In Elsegem, a small village in the Flemish Ardennes, the district of Wortegem-Petegem, a kind of state funeral will take place on Saturday. Thousands of people say goodbye to Willy Naessens, the large industrialist who has always stayed a boy from Elsegem. Our reporter visited during the preparation and received unique stories about Naessens from the inhabitants: “Nobody here had ever dared to predict his success.”
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In this village a kind of state funeral will take place for Willy Naessens on Saturday: “What he has done for us, you can’t list that”
Bytaketonews
Apr 11, 2025