Rejeanne Ducatel

Her Life Story Rejeanne Ducatel, 70 Years old, was born in Letiro-Limbe on November 3, 2023, and died at Memorial Regional Hospital in Miami on October 8, 2023. She went to school at Lombard and then moved to Cap- Haitian where she learned to sew at Mme Osee School and became a seamstress. She was an active member of the first Baptist church of Cap- Haitian. Member of the great choir (membre de la grande chorale de la premiere église Baptiste du Cap- Haïtien de la rue 14 K). Member of the group-2 prayer. She raised her brothers and seven children from her sisters. She met the father of her daughters: Ulrick Preval in Cap- Haitian. They have two daughters: Her firstborn Youveline Preval and the second one Kettenie Flore Preval both married and living in the United States. She was proud to be a grandmother but didn’t have the chance to live the great experience of being a grandparent to the fullest. She was a single mother. She was the strictest, meanest, and disciplined person with a great heart. She treated everybody like a family member. Nobody was allowed to mess up around her. Everybody called her “Aunty Assez” – “Tante Assez”. Even with her temper, she was respected by all her family members and her neighbors. Short story: After everybody went to make their way in the world, she lived with her two daughters and her cats. When the girls were little, she didn’t leave them in the care of anyone outside of herself. Her children never left her watchful eye. So, daily activities, like going to the market, were achieved as a group. She would put the girls inside an empty box of merchandise, so they could all spend the day together. She never wanted anyone to have an ill word to say against. He children, or for the children themselves to find themselves in a situation they couldn’t get out of. As the children got older she permitted them to stay at home, but she returned to check and feed them and then would leave again. She loved her cats and they loved her. She was often refered to as “manman chat”. She used to talk with them like you would a dog. They slept in her bed and followed her everywhere. Even if she must travel to Limbé, she will put them in her suitcase or bag, never putting a string around their neck. Cats from her neighbors leave their house to come to live with her. One day, one of her cats died she cried like a baby and asked to bury him not to throw it away. She was an entrepreneur; she was running her own business selling used shoes (pêpê). Everyone who knew Rejeanne Ducatel knew how much she loved business, church, prayer, and her family. She loved Ice cream and TV shows. When she was in her good days, she would make jokes and make everybody laugh. Rejeanne Ducatel will always be remembered for her sense of humor, and the way she disciplined everybody. We couldn’t have asked for a better mother, sister, aunt, or friend. We will miss her every day. Her memory will live in the hearts of all those who love her.

Rejeanne Ducatel

November 3, 1952 - October 8, 2023

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