“He did not count his time for others”, Jean-Claude Lenoir, a major figure in migrant aid, died

For decades, he had not stopped helping migrants in Calais. In meetings and especially in the field, via the Salam association, of which he was the president. Jean-Claude Lenoir, who was already distributing meals even before the creation of the Sangatte camp in 1999, died on Thursday 11 July in an accident. He was going to be 73 in August.

Jean-Claude Lenoir joined the first citizen movements in defense of migrants in the 1980s and 1990s.

Mort de Jean-Claude Lenoir, grande figure de l'aide aux migrants dans le Pas-de-Calais - France Bleu

Jean-Claude Lenoir, president of the Salam association and a prominent figure in migrant aid, has died. He was the victim of a car accident in Calais on Thursday afternoon. Jean-Claude Lenoir was 73 years old.