Sad occasions for Stade Montois tennis. In slightly below two weeks, the membership has simply misplaced its members. If Marion Aubert, a younger 24-year-old soldier hit by a automotive contained in the BA 118 whereas she was jogging, had solely joined the construction in 2020, to strengthen the primary group in N3, Gilles Gauchou was an eminent and respected determine.
Suddenly disappeared from cerebral edema on Wednesday on the age of 70, he had began his “career” as a frontrunner as a member of the part workplace. A place he held for eight years, earlier than assuming the presidency from 1995 to 2009.
During the 2 seven years of this specialist in petroleum merchandise, yellow and black tennis may have good years. In specific because of the open ITF 25,000 {dollars} which till 2013 years will appeal to on the finish of June the perfect of younger worldwide tenniswomen on the ocher of Hiroire.
“It was a time when Mons tennis was in vogue”,
Gilles Gauchou’s presidency will even be that of the event of three “all-weather” courts, selling year-round follow and many different structural tasks. “It was a time when Mons tennis was in vogue”, underlines Carine Maisonnave, emblematic ex-captain of the membership’s pennant group and at the moment co-president of the part with Patrick Bergaire.
Gilles Gauchou will hand over to his vice-president, Pierre Bérard, in 2009. He is then 60 years outdated. The starting of a second associative life, with the Stade Montois omnisports this time, of which he was one of the 4 vice-presidents. “He was very involved in large-scale projects, such as the“ South West ”Mounride, the Landes Marathon, but in addition extra delicate topics, similar to communication, the affiliation’s human or actual property sources, the overhaul. statutes … His expertise was invaluable. “
Beyond his unwavering volunteer funding, Gilles Gauchou was a “calm, poised, methodical man who knew how to unite his teams and breathe his energy into them. Passionate, devoted, benevolent and turned towards others, he was one of those whose words counted. “When we took over the presidency in January, we discussed a lot about the way of working as a team, the importance of delegating, etc.”, recollects Carine Maisonnave.
“Recently, he had additionally suggested, inspired and supported us within the lined room venture on which the part is working. He was all the time very current. He did not dwell removed from La Hiroire, he usually got here by to say hi there to us in tennis. On Sunday once more, I had handed him strolling his canine across the amenities. ”
