Kenscoff Mayor Jean Massillon Dies; Tributes Honor His Community Service

Jean Massillon, the mayor of Kenscoff, has died, Le Nouvelliste reported, with the outlet publishing a tribute to a man it described as a devoted servant of the community. According to the report, the magistrate died on Friday, October 9, 2026. Le Nouvelliste recalled that Massillon served as administrator of the Kenscoff town hall during the painful events of January 2010, when a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti. In the chaos and trauma that followed the quake, the outlet said, Massillon established himself as a steady point of reference, remembered for his humility and love for others. 'When a great servant of the community passes away, his example of humility and love for one's neighbor continues to guide us,' the tribute reads. Le Nouvelliste noted that the French Embassy expressed sadness at the mayor's death, and that Jean Max Duvivier recounted Massillon's final hours and offered his own tribute. Further details on the circumstances of his death were not provided in the available excerpts. The reporting was carried in both French and English editions of Le Nouvelliste.