Married with three girls at the age of 57, Dominique Bernard, whose day was in Arras, was, by most recent recollection, a “passionate” and “valued” teacher.
Set of letters “toujours à l’écoute”
“This is a brilliant, intelligent, cultured, well-read collection of letters. The goal is to beautify literature, Julien Gracque,” said Paul Orsini, a former student at the Gambetta d’Arras high school, where he studied philosophy from 1987 to 2011. “The professor’s room has a very good teacher, and the right one,” said Fabien Dufay, EPS professor, from the team.
There is a “faithful colleague” at the post office, “at the end of my career I try to do my job myself,” explained Nicolas Penin, secretary of the Unsa education department in Pas-de-Calais. “The thought will end with a career at the Lycée Saint-Ville. Cela faisait un moment qu’il était la”, in Arras.
Dominique Bernard, originally from this town in the Pas-de-Calais, father of three wonderful girls and married to a tutor in another institution in the region, began his reading education in Lille. “There is a man très riche, très généreux, très attentif aux autres,” says Bruno Lecat, one of his young friends, who came here to write six studies of literature for him. “Passion for literature, extremely sensitive. This is a truly beautiful person,” poursuit-il, gagné par l’émotion.
A man of “deep kindness”
“It’s respectable, very secret, very delicate,” says Nathalie Raoult, who attended the theater with her senior troupe co-founder Dominique Bernard while studying in Lille. “He was a fundamental personality in the functions of the troupe, with great discretion and unusualness. »
She is reminded of a student, “very smart, everything on her own, chimes, a very special person,” like a journalist of that time. World Henri Tink, a specialist in religion, representative of the family of “éclairs of Catholicism”. “Il avait un rapport très profond mais très restrained in the spirit of religion,” se Rappelle-t-elle. “There is the same terrifying man as this good man, of deep kindness, illuminée peut-être par sa croyance, qui soit tué par l’arme d’un fou de Dieu,” lance-t-elle.
Co-founder of the Popular University of Arras
Dominique Bernard founded the Popular University of Arras in 2002 with Paul Orsini and two other friends, graduating in 2014. “Nous sous sommes Liés d’amitié très rapidement. Nous Avons Beaucoup Conversé Sur La Literature, La Philosophie, Nous Avons Beaucoup Ri Aussi”, se souvient-elle. “Come on, the one who is so brave. I know them, but I can’t help but try. »
Pour son love de jeunesse Bruno Lecat: “c’était quequ’un de tres investments dans son travail, qui a payé son son obligations de sa vie.” “This is the part of the professors that comes first and is among the real Republicans,” the literature professor pleased. “Let me pour it all out. After Samuel Paty, this is terrible. »
Funeral games at Arras Cathedral
After a minute of national silence on Monday, the funeral of Dominique Bernard took place in Arras Cathedral in the presence of the Macrons. These funeral serons were presided over by Olivier Leborgne at Evéque d’Arras.
Emmanuel Macron promises on Monday that the school will remain “a machine against obscurantism” and “a refuge for our secondary schools and for all those who work here.”