Carol Thil still can’t get over it. ” 1is Last January, at 9 am, I received an SMS from Pierrick Gral, the chief of staff of the mayor of Thionville, Pierre Cuny, ”says the president of Apecet, the association of traders in Thionville. “In his message, he wrote to me: ‘Happy new year and congratulations on this great distinction.’ Taken aback, I ask him what distinction he is talking about. He then sent me a capture from the Official Journal telling me that I was on the promotion of 1is January of the Legion of Honor. I read it, reread it, reread it, and I still don’t realize it, ”she says, her pretty blue eyes suddenly cloudy. His first reaction, beyond the surprise, was to find out how it was possible. “I think it was the deputy Isabelle Rauch, with the support of the sub-prefect, who made the proposal, but I never had the confirmation,” she would almost swear. However, this sparkling little piece of woman does not need to be justified. His leitmotif has always been to work for others. “I then took this distinction as an award and recognition for the work accomplished. For me, it is also the fruit of teamwork, because I have always worked in a collective spirit ”, certifies the one who has always worn the captain’s armband. Whether in her driving school business, president of the Manom Tennis club, or traders in Thionville.
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A committed woman
“I consider myself a committed citizen,” says the recipient, also deputy mayor of Thionville, in charge of participatory democracy. “A function that suits me well: bringing the citizen closer to the elected, giving them a voice, making them participate”, she explains with relish. She got involved in politics at the age of 18, alongside Countess Sylvie de Selancy, who was the first female mayor of France, in Manom, in 1947. “Her whole character, generous, her meaning listening, her pragmatism, have inspired who I am and influenced my thinking, avoiding pretenses to favor clear and frank exchanges. »A nod to life, it was the daughter-in-law of this pioneer, Rose-Anne de Selancy, who officially presented her with her medal, a few days ago, during a ceremony full of emotions, at the Château de La Grange, in Manom, in the presence of many personalities. All came to congratulate this little big woman , with the same first name as the title of a song by Chuck Berry, and whose chorus begins as follows: ” Oh Carol, don’t let him steal your heart away (Oh Carol, don’t let him steal your heart). However, the heart of the medalist is so enormous that it would be necessary to tackle it in several… Our congratulations.
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