13. Matilda Arsenault Richard

A gifted craftswoman, Matilda’s services were retained for a great many years to judge the handicraft exhibits at the Egmont Bay and Mont Carmel Agricultural Exhibition and later at the Alberton, Summerside and Charlottetown fairs. She also had the opportunity to exhibit her own work in some exhibitions and won many prizes for her doilies, afghans, cushions, hooked rugs, etc. After retiring from teaching, Matilda took up oil painting taking courses at the Lefurgey Centre with artist Ardes DesBorough. Over the years she completed a great many paintings, as many as a dozen a year. One of her favourites is a painting of the family farm where she grew up in Maximeville.

Children:

1) Dorothy (15 April 1928) married Albert Gallant on July 27 1949. Address: Hamilton, Ontario. Child:

a) Alvin (12 July 1955) married Colleen Fernihaugh on 1 October 1977. Children: Leah (6 March 1982), Cameron (24 May 1985). Address: Hamilton, Ontario.

2) Eunice (27 July 1929) married Homer D. Workman on 16 November 1947. Homer died 8 October 1992. Address: Summerside, P.E.I. Children:

a) Linda (23 December 1948) married John Workman on 20 December 1969. Children: David (7 December 1974), Gregory (19 July 1980). Address: Cleveland, Ohio.

b) Vicki (29 May 1952) married Angelo Egizio on 11 August 1973. Children: Thomas (9 November 1975), James (7 February 1978), Leslie (8 October 1985). Vicky and two of the children, Thomas and Leslie, died tragically when a tornado destroyed their home in Joliet, Illinois on 28 August 1990. Address: Joliet, Illinois.

3) Peter (16 November 1931) married Dorothy Gaudet on 18 October 1954. Peter died 12 December 1983. Address: Sault St. Marie, Ontario. Children:

a) Michael (22 August 1955) married Glory Grambeau on 28 May 1976. Address: Sault St. Marie.

b) Charlene (19 July 1957) married Paul Soyatt on 27 September 1986. Children: Andrew (14 July 1987), Kevin (3 November 1988). Address: Sault St. Marie.

c) Paul (14 July 1959) married Candy Dobler on on 19 May 1984. Children: Samantha (30 August 1988), Mark (15 December 1991). Address: Sault St. Marie.

d) David (15 April 1961). Address: Sault St. Marie.

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