Patrick Roy, French politician, died from pancreatic cancer he was , 53.

Patrick Roy was a French politician, a member of the National Assembly died from pancreatic cancer he was , 53.. He represented the 19th constituency of the Nord département, and was a member of the French Socialist Party (PSF). He was also the mayor of Denain.

(August 30, 1957 – May 3, 2011)

He was known for the colorful clothes he wore at the National Assembly and his love of heavy metal music, a musical style he defended on various occasions during the debates concerning the Hadopi law or the controversy about the Hellfest festival. On 5 June 2010, he joined the French metal band Mass Hysteria on stage during the Metallurgicales festival in Denain.^[2]
In November 2010, Roy revealed that he was suffering from a digestive cancer^[3][4]. In February 2011 he announced that he will come back to the National Assembly on March 15th and he did it, thanking the other congresswomen and congressmen for their support.^[5]
Patrick Roy died in Valenciennes on 3 May 2011^[6] from pancreatic cancer. He was 53.

 

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