▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁colle agues , ▁inform ally , ▁as ▁" Det rem ". ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁his ▁wife . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁determined ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁by ▁h anging , ▁having ▁suffered ▁from ▁de pression ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁▁ ▁Since ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁facing ▁criminal ▁charges ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁alleg edly ▁op aque ▁financial ▁arrang ements ▁of ▁his ▁local ▁football ▁club , ▁which ▁he ▁formerly ▁cha ired . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Pro ven ance ▁and ▁early ▁years ▁Det rem mer ie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁M ous c ron , ▁tradition ally ▁a ▁French ▁speaking ▁text ile ▁manufact uring ▁town ▁sand wich ed ▁between ▁the ▁front ier ▁with ▁France ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁language ▁front ier ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁occupied ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁modern ▁languages ▁at ▁the ▁Saint ▁August ine ▁College ▁in ▁nearby ▁Eng h ien . ▁ ▁Municipal ▁politics ▁He ▁quickly ▁became ▁active ▁within ▁the ▁French ▁speaking ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( Part i ▁social ▁chr ét ien ▁ ▁/ ▁P SC ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁before ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁coun c ill or