Birth date: May 23, 1947 Death date: Feb 14, 2015
Bonnie Ann Lopez Orillion passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 in her home with her family by her side, at the age of 67. Beloved wife of Michael Joseph Orillion. Loving mother of Cherie Orillion (Pamela) and Michael Orilli Read Obituary
I met Bonnie when she Gladys & Grace took a trip to Calhoun, La. to visit the Giroir family. We had such a great time and all the laughter was something to behold. Our family enjoyed the visit, and there was talk of them coming back. Now Bonnie is in Heaven and I hope she thinks of us and our visit with them. Laugh Bonnie, we will laugh with you.
Freddie, Marilyn, and Dianne Giroir.
Mike, Cherie and Michael, my prayers have been ongoing for all of you I know there is void in your lives which can never be filled. Bonnie was a great wife, mom and grandmother.
There are so many memories I don't know how to put them into words.
I first meet Bonnie through Tommy and Mike, at a taxidermist convention. We became best friends on the first day. We used to laugh and say "we must have been sisters in another life and we picked right back up when united in this life".
We spent many of our best times together waiting for judges to finish scoring so we could record the sores to determine the ribbon winners. At many of these we know everyone would be looking at us and laughing, because we would get so cold, Bonnie would get table cloths to cover us with. Looking back now, I guess we did look funny.
Many nights Tommy and I stayed at the "Hotel Orillion", Bonnie and I would just chill out on the couch while Tommy and Mike was in Mikes shop or talking hunting stuff. We did not have to be doing anything special, we were ok just being together. One night Bonnie discovered I had never seen the Sound of Music, yep, you guessed it, we watched it the next night. Then it was the movie "its a wonderful life" yes, we watched it as well. Bonnie took me to my first real play in New Orleans. It was "Grease" and we sang with the performers till people started looking at us as if to say "quiet"
One day she called and asked if I could come and go to a Saint Patrick's day parade with her and her mom. I ending up bringing my mom with me. She and I laughed to see these older women fighting to get cabbage and potato's. As we were leaving she leaned over and whispered in my ear, "what are we going to do with 18 heads of cabbage.
Bonnie was always there for everyone, including me. She taught me it was okay to cry when sad and it was also okay to laugh when sad.
I remember our trip to Van's camp, we stayed up all night playing games and just having a good time, with other friends.
My two boys called her Miss Bonnie, but to my grandson Michael, she was always Aunt Bonnie.
Some of the most valued memories were going dancing with Mike and Bonnie. You have it, once they began dancing, we would all stop to watch. They had a unique style that could not be duplicated. Last year, Bonnie and Mike surprised us by coming to our grandsons wedding. We were all sitting together and all of the sudden I said, everyone watch this, they thought I meant the bride and groom, wrong, Mike and Bonnie had gotten up to dance and I wanted to make sure no one missed them. They took the spotlight from the happy couple for a few minutes
I could ramble on for hours about the good times we had together, but most important not only the good times did we share, we also shared the bad times. That's what being sisters by chose was all about.
Bonnie girl, I will always love you and I know we will all be together again in our heavenly home. I know you will continue to watch over all of us, because you walked as an angel among us and now you are our special angel watching from above.
Rest in Peace my dear friend
Mike and family
Our prayers and sympathy are with you and your family
Jake Gene Dychtwald and family
Mom,
What can I say? Let me start with, congratulations on your journey with Christ. I suspect it will be quick a trip to Heaven. You were such a wonderful mother, so kind and forgiving. You gave me the perfect balance of guidance, protection and ability to explore life on my own. You were always there for me. You were the homeroom mom. You helped our class on fieldtrips. You worked in the school cafeteria. You helped with my homework. You always had hot food on the table. You were at all of my basketball games and baseball games. You were at my graduations. You were always supportive of my friends, my decisions, my endeavors. You watched me grow up, while selfishly watching further and further in the distance.
You joined me in loving a new family when I married Jennifer. You were there when Abigail and Katherine were born. You found your way into their heart, as you did in so many before them. I never heard you share an unkind word about Dad. I know he loved you deeply as well. The whole time I grew up, you were also sharing your love and kindness with others and their children (Robin, Danny, Carly, Lacy, Matthew to name a few).
My fondest memories are Christmas morning every year! Oh, how you loved this time of the year. I also had the best times camping. I can picture you teaching us (Cherie and I) how to cook pancakes on the camp stove. I loved dying Easter eggs with you and finding them after you hid them in the woods.
Thank you, Mom for these great memories, for teaching me how to be a good spouse and parent, and for teaching me how to cook and how love others the way that you loved me.
Michael
To the Orillion family, Mrs. Bonnie was very dear to me. I am truly thankful for all that she did for me. I will miss her so much. I will pray for your family during this tough time.
Our condolences to the Orillion family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Rob and Matt
Bonnie Ann was my wonderful granny. We loved to swim, cook, watch television, and play games. When granny had a pool in her backyard, my sister and I loved to splash around with her and grandad. When I was little, granny used to make egg on bread and Boston Creme Pie. I finally became old enough to learn these recepies. In the morning, we would gather on the couch to watch some of granny's favorites. We watched a series of game shows, cooking shows, and housing shows. Sometimes, she would like us to show her one of our favorite movies. We also loved to play board games. Our favorite games included Othello, Sorry, and when we were younger, we loved to play Candy Land. I will never forget Bonnie Ann, my sweet, caring, amazing, loving granny.
I will always keep a loving memory of the best Granny in the world. I remember when we would sit together on the couch and watch TV. We loved to watch Chopped, Cut-throat-kitchen, and Whammy. We also watched The Price Is Right and Chain Reaction. She was the best granny ever and I'll really miss her.
