Lenise Toussaint, nationally renowned Haitian centenarian, dies at 109 in Pennsylvania

Lenise Toussaint, nationally renowned Haitian centenarian, dies at 109 in Pennsylvania

Lenise Aris Petit Toussaint, a beloved Haitian matriarch known for her unwavering strength, love and enduring faith, died in East Norriton, Pennsylvania, on June 10 at the age of 109. Her family said she had an illness that took hold following a recent fall. “My grandmother was a special human,” Guethara Joachim, one of Toussaint’s 16 grandchildren, said. “I have never met anyone like her, full of life, wisdom and strength. She was a woman of fe…