- Date Of Birth: June 30, 1944
- Date Of Death: December 26, 2016
- State: Connecticut
Denis A. Provencal passed away peacefully Monday (Dec. 26, 2016) surrounded by his loving family and friends at home after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 72.
Born June 30, 1944 in Shawinigan, P.Q., Canada, he was the son of Yvette (Dupont) Provençal of Shawinigan and the late Pierre Provençal.
He truly had a “joie de vivre” and was always on-the-go with an adventurous spirit. Denis loved to travel, especially by motorcycle with “his lil’ brat – his sweetheart – his Sonia. He enjoyed photography – capturing images of anything and everything. Anyone that knew him knew that they would be hard pressed not to be photographed.
In addition to his mother, he will be greatly missed by his loving wife and longtime companion, Sonia Mercado-Provencal; two daughters and their spouse, Kimberly and Scott Brown of Columbia and Heather and Erik Partridge of East Hampton; five granddaughters (to whom he was a loving Pépé), Savannah, Ashley, Addison, Victoria and Jacklyn; seven siblings, Roger and wife, Mireille Provençal, Claudette and husband, Marcel Gelinas, Carmen and husband, Serge Gaudet, Diane and husband, Ernest Dionne, Pauline and husband, Denis Lavoie, Richard and wife, Louise Provençal and Johanne Provençal and her companion, Stratos Chrisafoudis, all of Canada; two stepchildren and their companions, Amaris Gomez and Jon Single of Harrisburg, PA and Ashton Gomez and Wes Atwood of New London; his mother and father-in-law, Lucy Mimms of Jamaica, NY and Miguel Mercado of Kissimmee, FL; and numerous extended family members and friends.
The family will receive guests from 2-4 PM Saturday (Jan.
