The Paris Independent
12
January 6, 2024
PA R I S PA S T Zac Dalpe’s mom, Lisa Dalpe was a fixture of the Paris Community
A person that everyone knew. Whether she was at the Inksaters store she owned with her father, former Paris Reeve and Councillor Gord Gibson, or at a rink watching her sons play hockey, Lisa had a big personality and spread Photo: Zac Dalpe and his mom Lisa Dalpe positivity and kindness to those The Dalpe family dynamic had to in the Paris community was around her. In April of 2015 after shift in order to adapt for the loss cemented in the form of a walkway suffering from bronchitis, Lisa and of their matriarch, but Lisa’s through downtown called “Lisa’s the Dalpe family were told the presence has been something that Way”. Stretching from the town’s news that Lisa had a rare form of will never fade. Through things municipal customer service office kidney cancer that had like pictures and stories, Lisa’s to the local bank, the walkway metastasized to other organs in her memory is passed on to the people represents Lisa’s ability to bring body progressing her case to Stage that did not get a chance to meet people together and the significant IV. Despite the struggles Lisa was her. There is an annual Lisa Dalpe impact she made in the downtown going through, she remained a rock Memorial hockey tournament and area. Continued on page 13 for Zac, his brothers Phil and Ben, on June 15, 2018, Lisa’s presence and their father Paul until the very Photo: Lisa Annette end. The Dalpe matriarch Dalpe encouraged the family to continue living their lives to the fullest, July 18, 1964 especially since she was not going September 15, 2015 to be able to. One of the hardest parts for Zac, who was 25 years Surrounded by love, old at the time, was Lisa after a valiant battle encouraging him to head to with kidney cancer, training camp at the start of the Lisa passed away at 2015-16 season, continuing to Stedman Community stress how proud she was of her Hospice – Hankinson entire family. After a strong but all House, on Tuesday too quick fight, Lisa passed away September 15, 2015 on September 15, 2015, at the age in her 52nd year. of 51.
