Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to honour and remember a constituent from Fort Simpson, Ms. Susan Marie Deneyoua. Susan passed away on December 16, 2020. I would like to thank her niece, Sharen Mandeville, and her sister for helping me put this together.

Susan was born on January 10, 1966, to Henry and Bella Deneyoua. She was to celebrate her 55^th birthday this year. Susan had four brothers and five sisters. She went to school at Bompas Hall and TSS. Susan was a hard worker all her life. Growing up, her mom would ask her to sew, even though she was left-handed. She had a hard time holding thread, but she was ambitious and very determined. She enjoyed sewing uppers for others. She was one of the lucky ones who was taught the proper way of tanning a moose hide by her mother and father. It was hard work for her parents to scrape and twist the moose hide, and she was right there helping them.

She has a son, his name is Brandon, who I had the pleasure of coaching. Brandon and Nelsonia Lacorne blessed Susan with a grandson, Branson, who is now three years old. She cherished and loved her grandson a lot. She loved the outdoors. Picking berries was her favourite in the fall. Susan and her niece Sharen would get buckets full of berries and compete with each other.

Susan met Rufus Sanguez from Jean Marie River, and they worked together doing contract work at Sambaa Ke Park in the summers, also cutting and hauling wood. She was a very hard worker and couldn't sit down very long. She loved cooking and washing and hanging clothes outside. She used a thing called a wringer washer, can you believe that, still to this day.

There are so many fond memories of Susan. Her niece shared memories of them cruising around in her truck, and she would be teasing her. She'd slap her leg and say "how sick" and burst out laughing. Her laughter was infectious, and they'd laugh till they both said their stomach was sore. I had the pleasure of talking to Susan numerous times and she spoke her mind, and she was always about the people. Mr. Speaker, with deep regret, I will have to say that Susan will be sadly missed by us all. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.