Celine Dionpaid tribute to her husband Rene Angelil on the ninth anniversary of his death.
Rene, we cant believe youve been gone nine years already, Dion wrote.
Not a day goes by that we dont feel your presence, RC, Eddy, Nelson and I.
Céline Dion.Roy Rochlin/WireImage
You were my greatest champion, my partner, and the one who always saw the best in me.
I honor you and you are forever missed mon amour…. We love you.
Sherecounted toPeople, While I was singing he started to cry.
I knew then I had done a good job.
They began dating when she was 19 and got engaged in 1991.
The couple married in 1994 at Montreals Notre-Dame Basilica.
Dion told the press she was prepared to deal with his death.
Rene really gave me a gift, she toldUSA Todayaround the time of her return to Caesars Palace.
All my grieving, it was during this last year.
I think Ive got this.
Ill take care of our kids.
Youll watch us from another spot.
So thats me, now with stiff-person syndrome.
Five days a week I undergo athletic, physical and vocal therapy.
I have to learn to live with it now and stop questioning myself.
Despite her ongoing battle, Dionwowed audienceswith her performance at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony last summer.
