Herby Moreau's son spoke for the first time about his dad's death by publishing a short tribute on Instagram on Wednesday evening. No other immediate family members had yet commented on the disappearance of the 56-year-old star chaser.
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“Thank you for your condolences. I would like to honor my father as an important man for culture, but especially for the man he was in his everyday interpersonal relationships,” writes the young man.
“I would like my father to be remembered as the innocent 5-year-old boy of Haitian origin who arrived in Montreal on Côte-des-Neiges, but also as the accomplished 56-year-old man that he recently was. “, he added.
Several artists, who have paid tribute to the former host since the announcement of his death on November 3, have highlighted the beauty of Herby Moreau's relationship with his son.
“The smile of my son Julien who returns to his childhood after finding his favorite sandwich at Olive et Gourmando is priceless,” Herby Moreau published last March on Instagram, under a photo montage of Julien as a child and today 'today on the threshold of twenty.
Three weeks ago on Instagram, Herby Moreau paid tribute to his son who was celebrating his 19the birthday.
“The little one has become big […] Happy birthday Julien Moreau. Love you to the moon and back. Dad,” he wrote.
Herby Moreau died in his sleep from complications linked to myeloma, a form of blood cancer that affects the immune cells in the bone marrow, which he had been fighting for 4 years.
However, the immediate family has not confirmed this information.
