Marie Odette Jacob

In a religious or traditional setting, a Godmother or Godfather is someone chosen to serve as a religious a mentor and/or guardian to the child if their parents are no longer around to care for the child. In Spanish we call our Godmother "Madrina," in French "Marraine," and in Haitian Creole "Marraine" with the term of endearment being "Nennenn". Odette fulfilled her sacramental duties as Nennenn to those she baptized as well as those she did not baptize. She helped raised many nieces and nephews and helped many others that crossed her path. Our beloved Nennenn (Odette), en paz decanse (rest in peace), took her sacrament as a Godmother with great commitment and responsibility. Cols (Ricot) would often mention and act as if he was appalled that anyone beside himself would call his Godmother "Nennenn". He would say: "She's my Nennenn, I don't understand everybody else calls her Nennenn". Well too bad for him because once you got to know her, she would also become your Nennenn with or without an official church baptism. Even my mother-in-law Adrienne would sometimes call her Nennenn. Thank you Pascale, Dominique and Françoise for sharing your mom with us all. And thank you Cols for sharing your Nennenn with the rest of us. Love you, Nennenn Sandra Gonzalez- Cadot Nan yon anviwònman relijye oswa tradisyonèl, yon Marenn oswa Parenn se yon moun ki chwazi sèvi kòm yon relijye yon konseye ak / oswa gadyen timoun nan si paran yo pa alantou pou pran swen timoun nan. An panyòl nou rele Marenn nou an "Madrina", an franse "Marraine", ak an kreyòl ayisyen "Marraine" ak tèm endearment se "Nennenn". Odette te akonpli devwa sakreman li yo kòm Nennenn pou moun li te batize yo ansanm ak moun li pa t batize yo. Li te ede leve anpil nyès ak neve e li te ede anpil lòt moun ki te travèse chemen li.Mezanmi Nennenn nou an (Odette), en paz decanse (rès nan lapè), te pran Sentsèn li kòm yon Marenn avèk anpil angajman ak responsablite. Cols (Ricot) ta souvan mansyone ak aji tankou si li te pè pou nenpòt moun ki bò kote tèt li ta rele Marenn li "Nennenn". Li ta di: "Li se Nennenn mwen, mwen pa konprann tout lòt moun rele li Nennenn".Oke twò move pou l 'paske yon fwa ou te vin konnen li, li ta vin Nennenn ou tou avèk oswa san yon batèm legliz ofisyèl. Menm manman-an-lwa Adrienne ta pafwa rele l 'Nennenn. Mèsi Pascale, Dominique ak Françoise pou pataje manman ou avèk nou tout. Ak mèsi Cols pou pataje Nennenn ou ak rès la nan nou. Renmen ou, Nennee Sandra Gonzalez- Cadot