QUEBEC CITY, Canada — Jacqueline Gousse passed away in Quebec City, Canada, Dec. 26, following a short, but fatal illness.

She was born in Lewiston, May 15, 1935, the only child of Annie (Langlais) and Ernest Gousse. Jacqueline attended Ave Maria School in Sabattus and St. Dominic High School in Lewiston. In high school, she was particularly active and successful on the debating team. She pursued her studies in Canada, graduating with a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Quebec City’s Laval University.

She than taught French in Skowhegan and Gardiner, as well as at the Lewiston school then known as Jordan School. While in Lewiston, she was often a guest on WCOU’s French program on Sunday, supporting and contributing to the Franco-American Culture of her heritage.

In 1970, she moved to Quebec City and started an illustrious career teaching English until 1995. She was part of the IB Programme (an international school in Ste.-Foy, Quebec) where she taught grades seven, eight and nine. She was a dynamic and engaging teacher, fair and caring. She traveled to the states and Canada with her students a number of times.

She was a lover of learning, sharing her passion with her students and encouraging them to have confidence in themselves. To family, she was a caring and devoted daughter, granddaughter, niece and cousin.

She was a voracious reader on all topics — biographies, novels and current affairs. While her students will remember the teacher who encouraged their growth and learning, friends and family members will remember and miss her love of life — whether she was traveling, shopping, cooking or gardening her crop of tomatoes.

She is survived by her partner, Armand; and her cousins, Hurd and Pelletier: Geraldine (Hurd) and husband, Ralph Moore, Bangor, Dick Hurd and wife, Mary Lou, Auburn, Bob Hurd and wife, Nancy, Auburn, Shield (Hurd) and husband, Jim Wheaton, Williamsburg, Va., Donald Pelletier and wife, Liane, Lewiston and Claudette (Pelletier) and husband, Lucien Philippon, Southborough, Mass.

She will be remembered and missed by those whose lives she touched and enriched.