2023-11-04 16:44:00
Octave Roberty should have celebrated his 80th birthday on November 11. Hospitalized for several weeks, he died on Friday at Mont-Godinne hospital. The deceased was the husband of Gisèle Préter, whose fight against the damn Covid 19 had moved an entire region almost four years ago, and the father of four children, four sons united like the fingers of a hand.
Originally from Lamormenil, Octave will always be faithful to his roots, following in the footsteps of his father Antoine, pioneer of a family business which has continued to progress over generations and which is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2023.
It was in 1948 that Antoine Roberty launched his public works company, specializing in road maintenance. Quite naturally, Octave and his sister Catherine took over in 1984 before Octave struck out on his own in 2001, while surrounding himself with three of his sons, José, the fourth, making a career in the police.
Serge, Joël and Jean-Luc, like the Three Musketeers, each with a very specific mission, took charge in 2011. With the wise advice of their parents, they transformed the tool which became a reference and even a weight heavy on public and private works, doubling its workforce (around fifty workers and employees) while moving to Vaux-Chavanne.
Family, his priority
Although he has handed over the torch, Octave will nonetheless remain the mentor of the team and his family, always taking the same pleasure in sharing a cup of coffee with the staff, in going to the construction sites almost daily.
A man of society, in love with his work, with a job well done, this business manager nevertheless placed at the top of his priorities a family that seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren have joined. He devoted hours and hours to them as a taximan, driving some to school, others to football training, which did not displease him in the least because as a former manager of the Dochamps club, he always followed the wanderings of the footballers of his descendants. And when the opportunity was given to him, with his friend Paul Jérouville, he took pleasure in attending a Standard meeting.
Sure that on Monday morning, his silhouette made of good nature and kindness, recognizable among all with his sacrosanct suspenders, will haunt the offices and workshops of the superb setting on rue des Boussines in Vaux-Chavanne.
Octave is resting at the Heck funeral home in Manhay where visits take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The funeral will be celebrated at the Saint-Isidore church in Freyneux this Wednesday, November 8 at 10:30 a.m.
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