CARRIERE, Marie-Rose Ernestine December 12, 1918 - May 11, 2006
On Thursday, May 11, 2006, a beloved and unique woman passed away.
Marie-Rose lived both a long and good life. She will be remembered mostly
for her determination, strong dedication to her family, her art, career, and
her studies. She had worked for the Department of Defence, French Embassy in
Washington, and co-founded the Department of Psychiatry at the Hawkesbury
General. After retiring from a long career as a Family and Marital
Psychiatric Social Worker, she dedicated her time to international
adoptions. She was the first woman in Canada to adopt a child of the
opposite sex. Marie-Rose in the first graduating classes in Social Work, and
was part of the first group of people allowed in Auschwitz when it reopened.
Marie-Rose held three masters; last one received in 1999, had received a
grant from UNESCO fellowship for Slavic Studies during the 50's and was
finishing her Doctorates in Philosophy at the Dominican!
College when Alzheimer afflicted her. She is survived by her son Michel,
wife Tracy. She was the proud grandmother of Gabrielle and David. A special
acknowledgement to the team of nurses and staff on the 3rd floor at the
Residence St-Louis for their help and support. Friends may visit at the St.
Laurent Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 1200 Ogilvie Road, at Aviation
Parkway, on Monday, May 15, 2006, from 7 to 9 p.m., and on Tuesday, May 16,
2006, from 10 a.m. until Service time in the Chapel at 11 a.m. Reception to
follow. For those who wish donations in memory of Marie-Rose to the
Elisabeth Bruyere Centre.
Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 5/13/2006.