désertines surrounded by his children, the municipal council and members of the CCAS.
It is a great honor for me to receive you. Roger was born just after the First World War and of course lived through the Second. Whatever trials you have suffered throughout your life, you have been able to get up and fight to continue.
Youth
The adventure of his long life begins on November 12, 1924a Wednesday confirms the calendar of the time. Roger was born in Désertines at a place called “la Touche Olivier”.
He is the youngest of three children. He went to the local boys' public school.
Roger was married in the village on October 21, 1951 to Marie-Josèphe Lucas also from Désertines. They took over from the parents of Roger on the farm.
From their union were born four children, Bernard, Daniel, Claudine and Thierry (disappeared in 1999).
Since this union, the family has grown with nine grandchildren and their spouses and 16 great-grandchildren. Roger and his marry had a full farming life.
They have experienced all the developments of mechanization and intensive production.
Retirement
It was in 1983 that they took their retirement and transferred the operation to their son Bernard. They settled, not far from him, at a place called “la Touche-Cosnard”.
Upon retirement, the couple joined the “Y a d’joie” club and took advantage of the various activities offered as well as trips.
The platinum wedding
Roger and Marie-Josèphe celebrated three milestone anniversaries with family and friends, the golden wedding anniversary (50 years), the diamond wedding anniversary (60 years) and the Platinum wedding anniversary for the 70 ans wedding in 2021.
A test
They loved to share their temps with their family: children, grandchildren, brothers and sisters. Marie-Josèphe passes away in February 2022.
Despite this ordeal, Roger continues all his daily activities. He enjoys gardening, reading his newspaper, going to the club or meeting for family reunions.
For his shopping and short trips he drives his own car very carefully.
For several years, so that he could stay and live in his house, ADMR the second in his daily tasks.
These are moments that Roger appreciates, as well as the meal which are delivered to him as part of the delivery provided by the town hall.
“A kind person”
The helping people around him all say the same thing about him: “he is a kind, sympathetic person”. Many say they “always have a good time with him.”
The century
As the days passed Roger impatiently waited to be able to “celebrate his century”. He celebrated it with his family at restaurantat the club with his friends, as well as with Bruno Lestas, mayor.
He will remember these for a long time pleasant moments shared, including those with his family, who has the particularity to behave five different nationalities (French, Swiss, Spanish, Polish and German).
It is a beautiful representation of our Europe modern. All these relatives showed him a lot of gratitude, gave him many flowers, gourmet lots and many other gifts.
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