It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Raymond Wilfred Doucet, 76, of Ch\u00e9ticamp, NS. He passed peacefully on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Sacred Heart Community Health Centre in Ch\u00e9ticamp after a year of kidney dialysis and a recent battle with cancer.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Marie Stella (Deveau), son Kevin (Jeannette), daughter Darlene, granddaughter Annette; sisters, Marie (late Freddie), Dora (Edgar), Rosella (Steve), Stella (Blair); brothers, Isadore (Delina), Dennis (Bertha) and Daniel (Marcella) as well as 22 nieces and nephews, sisters-in-law Lorraine Deveau and Diane (late Marcel) Cormier.<\/p>\n
He was predeceased by son Wendell, parents Arthur and Margaret (LeBlanc) Doucet, in-laws Joseph and Marie (Chiasson) Deveau, brothers-in-law Freddie LeBlanc (Marie) and Irvin Deveau (Marie-Catherine).<\/p>\n
Raymond was first and foremost a family man and a community man. Many family members from Margaree were thankful they could seek refuge at Raymond\u2019s home while working in Ch\u00e9ticamp. Kids gravitated to him, whether it was the nieces and nephews or the kids that visited the Co-op with their parents. He was the candy man to them. Raymond understood early in his career that community and co-operation worked hand in hand. He was manager of the Cheticamp Co-op for 40 years and was responsible for growing a small grocery store into a multi-million-dollar grocery, hardware and building supply co-operative with a funeral home. He knew the value of a community owning and controlling its economy. He devoted his time to countless community organizations over his life. He was proud of his work with dozens of community groups but especially his work with le Conseil Coop\u00e9ratif Acadien de la Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse and sub-committees of the Conseil Paroissial de la Paroisse Saint-Pierre.<\/p>\n
He was a wise man of few words but when he did speak, he had something to say that was worth hearing. He was a kind and gentle man although an imposing figure in his time. He grew up on Arsenault Hill in Margaree and borrowed money from his father to court a girl from Ch\u00e9ticamp. He and Marie Stella were married 55 years.<\/p>\n
He was a visionary. His Co-op family was immense across Atlantic Canada. He even went to Spain to learn about co-operatives around the world.<\/p>\n
He was a great father and cherished his granddaughter. He was known as \u201cUncle Raymond\u201d to generations of Doucet kids and as \u201cRaymond from the Co-op\u201d. He touched many lives.<\/p>\n
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Raymond can be made to \u201cParoisse Saint-Pierre \u2013 Sauvons notre \u00c9glise\u201d fund, the Sacred Heart Hospital Charitable Foundation or a charity of your choice.<\/p>\n
Family viewing will take place on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 followed by funeral mass at 3 p.m. at \u00c9glise Saint-Pierre in Ch\u00e9ticamp with Father Pierre Antoine St-Cyr officiating. Burial in parish cemetery. Due to covid-19, family and invited guests only.<\/p>\n
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