He was on vacation with his spouse at the time of drama. Blandine Daux, a French citizen who lives in Canada, is one of the 16 victims of the funicular accident that occurred on Wednesday, September 3 in Lisbon on Wednesday, said the brother of the French citizen in CBC News, revealing the identity of the French victim announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
“I’m devastated. It’s unreal,” Eric Berger said to Canadian media.
His brother was in Portugal with his partner to enjoy a gift from his recent retirement and birthdays. The accident occurred on the last day of his vacation. They leave two girls behind. “Imagine losing their two parents at the same time,” deplores Éric Bergeron, who is currently in Lisbon with the couple’s children.
“A great vacuum”
Blandine Daux was, like her husband, restorative of heritage objects at the Quebec Conservation Center. Before joining Canada, he grew up in Las Vostas where he was educated at Jules Ferry High School in Saint-Dié, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He then studied in Strasbourg and then in Paris before settling in Metz, where he worked at the National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP). Then it was established in Canada in 2004.
The Canadian Ministry of Culture stressed the “remarkable” contribution of Blandine Daux and André Bergeron in the Archeology-Eteology Workshop of the Quebec Conservation Center.
“His departure leaves an immense void within the CCQ and the Ministry of Culture and Communications,” continues the Ministry.
Violette Daux-Bergeron, one of the two girls of the couple, opened a group of awards to help their family “in this period of tragedy.”
Source: BFM TV
