He was the soul and patriarch of the Gruss circus. A distinguished squire but also a polymorphous acrobat, capable of aerobatics and clowning, Alexis Gruss died on the morning of April 6 at Saint-Joseph hospital in Paris. In a press release, the family paid tribute to him:
“It is with immense pain and sadness that the Grüss family announces the death today, Saturday April 6, 2024, at 9:40 a.m., of Mr. Alexis Jacques André Grüss,
following an accident heart disease, at the age of 79.
Alexis Grüss was much more than a man of talent; he was a pillar, a master of the
equestrian arts, of spectacle, whose imprint will remain forever engraved in our hearts. He dedicated his life to perpetuating the equestrian arts of the track through his teachings and transmission, inspiring entire generations.
The foundations of his life were until the end, his family, the horses, the track
.
This moving text is signed by all the members of this great circus family: Madame Gispy Gruss née Bouglione, her wife, Mr. Patrick Gruss, her brother, Stephan, Firmin and Maud, her children and their spouses, Charles, Alexandre, Louis, Joseph , Jeanne, Célestine, Gloria and Venecia, her grandchildren and their spouses, as well as Oscar and Tristan, her great-grandchildren.
The religious ceremony will be celebrated in the Saint Roch church in Paris (1st), on Thursday April 11 at 9:30 a.m.
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