René Angélil: January 14
Celine Dion was by her beloved husband René Angélil’s side when he passed away after losing his battle with cancer. The 73-year-old had fought the disease for 16 years.
A few days after his death, Celine paid an emotional tribute to René; the devoted couple were married for 21 years and had three children together, René-Charles, Nelson and Eddy.
"He will be remembered as a gentle man, generous and kind, an unprecedented visionary, a modern Pygmalion, a Renaissance man," she wrote on Facebook. "All who had the privilege of knowing him and of working closely with him, whether personally or professionally, salute a leader and a man of great intelligence and wisdom."
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