All Garbejaire, in pain, accompanied Fabienne Bertrand to her final resting place. All gathered for a vibrant tribute to Fabie, aka Madame Coca, as she was called at Place Méjane, where she loved to have a coffee, chat and meet others.
Extra-social rather than extroverted, gentle but dynamic, her sudden disappearance at the age of 57, from a stroke at home, left the entire Valbonnais district in mourning where the original Mâconnaise, who arrived in Antibes as a teenager with her parents and nine brothers and sisters, had chosen to settle down with Olivier, the father of her three children, at the beginning of the 1990s.
“We could talk about everything”
She appreciated the proximity to the forest (where she took photos of nature), the tranquility and the neighborhood spirit of which she was one of the strong links, forging strong and caring links with the inhabitants or families of the area. school, all generations combined.
And they all responded, those who still live there but also those who left, united in pain, gathered around their loved ones, for this final goodbye. “On the church square, in the church, in the cemetery there were neither whites, nor Arabs, nor blacks. Neither Muslims nor Christians: there was simply Garbejaire. United and united”.
The words of her neighbor and friend for twenty-seven years, Médoune Kaloga, whom she nicknamed cuddly toy, bring balm to the hearts of those close to her. “With Fabienne, we could talk about everything, nothing and everything that touched us.”
Nine grandchildren
Former waitress at the Alexandra Hotel and Bijoux Plage, happy grandmother of nine grandchildren whom she introduced to creative workshops and the little joys of life to share, her sudden departure leaves a great void beyond the circle family.
Nice Morning sends its most sincere condolences to her companion Olivier Mattei, to their three children, Aurélie, Olivia and Romain, as well as to her grandchildren.
