[Leica] Philippe

[Philippe]

Dear members of the LUG,

I am Alexandre, one of Philippe’s three children. My first words, shared by my siblings, are of thanks to the members of this list, many of whom he spoke of with great respect and even affection, and counted as friends. 
I am unsure how much he shared with you, but I can say that while photography was indeed one of his passion and calling, it is undoubtedly the spirit of a great community, to which he felt a strong attachment, that kept him inspired throughout the years.
For the longest of times, interacting with you has been the main highlight of his life, as he passed through difficult periods which he didn’t deserve.

Thankfully, his later years have been kinder to him, and surrounded by friends and family, he always had a story to share about something that happened with members of the group. Trips with, and visits from, members, were always highlights in the memories he used to share with us.

He left us way too soon, and we will all miss him tremendously. But in his usual, kind ways, he made sure not to leave us with pain on top of sorrow, and so he left us at peace and without suffering.

We will hold a ceremony in his memory on Tuesday, at 14:30 CET, in La Petite Pierre, where he lived happily with his wife since his retirement.
Many of us are too heartbroken to pay a spoken tribute to him, and we know that his sensitivity leaned towards the visual, and thus we will be displaying pictures of/by him during the ceremony. We would like to propose you to participate if you so wish, so that you could share any photographic and/or written tribute that you would like to make. 
Please do not take this as a request, but rather as a form of respect and deep appreciation to you who have been instrumental in his artistic and social life. Should you wish to pay him a last tribute, be sure that we would honor it. The format, or the topic, is not prescribed: any form of personal tribute will accompany him on this last good-bye. 

You can send it to either myself: alexandre.amard at gmail.com or his wife Marie-Christine: m.amard at free.fr before Monday noon (apologies for the short notice)

With my utmost appreciation, and thanks for the kind words you shared of my dear father.

Alexandre Amard


> Le 21 janv. 2022 à 06:17, Robert Baron via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> Sadness abounds.
> 
> --Bob
> 
> ===On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 6:11 AM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hello all my friends
>> 
>> I received the sad news that my friend, our friend, Philippe Amard left us
>> last night.
>> May he rest in peace, I will miss him very much.
>> 
>> Lluis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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