Thérèse Tanguay-Dion (néeTanguay; 20 March 1927 – 17 January 2020), popularly known as "Maman Dion" (French for 'Mommy Dion'), was a Canadian television personality and the mother of singer Celine Dion.
Life
Born on the Gaspé Peninsula in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec (as was her husband, Adhémar-Charles Dion),[1] her parents were Antoinette (née Sergerie) and Laureat Achille Tanguay.[2]
Already well known in Quebec as a stage mother involved in her daughter's career, she later launched her own line of food products, *Pâtés de Maman Dion*, and became host of a cooking show for TVA in 1999.[3][4] She was also a sponsor of the Fondation Maman Dion, founded in 2006,[5] an educational foundation providing school supplies, clothing, and eyewear to underprivileged children.[6]
After several months of health issues, Thérèse Tanguay-Dion died at her home in the Saint-Rose neighbourhood of Laval on 17 January 2020, at the age of 92.[8][9]
