Roland Mesnier had been hired by Rosalynn Carter in 1979 and left the White House in 2004, after twenty-five years of service. He died on Friday, at the age of 78.
Le Monde with AFP
He was pastry chef under five presidents of the United States. The Frenchman Roland Mesnier died at the age of 78, announced the White House Historical Association, which is dedicated to the history of the White House, Sunday August 28. He died Friday of a disease, said the association on its site .
Born in Bonnay, a small village near Besançon (Doubs), he died in the state of Virginia due to complications related to cancer, according to the Washington Post , who quotes his son. He had left the White House in 2004 after twenty-five years of service.
Hillary Clinton tribute
From a modest family of nine children, he had been hired by the wife of President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn, in 1979. He had already worked in large hotels in Germany, Great Britain and Bermuda after His learning in Besançon.
“I have such good memories of chef Mesnier. He liked to make people smile with his beautiful creations, like his famous gingerbread houses at Christmas. We will miss it!”, Tweeted the ex- First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton on Saturday by posting a photo of her with the chef.
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“We are sorry to learn the death of Roland Mesnier (…). His passion, his commitment and his love for his work will remain engraved in our memories,” said the Ronald Reagan Foundation.