{"id":85355,"date":"2026-08-06T15:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastpost.be\/?p=85355"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:38:32","slug":"guy-gruwez-1928-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastpost.be\/nl\/nieuws\/guy-gruwez-1928-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Gruwez (1928-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Erevoorzitter Guy Gruwez OBE MNZM OAM MSM (1928-2026)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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De voorzitter, de leden van de raad van bestuur, de klaroeners en alle medewerkers van de Last Post Association melden met diepe droefheid het overlijden van onze erevoorzitter, Guy Gruwez OBE MNZM OAM MSM<\/strong>, op 97-jarige leeftijd.<\/p>

Guy Gruwez trad in 1953 toe tot de raad van bestuur van de Last Post Association. Van 1966 tot 2006 stond hij gedurende maar liefst veertig jaar als voorzitter aan het hoofd van onze vereniging. Ook daarna bleef hij als erevoorzitter nauw verbonden met de Last Post Association en met de dagelijkse Last Postplechtigheid onder de Menenpoort.<\/p>

Meer dan zeventig jaar lang stelde Guy zich op uitzonderlijke en volkomen belangeloze wijze ten dienste van de herinnering aan de gesneuvelden van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Met onvermoeibare toewijding, waardigheid en overtuiging droeg hij de boodschap van herinnering, herdenking en dankbaarheid uit. Hij speelde een bepalende rol in de ontwikkeling en internationale uitstraling van de Last Post Association.<\/p>

Zijn uitzonderlijke staat van dienst genoot grote waardering en erkenning, niet alleen in Belgi\u00eb, maar ook ver daarbuiten. De talrijke nationale en internationale onderscheidingen die hem werden toegekend, getuigen van het diepe respect dat hij doorheen zijn lange leven heeft verworven.<\/p>

De Last Post Association verliest een van haar belangrijkste boegbeelden, een inspirerende voorzitter en bovenal een bijzonder mens. Zijn levenswerk en zijn voorbeeld zullen blijvend voortleven in onze vereniging en in de dagelijkse Last Postplechtigheid.<\/p>

Onze innigste deelneming en gedachten gaan uit naar zijn echtgenote Marie-Jeanne, zijn familie en allen die hem dierbaar waren.<\/p>

Rust in vrede, Guy. We will remember him.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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