The battle was short. For the sake of transparency, the mayor (MDP, progressive movement) of Montigny-lès-Cormeilles had publicly announced on Friday, that he was to begin treatment this week to fight lung cancer. “The doctors diagnosed me with lung cancer not long ago,” he confided in a video published on the city’s website and on its Facebook page. Concerning me, the doctors are optimistic and so am I. » Jean-Noël Carpentier “left faster than what we hoped with the doctors”.
“We have the immense sadness to announce the sudden death this Wednesday, November 20, 2024 of our Mayor Jean-Noël Carpentier,” indicates the town hall this Wednesday noon, which relays “the last statement that Jean-Noël Carpentier made to publish a last time on his Facebook account.
“We leave each other loving each other, it’s my great joy”
” Bye. I left faster than we hoped with the doctors, he wrote. But I left peacefully, having been able to say goodbye to my family, my daughters, my wife. We leave each other loving each other, that’s my great joy. (…) I also leave with a proud heart to have had the trust of so many residents of our good city for many years. Oh sure, debates, discussions and sometimes disagreements were expressed, but always with respect. Today, I first remember the agreements and the attachment that we had with many of you to say that Montigny is such a pleasant city when you know it and especially when you know its inhabitants and their diversity. »
The former deputy for the 3rd constituency of Val-d’Oise also has a word for “the elected officials with whom I loved working, and for whom I have great affection, (who) will know how to continue this challenge of respect and living together. This is always what I have carried deep within me all these years for our city. This is also what our former mayor Robert Hue wore. »
A private sector executive, Jean-Noël Carpentier was municipal councilor of Montigny in March 2008 on the list led by Robert Hue. Seven months later, he became first deputy, following the resignation of Gilles Pollastro, then, in March 2009, Robert Hue resigns from his mandate as mayor and gives way to Jean-Noël Carpentier.