A respected patriotic figure in the Bagnols veterans' family, Maurice Soulier has died

Maurice Soulier est décédé jeudi 25 septembre 2025 Midi Libre – MIKAEL ANISSET

Maurice Soulier passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The news of his passing has caused a stir in the municipal council. His funeral is scheduled for Monday, September 30, 2024 at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

The funeral of the president of the cantonal committee of the Fnaca of Bagnols-sur-Cèze is scheduled for Monday, September 30, 2024 at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church. An undisputed local figure, Maurice Soulier died during the day of Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The news of his death caused shock at the municipal council. Mayor Jean-Yves Chapelet did not hide his emotion, paying tribute to “a friend always present for the duty of remembrance and solidarity”. Another testimony and not the least, that of the president of the departmental committee of the Fnaca, Jean-Pierre Colombet.

"The honors he deserves"

This former mayor of Pont-Saint-Esprit paid tribute to the memory of Maurice Soulier, praising "an outstanding organizer of various festive and patriotic events. He did everything for the honor of veterans, France and its flag". Last June, the late president organized the 50th anniversary of the creation of his Committee in 1974 in Connaux.Vice-president of the Fnaca of Bagnols-sur-Cèze Henri Godaill regrets the passing of the man he considers to be one of the best presidents of the association that he chaired for just over 20 years. "We were comrades since the age of 17." The departmental committee will give him the honors he deserves with a large number of flags and participants.

1) National Federation of Veterans of North Africa