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in Paris and pursued a Cordon Bleu cooking course at the same
time. Between 1971 and 1981, she worked with the U.S. Department
of State as a political analyst, Consul to Oran (Algeria), and
was subsequently program director at the U.S. National Commission
for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
From 1981 to 1987 she was special project consultant for the
Royal Commission on the Canadian Economy ('The MacDonald Commission')
and the Canadian Minister of Health and Welfare. Between 1989 and
1994, she was Executive Director of the Young Women's Christian
Association in Montreal. From 1994 until 2003, she was Executive
Director of the World Federation of Hemophilia. Line became the
friend and counselor to many people at and associated with World
Federation of Hemophilia in many countries in the world and her
impeccable fluency in English, French,and Spanish was a great
asset. From May, 2003 to late 2005, she helped establish a patient-based,
not-for-profit organization in the U.S., The National Alliance
for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia, as its Executive Director.
Line enjoyed working her showpiece garden at her country house
near Mansonville. She had a completely catholic taste in music,
was fascinated by astronomy and exploits in outer and inner space.
Line will be remembered for her great intelligence, certainly,
but also for her compassion and quiet - but sometimes outrageous
- sense of humour. Line was without doubt the Renaissance Woman.
Family and Friends, worldwide, will miss her. We wish to thank
the Griffith McConnell Home, the Montreal Neurological Hospital
and the centre local de services communautaires Métro for all
their help not only to Line, but to us as well. There will be
a memorial service for