Jean-Claude Grüner died brutally on 10th August 2003 in Ibiza of a heart attack.The Rescue Services arrived quickly but were unable to revive him.
Jean-Claude joined Schlumberger Wireline in 1979, as a Field Engineer in Dubai and Abu Dhabi then Bahrain and Kavala in Greece. Transferred to Montrouge at Wireline HQ, he ended his Schlumberger career in Italy in the Parking Meters business. He subsequently became General Manager for the VICAT cement group in Senegal and other cement activities in West Africa.
Jean-Claude married Valérie, Xavier Peltier’s sister, in Abu Dhabi in 1981. They have three sons, Jules, Timothée and Robin, and six grandchildren.

Message from Xavier Peltier:
Je voudrais signaler aux amis de Schlum qui l’ont connu le décès brutal de Jean-Claude Grüner hier à Ibiza d’une crise cardiaque. Les secours sont intervenus rapidement mais n’ont pas pu le ranimer.
Jean-Claude est entré chez Schlumberger Wireline en 1979, ingénier a Dubai et Abu Dhabi puis Bahreïn et Kavala en Grèce. Transféré à Montrouge aux HQ Wireline il a fini sa carrière en Italie dans les parcmètres. Il a dirigé par la suite la principale cimenterie du Sénégal.
I met Jean-Claude in Dubai when he was fresh out of training school end of 1978, I was FSM there and we became good friends.

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