Eugene Simoneau | |
![]() Simoneau on his 100th birthday in 2017. | |
Birth: | 22 April 1917 Cayenne, French Guiana |
Death: | 17 April 2022 Cayenne, French Guiana |
Age: | 104 years, 360 days |
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Centenarian |
Luc Eugene Simoneau [French: Eugène] (22 April 1917 – 17 April 2022) was a French Guianese centenarian who was the oldest known living person born in French Guiana, and the oldest known living man in French Guiana at the time of his death. He was also the third-oldest known living person in French Guiana, behind Marie-Louise Rochambeau and Louise Chailloux.
Biography[]
Eugene Simoneau was born in Cayenne, French Guiana on 22 April 1917, the son of Louis Simoneau (1877–1922) and Raphaelle Galatee (1887–1960). He had a sister, Lucie, who died in 2004 at the age of 89, and also a half-brother and two half-sisters.
When speaking about his youth, Simoneau tells his family that it was "a time when the houses still were open, when everybody knew each other."
Simoneau married Claire du Boulay (1917–1957), and had 5 children: Nicole, Marie-Helene, Simone, Jean-Claude and Monique. As of April 2017, they gave him 11 grandchildren (including Cedric) and seven great-grandchildren. He worked as an attaché of prefecture during 45 years.
In April 2017, Simoneau celebrated his 100th birthday with his family and his former colleagues. He was made an honorary citizen of Cayenne. At the time, he was still watching the news in his country, recently marked by the 2017 social unrest. He said: "They are right. I followed all of it at radio, and if I were sturdy, I would have gone with them."
Following the death of 104-year-old Eudora Caberia on 22 March 2021, Simoneau became the oldest known living person born in French Guiana.
Simoneau died in Cayenne, French Guiana, on 17 April 2022, at the age of 104 years, 360 days.
References[]
- Eugène SIMONEAU Geneanet
- Interiale mutuelle prend ses quartiers à Cayenne France-Guyane, 22 November 2016
- Eugène Simoneau, un nouveau centenaire en Guyane Guyane La 1ère, 25 April 2017
- Anniversaire : Eugène Simoneau centenaire Youtube (Guyane la 1ère), 25 April 2017
- Qui est la personne la plus âgée de Guyane Les Centenaires Français, 28 December 2021
- Eugène "Géno" Simoneau tire sa révérence à l'âge de 105 ans France-Guyane, 20 April 2022
- Un doyen de la Guyane s'en est allé : Eugène Simoneau allait avoir 105 ans Guyane La 1ère, 21 April 2022