marked The first municipal Council was in session, without the fatally injured Dr. Robert Benoist in Seefeld with grief. Mayor and Ex-mayor acknowledge the work of committed local politician.

Seefeld – At his table, a picture and the flowers were, many local councils were published in covered clothes: The Seefeld Council meeting on Tuesday in the parish hall Peter and Paul began in commemoration of the last week deceased Green Council Dr. Robert Benoist. “We are deeply shaken and shocked,” said Seefeld’s mayor Klaus Kögel. The municipality had lost with Benoist, a very committed Democrats. “Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family.”

In connection Green voice had Council Thomas Zimmermann, Benoist about his candidacy as a mayor candidate for the Greens, intense met. “I can’t believe it really,” said Zimmermann. Benoist was founded since 2007 in the commune of policy involved and also the local. “With his expertise, his energy and his passion, he was a very visibler actor.” Especially justice, sustainability and transparency would be a Benoist on the heart. “He had a great vision.” Always Benoist was also constructive compromises receptive. “Robert, we’ll miss you.” All rose to observe a minute’s silence.

tungsten Gum: “He had the corners and edges.”

tungsten Gum, now former mayor, has intense memories of Benoist, finally, the Hechendorfer was since 2007, with a short interruption, a member of the municipal Council. “He had rough edges, but he knew. He did not want to be everybody’s darling,’“ says Gum. Highly intelligent and quick as a flash, he had dedicated himself to the topics. “He has not sought the easy way out, but came with a vengeance for the cause”. In the meetings he was very often with him together. But privately he was understood with Benoist well. “Our last conversations were very good, I enjoyed it very much.”

Benoist (50) was at 27. May with a glider accident. Rescue workers found the machine on Friday at the Weißeck in Austria. The reason for the cause of the crash is still unclear.

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