Marie Rose (Mimy) Rigueur, 74, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts after a long courageous battle with cancer.
FiFi, as she was affectionately known, was born on April 17, 1948 in Ca-Ira Leogane, Haiti, to the late Dominique Martin and Clercina Marthe Mimy. She grew up as the youngest child surrounded by her older sister Giselle Eveillard and older brother Edner Mimy.
She first married Jean Ernst Abellard in Leogane before moving together to the United States in 1973. After many years, she was married to Pressoir Rigueur who became her life companion until his death in 2020. In 2004, FiFi had decided to move to New Bedford, Massachusetts in search of a better life.
While in New York, FiFi, a devoted mother, truly lived life to the fullest through simple daily pleasures, working, partying and constantly socializing with friends and family. She enjoyed making organizing weekend bus trips to Atlantic City "Cling Cling," so famously called by her in reference to the slots machines with their incessant exciting sounds. She also loved playing bingo making it as a family outing.
She will be remembered for her passion for life and her fearless fiery spirit that served to strengthen other people around her throughout her whole life. Her long aggressive cancer battle is a blatant testimony of her strength that manifested all the time regardless of the rapid deterioration of her health.
Marie Rose Mimy Rigueur is survived by her four daughters, Marie Alexandra Abellard-Beaubrun and her husband Gerald, Marie Charlene Abellard, Peggy Abellard and Marie Carline Rigueur; her sister, Giselle Eveillard; 12 grandchildren, John Chery, Gerian Beaubrun, Gerrad Beaubrun, Christopher Pamprin, Sebastien Pamprin, Bill Zephyr, Preston Smith, Mya Smith, Heather George Wray, Jasmine Rigueur, Sarafina Rigueur and Angeleena Rigueur; two great-grandchildren, Makayla Zephyr and Makiya Zephyr; and many nieces, nephews and several loving cousins.
She will be deeply missed by her friends, family and all who knew her.
Family, friends and others whose lives FiFi touched are invited to attend a celebration of her life scheduled for 1:00 pm on September 17, 2022 at Sacred Heart Church, 115-50 221st Street, Cambria Heights, NY to reminisce, grieve and support.