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| − | + | -->'''Alexina St-Pierre Loyer''' (21 November 1907 – 22 May 2020) was a Canadian [[supercentenarian]] who, at the age of 112, is the [[List of oldest people with COVID-19|oldest known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic]] as of September 2020. Her age was validated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]] on 11 December 2019. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Alexina St-Pierre Loyer was born on 21 November 1907 in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. She was born in to a farming family, and had 16 siblings, all of whom she outlived except for one brother, Raymond. She grew up near Bic National Park in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec. |
Alexina St-Pierre Loyer was born on 21 November 1907 in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. She was born in to a farming family, and had 16 siblings, all of whom she outlived except for one brother, Raymond. She grew up near Bic National Park in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec. |
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+ | St-Pierre Loyer worked as a teacher for 41 years, firstly in Bas-Saint-Laurent before moving to Greater Montreal, Quebec in the 1940s. In 1949, she married Lucien Loyer. The couple had no children, and were married until Lucien's death in either 1999 or 2004 (sources differ). |
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| + | After her husband's death, St-Pierre Loyer moved to Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec to be near her sister, Berthille. She lived in a retirement home, and from 2010 onward she benefitted from a program that allowed her to live in her apartment rent-free. In November 2017, she celebrated her 110th birthday and received a certificate from the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | Alexina_St-Pierre_Loyer_107.jpg|St-Pierre Loyer at the age of 107 |
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| + | Alexina_St-Pierre_Loyer_109_Nov2017.jpg|St-Pierre Loyer in November 2017, shortly before her 110th birthday |
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| + | Alexina_St-Pierre_Loyer_2019.png|St-Pierre Loyer in the last year of her life, alongside her nephew, Marcel Loyer |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| + | *[http://journalmetro.com/local/pointe-aux-trembles-montreal-est/actualites/680861/107e-anniversaire-dune-residente-de-pointe-aux-trembles/ 107e anniversaire d’une résidente de Pointe-aux-Trembles] Métro, 5 December 2014 |
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| − | *[http://www.vivreenresidence.com/blogue/residente-pointe-aux-trembles-residence-soleil-109-ans/ Une résidente de Pointe-aux-Trembles a fêté ses 109 ans!] |
+ | *[http://www.vivreenresidence.com/blogue/residente-pointe-aux-trembles-residence-soleil-109-ans/ Une résidente de Pointe-aux-Trembles a fêté ses 109 ans!] Vivre en Residénce, 10 February 2017 |
| − | *[http://journalmetro.com/local/pointe-aux-trembles-montreal-est/actualites/ |
+ | *[http://journalmetro.com/local/pointe-aux-trembles-montreal-est/actualites/1223505/son-message-a-presque-110-ans-aimez-vous-les-uns-et-les-autres/ Son message à presque 110 ans: «aimez-vous les uns et les autres»] Métro, 7 November 2017 |
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| − | *[http://journalmetro.com/local/pointe-aux-trembles-montreal-est/actualites/1223505/son-message-a-presque-110-ans-aimez-vous-les-uns-et-les-autres/ Son message à presque 110 ans: «aimez-vous les uns et les autres»] |
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| − | *[https://residencessoleil.ca/nouveautes/quoi-de-neuf/des-centenaires-et-supercentenaires-en-residence-autonome Mme St-Pierre Loyer célébrera son 111e anniversaire de naissance!] |
+ | *[https://residencessoleil.ca/nouveautes/quoi-de-neuf/des-centenaires-et-supercentenaires-en-residence-autonome Mme St-Pierre Loyer célébrera son 111e anniversaire de naissance!] Les Résidences Soleil, 2018 |
| − | *[https://monjoliette.com/alexina-st-pierre-loyer-emportee-par-la-covid-19-a-112-ans/ Alexina St-Pierre Loyer, emportée par la Covid-19 à 112 ans] |
+ | *[https://monjoliette.com/alexina-st-pierre-loyer-emportee-par-la-covid-19-a-112-ans/ Alexina St-Pierre Loyer, emportée par la Covid-19 à 112 ans] Mon Joliette, 28 May 2020 |
| + | *[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/05/28/fauchee-par-la-covid-19-a-112-ans Fauchée par la COVID-19 à 112 ans] Le Journal de Montréal, 28 May 2020 |
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| − | *[https://www.laction.com/avis-de-deces/alexina-st-pierre-loyer Obituary] |
+ | *[https://www.laction.com/avis-de-deces/alexina-st-pierre-loyer Alexina St-Pierre Loyer Obituary] L'Action |
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Revision as of 11:09, 16 October 2020
| Alexina St-Pierre Loyer | |
 St-Pierre Loyer at the age of 109 | |
| Birth: | 21 November 1907 Rimouski, Quebec, Canada |
| Death: | 22 May 2020 Joliette, Quebec, Canada |
| Age: | 112 years, 183 days |
| Country: |  CAN
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Alexina St-Pierre Loyer (21 November 1907 – 22 May 2020) was a Canadian supercentenarian who, at the age of 112, is the oldest known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic as of September 2020. Her age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 11 December 2019.
Biography
Early Life
Alexina St-Pierre Loyer was born on 21 November 1907 in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. She was born in to a farming family, and had 16 siblings, all of whom she outlived except for one brother, Raymond. She grew up near Bic National Park in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
St-Pierre Loyer worked as a teacher for 41 years, firstly in Bas-Saint-Laurent before moving to Greater Montreal, Quebec in the 1940s. In 1949, she married Lucien Loyer. The couple had no children, and were married until Lucien's death in either 1999 or 2004 (sources differ).
Later Life
After her husband's death, St-Pierre Loyer moved to Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec to be near her sister, Berthille. She lived in a retirement home, and from 2010 onward she benefitted from a program that allowed her to live in her apartment rent-free. In November 2017, she celebrated her 110th birthday and received a certificate from the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau.
St-Pierre Loyer died of complications associated with COVID-19 in Joliette, Quebec, Canada on 22 May 2020 at the age of 112 years, 183 days. She reportedly remained lucid until her final two weeks. At 112, she was one of the oldest known victims of the coronavirus pandemic.
Gallery
St-Pierre Loyer at the age of 107
St-Pierre Loyer in November 2017, shortly before her 110th birthday
St-Pierre Loyer in the last year of her life, alongside her nephew, Marcel Loyer
References
- 107e anniversaire d’une résidente de Pointe-aux-Trembles Métro, 5 December 2014
- Une résidente de Pointe-aux-Trembles a fêté ses 109 ans! Vivre en Residénce, 10 February 2017
- Son message à presque 110 ans: «aimez-vous les uns et les autres» Métro, 7 November 2017
- Une super-centenaire aux Résidences Soleil! Vivre en Residénce, 9 November 2017
- Mme St-Pierre Loyer célébrera son 111e anniversaire de naissance! Les Résidences Soleil, 2018
- Alexina St-Pierre Loyer, emportée par la Covid-19 à 112 ans Mon Joliette, 28 May 2020
- Fauchée par la COVID-19 à 112 ans Le Journal de Montréal, 28 May 2020
- Alexina St-Pierre Loyer Obituary L'Action