Cecile Dionne, one of the world’s fame dionne quintules, died myArlier this week after a long illness. She was 91 years old.
His death, in a hospital in Montreal, was confirmed by Carlo Tarini, a former family spokesman.
The Dionne quintulets became a global feeling after their birth in a small loghyousse outside Corbeil, Ontario, on May 28, 1934. Born prematurely, it was believed that they were the first quintulets to survive last childhood.
He sisters They were a source of fascination at a time when multiple births were rare, and their lives were not easy.
“A symbol of an era marked by wonder, controversy and exploitation, lived his life with quiet dignity, exemplary discretion and soft humor, despite the difficulties of an childhood lived in the public eye.” read His obituary, shared by Tarini.
“Leave family members behind, close friends and innumerable Canadians who continue to remember with emotion the extraordinary story of the ‘Quintulets Dionne'”.
Cecile’s sister, Annette Dionne, It is the only surviving quintuplet.
The Ontario government eliminated the quintillizos of his family when they were only four months. The province considered that his parents were not suitable after accepting them in the Chicago Wfrom orld Fair (although then changed their minds).
In government care, the sisters moved to a special nursery and an observatory called Quintland, with visualization times scheduled for the public.
In Quintland, the girls were treated by a team of nurses and were exhibited for thousands of curious tourists.
The parents of the girls, Oliva and Elizire Dionne, won them when they were nine years after a bitter battle of custody, although their experience with them was also difficult. In past interviews, some of the sisters claimed that their father was abusive.
In 1998, the three surviving sisters received an apology and a $ 4 million agreement of the Ontario government for their role in the mismanagement of a fiduciary fund for supporting them.
In a 2017 interview with CBC, while fighting to preserve his childhood home, Cecile reflected on the challenges faced by the quintuplets.
“We went through many things,” he said, explaining that although Annette and Annette have some good memories of Quintland, it was not a way for children to grow.
“We don’t feel free,” he said. “It is not normal for a human to be observed all the time.”
