Thérèse Dion

Thérèse Dion
Born	Thérèse Tanguay March 20, 1927 Saint-Bernard-des-Lacs, Quebec
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	1954 -1992
Spouse(s)	Adhémar-Charles Dion (deceased)
Children	14; including Celine Dion

Thérèse Tanguay Dion, MSM (born March 20, 1927), popularly known as Maman Dion, is a Québécois television personality, and the mother of singer Céline Dion.

She was born on the Gaspé Peninsula, in Saint-Bernard-des-Lacs, Quebec, as was her late husband, Adhémar-Charles Dion. Her parents were Antoinette (née Sergerie) and Laureat Achille Tanguay.^[1]

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.^[2] She is also a sponsor of the Fondation Maman Dion, an educational foundation which provides school supplies, clothing and eyewear to underprivileged children.^[3]

References

1. Germain, G.H. (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography of Céline Dion. Dundurn Press. p. 26. ISBN 9781550023183. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
2. "Maman Dion puts own brand of sizzle into cooking show". National Post, September 8, 1999.
3. "Golfers do good; Maman Dion's Foundation Fights High School Dropout Rate". Montreal Gazette, July 27, 2008.

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