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Official photographer of the Montauban town hall for many years, Patrick Fischer died on Sunday December 1, 2024. It was the deputy for the first constituency of Tarn-et-Garonne and former mayor of Montauban, Brigitte Barèges, who made it the announcement on social networks.
From the light of his camera flash to the darkness, there was only one step. Patrick Fischer crossed it quickly and in spite of himself, Sunday December 1, 2024. The official photographer of the town hall of Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne), but also of the US Montauban or even the 400 Coups, has died, announced Brigitte Barèges, deputy for the first constituency of Tarn-et-Garonne.
The former councilor of Montauban (2001-2020 then 2021-2024) made the sad news official on her social networks Facebook and Instagram, on the night of Sunday to Monday December 2, 2024. “Today, it is with immense sadness that we say goodbye to a dear friend, a man who knew how to mark our lives with his talent, his generosity and his kindness,” she wrote.
On the courts the day before his death
Immediately, the shock wave spread throughout the city of Ingres and beyond, so familiar was the face and gait of the man behind the lens. Patrick Fischer was a privileged witness to local life. On Friday evenings, he really enjoyed walking up and down the Sapiac pitch, to immortalize the exploits of the USM players. He also followed them outside, whether for the worst in Aurillac, during the defeat synonymous with the accession barrier at the end of May 2024, or for the best and the unexpected retention in Narbonne, at the very beginning of June, when of the Access match.
But summarizing Patrick Fischer in rugby would be far too simplistic. Until his last breaths, he was at the edge of the amateur rugby fields, the handball and basketball courts, as at all the events organized by the City. Saturday, November 30 in the evening, he was indulging in his passion during the opposition between the men's team of the Montauban basketball club and its counterpart from Layrac-Astaffort.
He had recovered from a heart attack
As Ms. Barèges recalls, Patrick Fischer suffered a cardiac arrest in September 2019, during the inauguration of the Jean-Verbeke complex, entirely dedicated to football. But after twenty minutes of effort, two employees of the Montauban town hall managed to bring her back to the living. “This time, he did not win the fight and it is an immense void that he leaves behind him,” continues the MP.
“Our thoughts are with his wife [Dany]to his children, and to all those who loved him. Thank you for all these years of telling us, in images, the most beautiful pages of our lives”, concludes Brigitte Barèges. La Dépêche presents its most sincere condolences to the family of Patrick Fischer.
