Monique M. "Monica" Tyson

TYSON, Monique "Monica" M., 83, of Richmond, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Evelyn Tyson Felts of Kent County, England; her loving son, Patrick John Tyson and his wife, Charlotte, of Raleigh, N.C.; and sister-in-law, Catherine Tyson of West Point, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Norton H. Tyson. Mrs. Tyson was the daughter of Charles and Jeanne Rinquebac of Nancy, France, where she leaves behind lifelong friends, Marcel and Jeanette Bombardier and Suzette Gabiano. Mrs. Tyson arrived in the United States in 1947. She was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church since 1950, a long-term resident of the Westover Hills area and most recently a resident of the Summerhill Community at Stony Point, Bon Air. Mrs. Tyson was an accomplished French tutor from 1969 to 1997, worked for Edwin Moore Contractors from 1973 to 1997 and translated 19th century French documents for the Virginia Historical Society. The family will receive friends Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Huguenot Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 1020 Huguenot Rd., where services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. Interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery.



This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.