A linchpin of the Notre-Dame reconstruction project, Azzedine Hedna, died during the night of Friday to Saturday, November 9, arousing strong emotion among his colleagues and all those who knew him.
At 64, Azzedine Hedna was only waiting for one thing: to see the construction of Notre-Dame de Paris completed in order to retire. Unfortunately, this real linchpin in the reconstruction of the building passed away during the night of Friday to Saturday, November 9, “defeated by a serious health accident”. Just one month before the reopening of the cathedral. A tribute will be paid to him by “the big family” of Notre-Dame at the site’s base.
“A scaffolder, he was one of the key figures in the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris. Through his commitment, his energy, his enthusiasm, his kindness, he had won the friendship of all and truly embodied the state of mind of this magnificent human adventure of the recovery of the cathedral, a state of mind of commitment , unity, solidarity, proximity and pride”, salutes the public establishment responsible for the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, Rebâtir Notre-Dame, which announced his death on Instagram.
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The highlight of his 40-year career
The Notre-Dame construction site was “the high point of his career, his last construction site”, supported the general director of the establishment to the “Parisien”. “He always told me, ‘Notre Dame is the pride of my life.’ He was so happy to be there,” a colleague from the construction site told our colleagues. “He was due to retire at the end of January. Notre-Dame was for him the consecration of a life of work that began at the age of 14,” confirms his brother, Hakim.
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Azzedine Hedna’s boss described him to the daily as “the happy guy from the construction site who exuded happiness” when an Internet user described him as “the sun of Notre-Dame”. Rachida Dati, who met him during her last site visit, paid tribute to the memory of an “artisan of the renewal of Notre-Dame”, a photo of her arm in arm with the scaffolder , in support.
Azzedine Hedna leaves behind two children and two granddaughters. Everyone will have a moving and deep thought for him on December 7th.
