Vivian Vachon

Diane Vachon was born on January 23, 1951, in Newport, Vermont, to Ferdinand and Marguerite Vachon, and was part of the Vachon family. The youngest of thirteen children, Vachon was raised on a farm near Montreal, Quebec. She left high school following the 10th grade, and briefly attended Constance Brown's Charm School. She later modelled for a short period and worked in an office. == Professional wrestling career ==

At the suggestion of her brother Maurice, she began to train as a professional wrestler, and went to South Carolina to train under The Fabulous Moolah. It was also Maurice who suggested she adopt the ring name Vivian Vachon (sometimes spelled Viviane Vachon). During that same year, she also wrestled in Georgia Championship Wrestling using the ring name Vivian Vance. She wrestled in the early 1980s on a tour of Japan, and in 1986 for her brother Maurice's retirement tour. In 2006, she was honored posthumously by the Cauliflower Alley Club. == Personal life ==

Vachon was a talented singer and released a few singles in French. In July 1976, she married wrestler Buddy Wolfe, but the couple separated three years later in 1979. That same year in November, she married Canadian Armed Forces member Gary Carnegie, with whom she had two children, Ian (born 1980) and Julie Lynn (1982-1991). Vachon and Carnegie divorced in 1991. == Death ==

Vachon and her nine-year-old daughter Julie died in a car accident on August 24, 1991. They were hit by a drunk driver who had run a stop sign in Mont Saint-Grégoire at the corner of route 104 and Rang de la Montagne. == Championships and accomplishments ==

• American Wrestling Association • AWA World Women's Championship (1 time) • Cauliflower Alley Club • Posthumous Award (2006) • National Wrestling Alliance • NWA Texas Women's Championship (1 time) • Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame • Class of 2015 • Other titles • California Women's Championship (1 time) == See also ==