Born January 26, 1957 in Gray, France. Passed away peacefully on December 16, 2016 in Saanich Peninsula Hospital following 6 months of illness. Lovingly remembered by his wife of 33 years, Diane; daughter, Adèle; sister, Elisabeth; brother, Bertrand; nieces, Sophie, Fanny, Fairo; nephew, Yoda and his family in France and Canada.
The family wish to thank the staff and Doctors at Saanich Peninsula Hospital Palliative Care Ward and the BC Cancer Clinic for their exceptional care.
The Celebration of Life will be held in the Sequoia Centre at McCall Gardens on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 2:00 pm.
Flowers gratefully declined.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
www.mccallgardens.com
49 Responses
Je viens tout juste d’apprendre, par hasard, la triste nouvelle du décès de Didier.
Je me souviens de lui, non seulement comme d’un patron ouvert et à l’écoute de ses employés, mais encore et surtout comme d’une personne cultivée et qui aimait la vie.
Je me souviens des soirées de la Maison Française où il aimait chanter des chansons de Brassens en s’accompagnant à la guitare et aussi des messages en alphabet phonétique international que nous aimions nous laissser sur le tableau de la salle des profs de sessions d’été.
Il me manque
Requiescat in pace!
Pierre Demers
On behalf of the staff of UNB English Language Programme, I would like to pass along our sincerest condolences. We are very saddened to hear of Didier’s passing.
I worked with him while on the CSLP/Canada Language Council boards and he always brought a smile to my face. His positivity was an inspiration. His joy when speaking of his family was wonderful to see.
Our thoughts are with you.
Chris Hudson-Brading
UNB English Language Programme
Adèle et Diane, je viens d’apprendre la triste nouvelle du départ de Didier. Je le connais depuis plus de 25 ans et je le rencontrais à chaque année lors de la rencontre annuelle des directeurs des programmes de langue. C’est un homme que j’aimais, que je respectais et dont le sens de l’humour était toujours au rendez-vous.
Je vous souhaite , à toutes les deux, de trouver la sérénité nécessaire pour traverser cette épreuve.
Nous conserverons tous le souvenir de ce gentilhomme si respecté de ses pairs.
Sincères condoléances
Pierre Lincourt, Chicoutimi
Didier, ses sourires, ses chansons et ses musiques.
Il a gravé nos mémoires et nos coeurs.
Chere Diane et Adèle, on pense a vous. Nos pensées et nos prières vous accompagnent. Calins et bisous.
Dear Diane,
I am so sorry to read of Didier’s passing. My memory is of him playing the piano at the grade one family Christmas parties. He seemed a lovely man. My heart goes out to you and Adele.
With much love and a big hug,
Alice Austin and family
🙁 that is sad indeed. He was a good man. He was an amazing support this year and last year especially through some rough times I’ve been through during LMF this year and last year as well. He will be missed. Rest in peace!
Christine Bender, LMF 2016
December 28, 2016
Dear Bergeret Family,
How fortunate I am to have enjoyed one of the gifts of Didier through the LMF program this last summer…
How humbled I am to be reminded about how short life truly is as I am his senior….
How grateful I am to have been included in a tiny part of the widening circle of his life…
How certain I am that his life was a great gift to many…
Thank you, dear Bergeret family, for sharing him with us…
Chère Diane et Adèle,
Nous sommes tous si tristes d’apprendre le décès de Didier. Nous avons tant de bons souvenirs de cet homme plein de joie de vivre, de rires et de musique. On pense à vous, Diane et Adèle. On vous envoie nos sincères condoléances.
Sincèrement, Louis, Sarah et familles xox
So sorry to hear this news. Still remember singing together in Besançon & was pleased to be able to reconnect more recently via FB – he always had wonderful musical posts. I remember once coming online specifically to look for the Bernstein quote about responding to tragedy by making music even more intensely – and it was Didier who had already posted just what I was thinking of. Diane, Adèle, je vous embrasse très fort.