2023-04-24 02:24:02
He called himself Yannick or Yann Briens by everyone in Saint-Malo. This homeless man spent at least two years in Saint-Malo, including more than a year sleeping under a porch of the media library, next to the station. It was very popular with traders on rue Nicolas Bouvier and locals. They saw his state of health deteriorate over the months. On December 13, 2022, he was taken by the firefighters to the hospital. There’s dies the next day. Several messages are posted on the Facebook group “Saint-Malo Pratique” to inform the local residents of the news. These publications have made it possible to find his sister, Greta Corens. She has lived in New York for over 50 years. She didn’t have no news from his brother for two and a half years.
When she learns that her brother has died in Saint-Malo, she posts a message on this groupe. “The people of Saint-Malo answered me right away, she remembers. I was so moved that I stayed up all night to answer them.”
Merchants at his bedside
Lucie is one of the people who contacted her. She’s there CEO of La Vape Malouine. Yannick slept just in front of his shop. “Every morning, we sat on the terrace and drank our little coffee, smiled the shopkeeper. He always had a kind word, a little wave of his hand. I went to see him when I left in the evening to ask him if he needed anything. He answered me: Everything is fine, I have everything I need here.”
Yannick, was from the Gers and had lung cancer. He had left his home so as not to inflict his illness on his brothers. “My two brothers didn’t know where he had gone. We went to great lengths to look for him. I was really shocked when I learned of his death. The immediate responses from the people of Saint-Malo were a real support for me.”
As soon as she can go to France, Greta Corens wants to go to Saint-Malo to pray at her brother’s grave and thank the residents of the station district.
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