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Eugene Simoneau
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
Country: French GuianaGUF,FranceFRA
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.

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