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. Professor discovered dead in the forest: tributes pour in

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Florent Arnold

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Nov. 6 2024 at 7:26 p.m

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Sunday, November 3, 2024 at the beginning of the afternoon, Denis Franoux, history and geography teacher at the Jean-de-Pange high school in , went for a walk in the Blies-Ébersing forest, accompanied by his dog. Information identified by the Republican Lorraine and confirmed by Lorraine News.

But since this release, he no longer gave any sign of life. The alert was quickly given and the search began the same evening. The next day, Monday November 4, a hunt was organized by the authorities, quickly joined by around fifty citizens. moved of the wanted notice published on social networks.

It was in the middle of the afternoon that the professor's lifeless body was found in the forest. The Sarreguemines public prosecutor's office confirms the suicide theory. Since then, many distressed testimonies have poured in to pay him a last tribute.

An indelible memory for his former students

Denis Franoux a marked the spirits of those who knew him, in his capacity as teacher dedicated and citizen engaged. On social networks, his former students all testify to a man who marked them for his “kindness”, his “patience” and his “passion for teaching”.

Arnaud was at Fulrad college in Sarreguemines when he had Denis Franoux as a teacher. It was in the 2000s, but he has very specific memories. He remembers a “teacher who was simple. Very educational.” He says: “We felt that he was someone keen, and he knew how to transmit it. He was trying to help students. Even the disruptive elements stood their ground in his class! »

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“He embodied deep human values”

Lisa kept “a very precious memory” of Denis Franoux. The teacher taught him history and geography through “exciting lessons” five years ago, at the Jean-de-Pange high school. “Beyond his role as a teacher, he embodied deep human valueswho we rarely meet,” she confides, deeply marked by his disappearance.

“He often recalled the importance ofduty of memory', a notion which, for him, was not just an abstract concept, but a personal commitment,” recalls Lisa. A duty of memory which takes on a particular meaning in these circumstances: “By transmitting this value to us, he left a part of himself that will continue to live through each of his students. »

Wish the best for your students

Michaël Weber, senator from , was invited by Denis Franoux to meet his students. On social networks, he wrote: “I remember a man especially caring towards his students. What he wanted was that everyone, regardless of their origins, succeeds. »

The elected official highlights the ambition that the teacher transmitted to his students: “What he wanted was to say that the Moselle was not an obstacle when it came to growing up in the world that is ours. What he wanted was trust this new generation with boundless curiosity. »

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