his heartbreaking message to his missing father

“Only one being is missing and everything is depopulated”. On October 3, 2021, Bernard Tapie dies at the age of 78 aftermath of a double cancer esophagus and stomach. Behind him, the former owner of OM left a wife, Dominique, and four children, Nathalie and Stéphane, born of his marriage to Michèle Layec, as well as Laurent and Sophie. Very close to her dad, the latter regularly uses her social networks to talk about the one who meant so much to her. Saturday September 24, 2022, the former candidate ofThe Voiceposted a snapshot of her on Instagram, all smilesaccompanied by a description of the most touching : “Keep smiling… even when you miss someone so hard that you can barely breathe.” To be translated into the language of Molière by: “Keep smiling…even when you miss someone so much you can barely breathe.”

Faced with these nice wordsthe approximately 59,000 subscribers of the young woman did not fail to react, bringing her their support in comments. “A lot of courage !” exclaimed one of them. “Very nice picture of you Sophie, you look a lot like your dad, nice smile”, wrote another. Last August, the companion of rugby player Baptiste Germain had already moved the Web by a very special day. On the occasion of Saint Bernard, she had posted a snapshot of her father, smiling fondly at the camera, with a message, a sober “Happy holiday” followed by a heart emoji. At the time of the disappearance of business manSophie Tapie had again written: “I would like to tell you a secret. You were the most wonderful dad in the world, I love you so much. Thank you all for your support and immense love, especially the people of Marseille. I will never forget him. I love you endlessly.”

Sophie Tapie: a daughter present for her father

Bernard Tapie had a full life. Thus, in an interview granted to France 2, in 2017, the latter indicated that he would not have no regrets if something bad happened to him:When you’re 70 and over, you have to accept that at some point you’re going to face the ultimate test, which is death. And for me, it’s not a disaster.” And to add: “I lived in an incredible, wonderful way. I have known unimaginable moments. I have a family for 42 years with the same woman, my children are all in good health, my grandchildren too.” Yet, despite her father’s illness, Sophie Tapie never stopped believing. “Happy new year ! We will continue to fight!“, she had written on her Instagram account at the dawn of the year 2018, to accompany a sublime photo in black and white of her hugging her father tenderly.