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NEW BRUNSWICK'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOCELYNE ROY VIENNEAU AFTER A COURAGEOUS FIGHT SUCCUMBS TO CANCER !......New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, the first Acadian woman to hold the office, has died after a battle with cancer, her office announced Friday.The 63-year-old native of Robertville, N.B., became the province's 31st lieutenant-governor on Oct. 23, 2014, after a long career focused on economic development and education.Her death comes after she announced in September that she had been diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 2018 and had been undergoing chemotherapy.RELATED STORIESNew Brunswick's lieutenant-governor reflects on ups and downs of 2018Another election not in New Brunswickers' best interests, Roy Vienneau became the province's 31st lieutenant-governor on Oct. 23, 2014, after a long career focused on economic development and education.

In a statement, Premier Blaine Higgs paid tribute to Roy Vienneau's service to the province."Ms. Roy Vienneau was a passionate advocate for this province and its people throughout her career, and during her time as lieutenant-governor championed literacy, mental health issues, and the need for a new sense of pride for the place we call home," Higgs said. "She gave so much to New Brunswick and will be missed by everyone whose life she touched."