Guillaume Liégeois was class and kindness personified on and off the basketball courts. “I don’t remember an argument with him”adds his big brother who is also his godfather. “He was a bit like the rawette of the family since my sister Aurélie is 42 and I am 45. So there was an eleven year gap between us.”
Her jacket removed in Theux
Guillaume Liégeois started playing basketball in Andrimont in the club where his dad was president for many years. His brother Jean-François was also very involved in the Dison club. Guillaume Liégeois will also delight Aubel in the regional before joining Theux during the 2022-2023 season, his last club.
“He played again last January in the semi-final of the Provincial Cup against Harimalia in a crazy atmosphere”remembers Jean-François Liégeois. “My brother was not a big scorer but a perfect teammate. He was decisive in the third quarter. Guillaume was very sad afterwards not to be able to play in the final and not to participate in Theux’s title in end of the season. He constantly received messages of support from his teammates. No one wears his jacket anymore at Theux.
Father of two young children and husband of Élodie Rikir, a former basketball player met during his studies at the Athénée Royal Thil Lorrain, Guillaume Liégeois will leave an immense void but also a wealth of good memories with all those he has. known.
To his family, to his loved ones, the sports editorial staff of Avenir Verviers presents its most sincere condolences.
