Louise Adams

ADAMS (Lemieux) (nee Renzoni) - Louise Catherine Emily died peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Wednesday July 27, 2016 in her 77th year. Loving wife of the late Archie Adams and the late Marcel Lemieux. Companion of Neil McInnis. Devoted mother of Mark Lemieux (Tina) and Kristine Lemieux (Jim). Stepmother of Shirley Caria (Ralph), Peter Adams (Judy), Teri Hughes (Alan). Dearest Noni of Mackenzie and Jakob Lemieux, Reilly and Nicole Flesher. Step grandmother of Kristen Morsillo (Michael), Melisa Finley (Brian), Laura Caldwell (Thomas), Mathew Caria (Meghan Offidani), Erin O’Malley (Joe), Lindsay Johnston (Rob), Mitchel Adams (Katie). Step Great grandmother of Emma Morsillo, Emmitt and Paxton Finley, William Caldwell, Gavin and Emma O’Malley and Paige and Luke Johnston. Daughter of the late Mary and Art Renzoni. Sister of Louis Renzoni (Jan). Also survived by (niece/nephew) Karen and Paul Renzoni and many other nieces, nephews and cousins. Faithful life-long friends of Mary Lou McLean, Barbara D’Orazio, Mary Wilson, Jackie Taylor, Joe and Marie Caputo. Louise was born in Sault Ste. Marie. A graduate of Sault Ste Marie Technical and Commercial High School where she served as vice president of the student council. Louise was employed by Mannesmann Tube and Algoma Steel. She served the community as a volunteer on several councils and committees. Louise was devoted to the Group Health Center serving for over 24 years holding various positions including chairperson of the board of directors. She was the first woman to ever hold that positon. Louise leaves a legacy of kindness and generosity. She will be deeply missed and will always be remembered for her infectious smile, the encouragement she gave her children, and her unrelenting faith in God and in those she loved. The family would like to thank 3C at the Sault Area Hospital for their loving care and compassion for Louise. Friends may call at the Arthur Funeral Home and Cremation Centre on Friday July 29, 2016 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral mass at Precious Blood Cathedral on Saturday July 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Hamish Currie officiating. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions to the Group Health Centre, Sault Area Hospital, Precious Blood Cathedral or ARCH would be appreciated.

Good Morning,

For those of you that do not know me my name is Mark. I am Louise’s son.

Though Louise battled ALS and Dementia these past few years you wouldn’t have known it by the way she carried herself.

I am so grateful that I was able to spend as much time as I did with her the last few months. It was not easy seeing my mom suffer but we did have a great time talking about her earlier years. We had lots of laughs and like you I will miss her and always remember her as a bright and vivacious woman with a beautiful smile.

On behalf of our family I thank you for coming to this mass today to celebrate the life of Louise Adams and in joining in the Eucharist which she so dearly loved.

Thank you.

I am Louise Adams Grandaughter, Mackenzie Lemieux. I was hoping to say a few words about my grandma and share some amazing memories I have had with her. Grandma, I am so thankful that you did not have to suffer any longer with such a terrible disease. It helps us all to know that you are in a much better place now. I can’t believe that just a few weeks ago I was painting your nails in your living room while looking at old photo albums and now you are no longer with us. Despite how hard this time is for me, my family, and the hundreds of other people who’s lives you have touched, I know that you would want us to be strong and celebrate your life. I will always remember playing basketball with you in the backyard, the first time you let me roll up the meatballs and drop them into your famous Italian tomato sauce, singing Hallelujah on every car ride, mistakenly going to Sunday morning mass in Maltese and trying to learn the language on the spot, driving your golf cart into the clothesline in the backyard, and feeding the ducks way too much bread as we sat on your front porch in the summer. I loved going to the YMCA with you and watching you bike for maybe five minutes and then proceed to talk to EVERY single person in the gym. Everyone knew you and everyone loved you. I will never forget how much dad, and mom and I would laugh about how you would touch our chins and say we had a “cleft chin” like Marcel Lemieux! Not sure how you reasoned my mother’s inheritance of that chin from Marcel but we went along with it. And how a common response to things that weren’t done your way was “Oh… that’s different eh”. You always said what was on your mind and we will never forget that and never cease to laugh about it. Jake and I always loved it when we would come home from school, on days you were arriving in Toronto, to the smell of amazing tomato sauce, the table set (probably with pink napkins ornately folded in the prongs of the forks), and the best grama in the world smiling at the door. I know I always made fun of the outfit you wore to my mom and dad’s wedding because it looked like the pajama’s you used to wear to bed but I guess you knew what was good because pant suits are back in fashion and I actually have one myself . Even when you were very ill, we managed to laugh so hard together our stomachs hurt. Like when I gave you the nick name Greek Cheese and you insisted on a nickname for me. So we agree that Parmesan would suffice, or as you preferred, the shortened form “Parm”. You always had so much energy, attitude, confidence, and cared so much for everyone around you. And just as I promised, I found my old violin and I played your favorite song, Ave Maria, for you during the celebration of your life yesterday. I love you Grama.