AN OFFICIAL POSITION Louis Remire, convicted of killing his wife, is serving a twelve-year sentence in the remote penal colony of Saint Laurent de Maroni in French Guiana His is not, however, the miserable абюннexistence endured by less fortunate prisoners, for Louis Remire occupies an official position: He is the colony's executioner, a privileged station accorded him not only because of his exemplary behavior toward prison officials but also because of his experience as a pавссдolice officer in his native Lyons, France Remire's position brings with it any number of perquisites: He has his own.