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Décès d'Yvonne de Chazal, ma mère.


Ma mère, Yvonne, Nelly de Chazal nous a quittés ce 28 janvier 2012, surprise dans son sommeil. Elle allait avoir 96 ans. Née à Tananarive, Madagascar, le 16 juillet 1916, elle avait quitté son pays natal en 1960 pour aller avec mon père vivre en France. Depuis une dizaine d'années elle était atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer.

Elle reposera désormais aux côtés de mon père, dans le petit cimetière de Mont Saint Aignan, près de Rouen.

Nous n'oublierons jamais la mère, la grand-mère toujours attentionnée, dévouée, tendre, discrète et profondément croyante.

Jean-Pierre, Anny, Sydney et Thibault


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We regret to inform you of the passing of Michael Foord in Durban South Africa. He was a very nice man that made us feel welcome in his home and our deepest condolences go out to his wife Carey and their family.










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 Message Added: September 12, 2008 

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Marie-Claire Broomhead has passed away (New Zealand)

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Julien Anthony Richard:

Youngest child of Richard de Chazal and Gisele de Carcenac.

He was born on 13^th July 1945 in Floral , Mauritius . He went to the USA to study at The Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge . He obtained a B.Sc. in business administration. He is a bachelor and lives in Australia .

This is a translation of Julien’s entry in the “Dictionaire” in which every de Chazal and many of the de Chazal girls are recorded. Julien has now passed into the next world (6^th or 7^th Feb 2008 ).

Julien was a private person and as he lived in Australia , so far from Europe , he was able to keep his life from us. He had a good job which he enjoyed and was able to retire at an early age. It was with some surprise and delight that I met him again at the de Chazal reunion held in Charlotte NC. The sense of humour that I remembered from our early days in Mauritius was still with him.

Julien was good at entertaining and he had an excellent cellar in which he took much pride. Soon after retirement he was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors did a great deal for him but he did not have any faith in them. He was able to be at his nephew Richard’s wedding to Paula in Madrid , join the de Chazal reunions in South America and again in France last year. At Rochefuret he was ill and gradually fading and no doubt knew that this was his farewell to the family. It was sad to see him going in this way but we were proud of his fight and his courage of coming to say goodbye---not in so many words, but goodbye nevertheless.

He is really the first of this generation to have lived a life to retirement and then die through ill health; it brings our mortality into focus. His wine cellar is no more: he and his friends drank it with pleasure some years ago when he knew that he would not live to be able to enjoy it for much longer. Julien is not with us anymore but we celebrate his life with us and rejoice that he will find health and joy in the next world.

Julien is survived by his sister Francoise ( England ) and three brothers, Bertrand

( Mauritius ), Denis ( Canada ) and Paul ( France ).

Christopher de Chazal

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DISPARITION  A PERIGUEUX (FRANCE) DE GILBERTE DE CHAZAL, EPOUSE TONDRE , LE 2 FEVRIER 2008. ELLE AVAIT 98 ANS. Giberte de Chazal (1909-2008) < Olivier de Chazal (1872-1937) > Evenor de Chazal (1838-1898)< Edmond de chazal (1809-1879)

Soeur de mon père, elle était la dernière de sa géneration. Sa joie de vivre et son énergie étaient communicatives; elle avait appris très jeune à jouer du violon et performait pour le plaisir de tous les Tamataviens; Elle a tout au long de sa vie partagé sa joie de vivre, sa bonne humeur,et son amour de la musique; Très active et dynamique, elle aimait la danse, les jeux de cartes et les voyages. Femme énergique, elle a toujours fait face aux imprevus de la vie, et a surmonté avec courage la perte de son époux ainsi que de son fils ainé, tous deux disparus dans un accident de voiture. Elle avait presque 100 ans. Jean-Pierre de Chazal Message Added: February 10, 2008

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Décès à Maurice de Lise (Lily) Vigier de Latour. Lily (1916-2007)>Edouard de Chazal (1864-1930)>Auguste de Chazal (1841-1910) Ce matin j'ai assisté aux funérailles de ma grande tante, Lili Vigier de Latour. C'est la soeur de mon grand père Roger de Chazal. C'était une femme extraordinaire, avec une joie de vivre incroyable et un coeur en or. Elle restera toujours bien vivante dans nos coeurs. C'était la dernière de cette génération! Patricia Koenig   Avec Lily disparaît un personnage chaleureux, pétillant et généreux et une partie de la mémoire vivante de notre famille. Je l'avais rencontrée à Maurice lors du Chazfest et avais été subjugué par sa personnalité. Jean-Pierre de Chazal Message Added: November 6, 2007

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The Communication of Richard Dold.

My uncle Richard Edmond (viz. Dick) Rouillard died on Tuesday in his 80th year.  Dick was a grandson of Edmee de Chazal and my mother's half brother; was the last of her siblings to pass away.

Richard Dold, Colette (Dick's Daughter), and Dick Rouillard

Message Added: September 15, 2007

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Death of John Robert de Chazal

John Robert de Chazal of Sydling St Nicholas Dorset UK died on 23rd March aged 91. Father of Helen, Claire with Winnifred,and Anthony and Edward with Nancy Anthony de Chazal  The Reverend John Robert de Chazal February 19th 1916 to February 23rd 2007 John>René>Pierre Edmond (who married his first cousin Lucie)> Joseph Antoine Edmond

John’s funeral took place in the local church of the village of Sydling-St- Nicholas in the beautiful county of Dorset.  The church was packed and latecomers were left standing.

John was universally admired for his honesty, integrity, steadfastness and generousity. He treated everyone whatever their background or circumstances with equal respect.

The address was given by John’s wife, The Rev Nancy de Chazal, who spoke of their first meeting in Jerusalem.

John’s earlier years as a Police Inspector in India was not emphasised at his funeral. Much of this period is written about in his book “Sunset of The Raj”. There is no doubt that he experienced a very special period of history relative to England and India.

John was buried in the church grounds in a very beautiful setting. The sun shone. The reception was held in the village hall and the family ended the day with sherry, tea and cakes in Lavender Cottage; John’s and Nancy’s home. All these locations are within yards of each other.

John will be greatly missed by his wife, four children, eight grand children and two great grand children.

 

Christopher de Chazal

Message Added: March 11, 2007

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Louise de Chazal s'en est allee le 18 novembre. Texte de Georges ROBERT

From left to the right :
 

Louise de Chazal est née le 29 novembre 1913 à Villa Sylvain, la maison familiale curepipienne de ses parents Edgar et Emma.  Elle était la onzième enfant et la dernière fille d'une famille de 13 enfants et elle a été la dernière à s'en aller, le 18 novembre 2006.

 
Elle n'était pas mariée et s'est beaucoup intéressée et dévouée, alors qu'elle était jeune, à l'éducation de ses neveux qui, en periode scolaire habitaient Villa Sylvain, afin d'avoir accès aux écoles de Curepipe.  Elle les chaperonnait à l'occasion, ce qui faisait sa nièce Elaine Hart dire qu'elle était "la gardienne des vertus de la famille Chazal".
 
Pendant la guerre elle a servi la cause de la liberté dans le "Civil Defence".  Après la guerre, elle est partie pour l'Afrique du Sud où elle s'est établie et a travaille, d'abord à Durban puis à Cape Town où elle a passé les cinquante dernières années de sa vie.
 
Elle était tres croyante et tres attachee aux enseignements de la Nouvelle Eglise où elle comptait de nombreux amis.
 
Elle était toujours une joyeuse vivante et se contentait de peu pour être heureuse.  Son neveu Philippe Souchon et sa famille, qui habitent Cape Town, l'ont beaucoup entourée pendant ses dernières années, et ses autres neveux restaient proches d'elle par l'affection, les appels téléphoniques et des visites à l'occasion.

 

 ENGLISH TRANSLATION : CHRISTOPHER DE CHAZAL

 

Louise de Chazal was born on 29th November 1913 at Villa Sylvain in Curepipe, Mauritius, the family home of her parents, Edgar and Emma. She was the eleventh child, and the last daughter, of a family of thirteen children, and is the last one to survive: she died on 18th November 2006. 

 
Louise never married. In her younger days she was much interested and devoted to the education of her nephews and nieces, who, in term time, lived at Villa Sylvain, so as to have access to schooling in Curepipe. She sometimes acted as chaperone to them, leading her niece Elaine Hart saying of her that she was « The Guardian of the Chazal Family Virtue »
 
During World War II she served the allied cause in the Civil Defence Corps. After the war she went to South Africa where she settled and worked, first of all in Durban and subsequently in Cape Town where she spent the final fifty years of her life
 
Louise was a Christian believing in the teachings of Swedenbourg. She had many friends in the New Church.
 
She was always joyful and lively and needed little to be happy. Her nephew Philippe Souchon and his family, who lived in Cape Town, spent many hours with her during her last years, and her other loving nephews and nieces kept close to her through telephone calls and frequent visits.

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ANOTHER SAD MESSAGE:
VIRGINIA TAYLOR HAS PASSED AWAY.

 

It is my sad duty to inform you that Mother died last night in Entabeni Hospital, Durban. I shall be flying out to South Africa shortly.
 

With love and best wishes,
Richard Dold

 Message added: October 2, 2005

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Germaine de Chazal  has passed away     

Je viens vous annoncer le décès de Mummy. Elle s’est éteinte hier à 21H15 dans la maison médicalisée de Meudon où elle séjournait depuis 3 mois. Elle est partie doucement après 5 ans de difficultés, à l’âge de près de 96 ans. Claudine, Henri, Isabelle, Gautier et moi étions avec elle pour sa dernière journée avant son grand départ vers le Seigneur. Nous avons pu beaucoup prier avec elle afin que ce passage se fasse le mieux possible. Nous n’avons aucun doute qu’elle a été très bien accueillie de l’autre côté.

Ayez une pensée affectueuse pour elle.

 Claudine et Tristan

Message added: September 30, 2005