Roseline Eve Pouinard

Roseline "Eve" Pouinard, aka Gogo and Pweenie by her sister, died suddenly, at age 77, of a stroke, on June 16, 2020 and was discovered two days later in her Las Vegas apartment. She was born 11/12/1942 in the south of France during WWII. Her parents Marcelle Feraud and Alfred Pouinard moved to Canada when she was seven to attend the LaValle University and later moved to New Orleans in completion of his PhD in music. In 1951, Gogo was thrilled to welcome the arrival of her own "live doll" sister, Evelyne. But father left the family and as a result both girls were sent to Catholic boarding schools while their immigrant mother worked two jobs. Roseline emancipated at 18, became a naturalized citizen, and moved to San Francisco in 1963 to find adventure. Joining the entertainment industry, she was an American Guild Artist and worked as "Eve/Eva St. Pierre, The "French Import", singing, dancing, and comedy acts, in venues like: Big Al's, The Peppermint Lounge, and The Bunny Room, in LA, San Francisco and Hawaii as well as with the Forbidden City Theaters in Portland and Seattle. Eventually, she left the industry looking for a fresh start and moved to Las Vegas in 1971. She began her entry in counseling as a volunteer at Focus Youth Services, then as Program Director a few years later. She continued her education with a B.A. & Master's in social work from the University of Las Vegas. Thereafter, in her transformative 29-year career, she worked in Clark County's Juvenile Justice System. She loved her work, made lifelong friends and developed a reputation earning, "Probation Officer of the Year" award in 1999. She was included in a Las Vegas 2005 centennial publication as a civic leader during the 70's-80's, "100 Years of Influence, the Women Who Shaped Las Vegas". Also, in that year, her story was featured in the Las Vegas Sun outlining her work with juvenile prostitutes and delinquents. Upon retirement in 2006, Roseline and mom moved to Olympia, WA where her sister and brother-in-law reside. Missing her friends and a dryer climate, she returned to her beloved Vegas 11 years later. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marcelle Feraud on June 16, 2018. She is survived by her sister, Evelyne Taylor. Roseline was an extroverted, creative, intelligent woman of many words and stories often embellished and imbued with choice malapropisms. She loved painting, camping, animals, helping the underdog, politics, traveling, wreath making, adorning mirrors with old jewelry, going to auctions, selling second hand antiques, dancing, good conversations, fine dining, movies - especially French ones, reality TV, social anthropology, writing poetry, spiritual philosophies, fashion, jewelry and parties. A homebody she was not! Regrets: not having found l'amour, and not being able to cast her vote in the 2020 election for a moral, kind, and unifying President. A celebration of life will be held at a later date after Covid-19 restrictions abate. "Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better". Maya Angelo.

Roseline Eve Pouinard

November 12, 1942 - June 16, 2020