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They said good luck to Georges Pernoud

2021-01-16T19:32:01.119Z


A few hundred people, relatives, neighbors, anonymous fans, gathered this Saturday afternoon in Monestier, in the Dordogne, to make a


"We wanted to be there to accompany Georges Pernoud on his last trip and wish good luck in the other world to the one who rocked our childhood", breathes Marie-Christine, coming from Périgueux (Dordogne).

"He gave us so much joy thanks to

Thalassa

, we came to say thank you", adds Francis, a fan who was unaware that the house of the creator of the magazine of the sea of ​​France 3 was only twenty kilometers from home. him.

Like him, a hundred or so people made the trip this Saturday afternoon to the Place de La Bastide, a locality in Monestier, a town planted between orchards and vineyards a 25-minute drive from Bergerac.

On the notebooks made available to the public, anonymous, neighbors and relatives slip a word.

Many "thanks" precede the "good luck" that the iconic presenter of the Three who died last Sunday at the age of 73 slipped at the end of each of the 1,704 shows he has presented in more than four decades.

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"I had the chance to thank him in person," smiles William behind his mask.

This Périgourdin never missed any number.

“It was Friday night mass!

And it was thanks to his program that I decided to board Father Jaouen's boat in 1994 and 2003. I needed to leave, it did me good ”.

“We had the first

Thalassa

stickers

, that's to say!

smiles Alain, winegrower near Montbazillac and relative by marriage of Georges Pernoud.

We are earthlings.

Georges knew how to make us love the sea to such an extent that for my retirement, I bought a boat on the Arcachon basin.

"

"He was one of the best ambassadors of Périgord"

Emotions can be read in the eyes as many memories resurface.

Like those of Father Emmanuel Costisella, invited by the family to say a word at the start of the ceremony.

“We were part of the association to save the Château de Bridoire, which was completely abandoned.

Thanks to Georges' visibility, the building has been restored, ”says the priest, touched by“ this man of friendship, who cared about heritage and the environment.

"

He also honored old traditions by participating in local events, such as the Feast of the Redheads or the Félibrée, a popular festival organized each year in a different village.

Thanks to "Thalassa", Georges Pernoud has converted his land neighbors from Périgord to sailing.

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“He was one of the best ambassadors of Périgord, assures Michel Bourgeois, parent by marriage of Georges Pernoud since his marriage to Monique in 1973. At the time he was not the star he became but he did not 'has never changed, he always had his camera in his hand to film family celebrations, continues the octogenarian.

His reporting took him far but he kept coming back.

This was his home.

"

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"When he came home, Georges became a storyteller, he took us on his imaginary boat ... We went around the world a few steps from here, in the living room of La Bastide", sums up his friend Jean Bonnefon in a speech addressed to his friend "faithful, tolerant, open" and funny too.

"He called us Admiral!"

And when our glasses were empty he would say:

hop there guys, the seagulls are on their feet!

"

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During this homage all in simplicity which preceded the burial, the two daughters of the host, Fanny and Julie, also evoked the voyages that their father allowed them to live, the backstage of his emissions, his humility when one recognized him in the street.

And his love for Monique with whom "you have formed the most beautiful of crews", they greeted.

Before launching: “Thanks to

Thalassa

, you will stay alive for a long time in all hearts and minds.

And then, there is always the sea, everywhere on the planet, to think of you, dear dad.

It's our turn to say good luck to you.

"

Source: leparis

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