Aurore graduated from the Convent de Notre Dame de Sacré Coeur (n.d.s.c.) in 1946, and then moved to Fredericton to attended Teacher’s College where she graduated with a teaching license in 1947.

Aurore’s first year of teaching was at La Hêtrière in a one room school house. She later taught in East Bathurst, Dieppe, and eventually moved to Minto to teach in 1950. Aurore later went to Université de Moncton to further her education and to up

grade her teaching licence.

On August 27, 1955 Aurore married Lawrence Richard. They lived on Theatre Street in Minto until Lawrence passed away on August 10, 1990, on St. Lawrence Day, at the age of 66. Aurore remained in the house until October 2008 when she moved to Ste-A

nne’s Court in Fredericton.

Aurore retired at the age of 58 in 1985 after 35 years of teaching. After her retirement she started the Local Branch of Retired Teacher’s for the Minto area. The first meeting was first held at Aurore’s house in September 1985. Present at that me

eting were Margaret Higgins, Thelma Egers, Alma Barton, Barbara Young, and Anna Goguen. As the group expanded, they moved their meeting place to the parlor of the Trinity United Church. Minto’s Local Branch of Retired Teacher’s has now grown to ov

er 25 members.

Aurore was also a member of the Catholic Women League (CWL) and Les Dames de St. Ann. She loved to knit and play cards (especially bridge) with many of her cherished friends from Minto. Although she never forgot her old friends, the new bridge pla

yers at Ste-Anne Court became like another family.

Aurore loved life and loved to laugh. She was known to play jokes on fellow teachers (D.G., G.Di, J.H.) especially around election time. Aurore was a strong Conservative and she especially liked to tease these teachers when the Conservative Part

y she admired was voted into office. She never forgot the fun she had when she went to the NBTA bowling tournaments.