Monique S. Devine

My first job was working for Monique back in 1973-74. My dad worked with her at Rockwell. I took care of the poodles and helped occasionally with the grooming. My favorites were Louie and Martini (so named because she snuck him in her purse to a bar and he snuck out to take a drink, so the story went). She had an incredible life story. She also took in many Vietnamese refugees and I learned a lot about them as well. We had great parties! She was a lovely woman and I still think of her and...

Dear Patricia and family, had i known your mother passed i would have attended the funeral! I would have tried to bring Faywrae my silver toy poodle with me. Your mom had a collection of artsy type friends and she herself changed many lives. She helped Jeff Dawson airplane crash survivor get his companion standard poodle Rhett who died in 2010. I recall 1996 driving from Atlanta to Ohio to get our pups. We spent the night at your moms. You were a little nervous about your mom invite...

Aimee and Patricia......

For some reason, during the past few weeks, I have been thinking often of Monique and to my sorrow, I found her obituary on the web.

I called her a couple of years ago and we had a wonderful time chatting about old times when I lived in Columbus. She said she was going away for a long time but I didn’t understand what she meant. I pray her passing was peaceful.

Patricia, I would groom dogs with your mom in the basement in the...

Dear Patricia, Michele and Tu,
We were out of town when your lovely mother passed away.
I worked with her for many years in the Logistics Publications Dept. at North American Aviation/Rockwell International.
I was a Technical Writer for Maintenance and Flight Manuals. She was our Editor.
Nothing that was not exactly right got past her!
I will always remember her saying:
"It's not right - take it back and fix it."
My sympathies and regrets are with you.

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

Dear Patty and Family, My deepest sympathies! Monique was a HUGE part of my teenage life. Living next door to her, working for her; those years of being her friend certainly influenced who I am today. She taught me so much and I loved her dearly.

The Poodle Community has lost a legend, She was so funny, loved her silver poodles and made a very significant contripution to the World of Poodles. Helen Tomb-Taylor, Regency Miniature Poodles