Anne Fopoussi, 70, was born on June 9, 1953, in Douala, Cameroon to Joseph Fotso and Therese Motouom. Anne entered into her eternal rest on October 13, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.
As the last daughter-in-law to join the family and the last to say goodbye to her father-in-law before the stroke that took his life, she never tried to find out how far this family stretched or who was and who was descended from whom.
To her, all the grown-ups were her mothers and fathers, and all the little ones were her children, even those older than herself. She considered herself married to the family. How many children has she raised? We are convinced that she doesn't remember the number because they have been under her roof. However, knowing all this has never been his concern. All her life she was absorbed in the passion of her life which was her family and her children. It was her world of happiness and joy where she laughed out loud and her world of pent-up passions or pains where she burst out like thunder in extreme rages. However, in either case, she would immediately come back down to earth, forget everything, and continue with her passion for life, supervising the family and raising the children.
Mom had a knack for extolling the simplest joys of life surrounded by her loved ones: a cooking recipe, a television series watched with her granddaughters, a soccer game surrounded by her family. She had an eye for simplicity and taste to go hand in hand: doughnuts made with banana, and a glass of cold Coke Zero. Mom had an innate sense of coquetry, even a simple visit to her doctors. Mom loved all around her without counting. Mom carried her Catholic faith in her words but above all in her deeds. It is this legacy that she leaves to Dad, her children, her son-in-law and daughters-in-law, and her grandchildren.
Anne is survived by her husband Evariste, her children Cyrille, Joëlle, Yves, Roland and Alain, her grandchildren Nathan, Dante, Asaëlle, Conrad, Pauline, Hannah, Thérèse, Léo, Akim, Yoan, Noah, Hélène, her sisters Marie, Irène and Hortence, her brother Victor, her stepson René, her daughters-in-law Charmaine, Sandrine, Glawdys and Sonia.
Anne joined her father Joseph, her mother Thérèse, her brother Alphonse, and her grandson Warren with the Lord.
Evariste and Anne celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary together in September while surrounded by their family members and friends.
Dernière épouse a arriver dans la famille et dernière à dire au revoir à notre père avant l’accident cardio-vasculaire qui l’a emporté, elle n’a jamais cherché à savoir jusqu’où s’étendait cette famille ou qui était qui et qui descendait de qui.
Pour elle, toutes les grandes personnes étaient ses mères et pères et tous les petites ses enfants, même ceux plus âges qu’elle. Elle se considérait comme mariée a la famille. Combien d’enfants a-t-elle élevés? Nous sommes convaincus qu’elle ne se souvient plus du nombre, tellement ils sont passés sous son toit. Cependant connaitre tout cela n’a jamais été sa préoccupation. Toute sa vie elle était absorbée par la passion de sa vie qui était sa famille et ses enfants. C’était son monde de bonheur et de joie ou elle riait aux éclats et son monde de passions ou de douleurs refoulées ou elle éclatait comme le tonnerre dans des colères extrêmes. Cependant, dans un cas comme dans l’autre, elle revenait aussitôt sur terre, oubliait tout et continuait dans sa passion de la vie, encadrer la famille et élever les enfants. Maman avait ce don pour exalter les joies les plus simples de la vie entouree des siens : une recette de cuisine, une serie televisee visionnee avec ses petites filles, un match de foot entouree des siens. Elle avait l’œil pour percevoir que la simplicite et le gout vont de pair : les beignets fait avec la banane, un verre de coca zero bien frais. Maman avait le sens inne de la coquetterie meme une simple visite chez ses medecins. Maman a aime sans compter. Maman a porte sa foi catholique dans ses mots mais surtout dans ses faits. C’est cet heritage qu’elle laisse a Papa, ses enfants, son beau-fils et ses belle-filles, ses petit-enfants.
Anne laisse dans le deuil son epoux Evariste, ses enfants Cyrille, Joelle, Yves, Roland et Alain, ses petits-enfants Nathan, Dante, Asaelle, Conrad, Pauline, Hannah, Therese, Leo, Akim, Yoan, Noah, Helene, ses sœurs Marie, Irene et Hortence, Son frere Victor, son beau-fils Rene, ses belle-filles Charmaine, Sandrine, Glawdys et Sonia.
Anne rejoint aupres du Seigneur Son père Joseph, Sa mere Therese, Son frere Alphonse et son petit-fils Warren.
Condolences for the family may be sent through our website.