Surrounded by the love of her family, Mrs. Francine Descarries passed away on March 12. This sudden departure leaves in mourning her husband, Robert P. B\u00e9langer, her daughters, Annick and Pascale, her son-in-law, Guy St-Amour, as well as her grandchildren, Guillaume, Lancelot, and Sandrine. <\/p>\n
Daughter of the late Auguste Descarries and the late Marcelle L\u00e9tourneau, sister of the late Michel Descarries (the late Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Landry) and the late Laurent Descarries (Lucie Leroux), she also leaves to mourn her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Andr\u00e9 J. B\u00e9langer and Ghyslaine Guertin, Line B\u00e9langer (the late Maurice Sauv\u00e9), Paul B\u00e9langer and Jocelyne Cloutier, as well as many nephews, nieces, relatives, colleagues, and faithful friends.<\/p>\n
A renowned sociologist and pioneer of feminist sociology, a professor in the Department of Sociology at UQAM from 1986 to 2022, recipient of the Prix du Qu\u00e9bec Marie-Andr\u00e9e-Bertrand, founding member of the Institut de recherches et d\u2019\u00e9tudes f\u00e9ministes (IREF), and instigator of the R\u00e9seau qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois en \u00e9tudes f\u00e9ministes (R\u00e9QEF), for which she served as scientific director, Francine Descarries remains a prominent figure in Quebec feminism. Through her research, writings, and teaching, she played a decisive role in the development of feminist studies and contributed, through her innovative work and commitment, to transforming the perspective on women's living conditions in Quebec. She leaves behind a considerable intellectual legacy. <\/p>\n
A celebration of her life and commitments will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 11:00 AM, at Saint-Viateur d\u2019Outremont Church (1175 Laurier Avenue West, Outremont, Quebec, H2V 3R5). The family will be present starting at 10:00 AM to receive condolences. A reception will follow the ceremony. <\/p>\n
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made through a donation to the Robert B\u00e9langer and Francine Descarries Fund, which awards excellence scholarships to master's or doctoral students in the Department of Sociology at UQAM whose thesis or dissertation project is within a feminist perspective.<\/p>\nHere is the link to make a donation: \nhttps:\/\/fondation.uqam.ca\/uqam-1\/don-en-ligne\/fonds-robert-belanger-et-francine-descarries-388<\/a>","exposition":{"location":"Saint-Viateur d\u2019Outremont Church ","address":"1175 Laurier Avenue West, Outremont (QC) H2V 3R5","repeater":[{"date":"05\/02\/2026","starting_hour":"10:00","ending_hour":"11:00"}]},"ceremony":{"location":"Saint-Viateur d\u2019Outremont Church ","address":"1175 Laurier Avenue West, Outremont (QC) H2V 3R5","repeater":[{"date":"05\/02\/2026","starting_hour":"11:00","ending_hour":"12:15"}]},"burrial":{"location":"","specific_location":"","address":"","repeater":null},"reception":{"location":"","address":"","repeater":null},"thanks":"","organism_list":null,"other_organisms":"","funeral_home":[666],"other_funeral_homes":"","memoriam_option":"none","memoriam_images_base_repeater":null,"memoriam_images_premium_repeater":null,"qr_plaque_option":"none","qr_plaque_quantity":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary\/13392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/obituary"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13392"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/funeral_home\/666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/publideces.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}