Our
Lady of Consolata,Montreal, Qc- Born September 18,1955, from Italian
parents Costanzo Antonio Fiore, arrived from Italy, August 15th,1949
and Lucia De Michele Fiore, married by distance on April 26th,1954, arrived from Italy November 6th, 1954, to my father,
then Father Azzolino blessed their official wedding vows at church. I
was baptized by Father Azzolini. I received my First Holy Communion
and Confirmation, April 20th ,1962 by Monsignor Cardinal
Paul Emile Léger. I am the 1st born of 7 children. Maria,
Leonardo, Elena, Pasqualina(Lina)-died August 11th,1994-mother
of 3 boys), Giovanni, and Antonietta.
Met
my husband Ronald Pilon, at youth social evening dance downstairs the
church hall, he was invited for my sister’s birthday on December
8th, 1973. We got engaged, Saturday, September 20th,1975, by Father Aventino.
My
husband Ronald Pilon was born on September 17,1955 in North Bay, ON,
from Jacqueline Cuerrier and Charles August Pilon he is # 4 son of 5
children, Denis, Alain, Christine, Ronald, Lorraine. Him and his mom
came back to Montreal from Ontario, in 1965 at the age of 10 to live
with their relatives here because his father left for another women,
then lived over his mom's parents, 6914-6916-6918 De La Roche st.,
Montreal, QC H2S 2E4 until they passed and his mother bought that
house with the inheritance while raising her 5 children all by
herself.
We
have attended the per-marriage courses the Catholic Center, at the
St. Patrick`s Church, downtown, Montreal, Qc, 1975-1976. We got
Married at this Parish Saturday June 19th,1976 by Father
Franco Coco. Maried for 36 years. I gave birth to beautiful loving son Jacques Alexander
Pilon, on November 25th,1982 at St. Mary's hospital, it
is the same hospital where my mom gave birth to me.
Father
Herman Crespi was all the step of the way to help my family while he
was the church pastor at that time for over 20 years. Where I also
followed the prayer groups with adults and youth group.
My
father was converted by some of his work Italian friends to the
Pentecostal Religion, this was in 1969 ,this when I was at the age
14. He never told my mother about it until he decided to tell her,
and the never ending problems started at home. My mom had hope that
one day he will come back to our Faith. She was always attending
church especially when we were all grown kids, that she joined the
weekly Monday's prayer group at Our Lady of Consolata with Father
Herman Crespi. He went with my mom to week-end in Toronto Congres
with Father Crespi, He was converted back officially in 1986 after
attending the World Wide Marriage Encounter with Father Herman
Crespi.
My
father lived 8 years after his conversion back to the Catholic faith
and he died on January 19, 1994 of general cancer. That year I also
lost my sister # 4 Pasqualina (Lina) Fiore Sanseverino, whom died on
August 11th,1994. We had 3 funerals within 18 months that
year, where my mom lost her mom at the age of 82, June 6th,
1993 she died of old age but was stricken with diabetes for over 20
years with insulin injected by my aunt twice a day.
Met
Sister Michelina Bertone, from the Sisters of St.Anne, where she
also grew up in my neighborhood, met her parents and brother. I
attended her prayer groups at Our Lady of Consolata and she also came
to a prayer evening held with my family at my house when I lived at
6914 De La Roche st., Montreal, QC H2S 2E4. She also got me involved
to walk the for about 7 consecutive years the Good Friday Passion,
from the Ste. Cecile Church to the Notre Dame Basilica.
Met Father Malcolm
Smith(Missionaries
of Africa - White Fathers), with Father
Ivan Bradavica, with the World Wide Marriage Encounter meetings at
the St. Nicholas Tavolic Church, TMR, QC. We have encountered and
renewed our Marriage Wows, the last week-end of September, 1985, with
Father Ivan Bradavica (Croatian Franciscan Priest), where I also met
Diana and Joe Belizzi on our week-end, the sponsor was Mr.& Mrs
Wheeler.
On
June 1986, we served and helped at the WWME Congres week-end, which
was held at the Montreal North Arena and the Marie Victoren College,
Montreal North, QC. We hosted at my house a couple from Vermont, US.
This was with Cardinal Paul Gregoire.
A
little after our WWME, my husband Ronald and I were invited to a
couples special meeting , held at the Grand Seminary on Sherbrooke
st. Montreal, QC, where Bishop Leonard Crowley has blessed every
couple's hands.
Met
Father Emilien Tardif, October 13th, 1985 at Francesca
Cabrini School, where my mom was attending the annual Congress, we
picked her up at the end of this week-end meeting, after this I began
to follow more deeply in the Renewal of my Faith.
I
attend the 7 sessions seminar of the Renewal in the Holy Spirit,
titled “Life In The Spirit” which was to complete, my renewal of my
promises in the Catholic faith was confirmed December 8th,
1985.
I
joined Les Groupes De Vie Mariales September, 1986 with Father Guy
Ménard. These meetings were held downstairs the Church O Gésu,
downtown, Montreal, QC, where I had the pre-consecration upstairs in
the same church, these courses were all in the French language. After
my 4 years were completed, I was consecrated to Mother Mary, at the
Église St. Pierre downtown, Montreal, QC, on June,1990.
I
have attended the ordination of two priests, Father Umberto Ranieri
and Father Frank Leo.
I
've also worked at a private school to help the sisters at the
school's daycare at: Agostino Roscelli, 11960 Acadie Boul.Montreal,
QC, this was a temporary position. They have allowed Alexander to
attend, pre-school with Sister Maria Donato while I was working
there. They are the Sisters of the Immaculate Mary. They have thought
me a lot while serving with them. This was 1987-1988. I used to
attend their Monday nights prayer evenings, that was the time when I
was growing to know more about our Blessed Mother Mary Ever Virgin.
This in the time before my consecration to Mother Mary the Mother of
God.
Now is Ronald Pilon's the Final Frontier back home to the hands of God our Savior.
Born Setpember 17,1955 to December 26th, 2012=57 years old.
Ronald Pilon husband of
Maria Fiore Pilon, son Alexander Pilon, died of sudden death the
heart stopped on December 26, 2012.
Funeral service at the
Funeral Home Alfred Dallaire/Memoria,1120, rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal, (Quebec) H2R 1V9, took place on December 27, 2012.
Funeral church service at
Our Lady of Consolata Parish,1700, rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal
(Quebec) H2E 1T2, took place on December 28, 2012, and then we
followed to the Cemetery Notre Dames des Neiges for the temporary
burial at the NNDN Cemetery's Chapel the same day.
I and the family had to go
back on January 2,2013 to complete the burial, he is buried over his
grandparents, because they do not bury during the Holidays.
Sincerely yours,
Maria Fiore Pilon
St. Faustina
