In memory of those who "died suddenly" in southern Europe and Africa, April 12-18
A huge toll throughout Italy, with further sudden deaths in Spain, Portugal, Kenya and South Africa, and three high-profile unexpected passings in Nigeria
ITALY
Mariasofia Paparo, swimmer struck down by a heart attack at 28; the tears of the companion, the condolences of an entire city. She would graduate on April 28
April 12, 2022
Naples - Struck down by a heart attack at the age of 28 not yet turned. A tragedy shakes the city of San Giorgio a Cremano (Naples), where Mariasofia Paparo, who would have blown out the candles in less than a week, suddenly died.
The girl is well known in the city for her swimming activity, even the Parthenope University (where the girl would have graduated on April 28) participates in the pain of relatives and friends.
A swimmer, Mariasofia had won numerous regional medals. In 2020 he had participated in the crossing of the Strait of Messina and the Capri-Naples.
Mourning in Italian cinema, the sudden farewell to one of the best masters
April 12, 2022
The world of the big screen is in mourning. A great, memorable, exponent of the sector, who loved the camera for decades and decades of career, has passed away forever, leaving a great void in the hearts of his admirers.
Film producer Massimo Cristaldi passed away at 66. Fortunately, he has left his loved ones and the film world a substantial legacy, which will make him survive over time. However, the death of Massimo Cristaldi was a violent bolt from the blue, no one expected it, and this made this loss even more heartbreaking for anyone.
Recently he was busy making a feature film based on the book Tu, mio by Erri De Luca. The start of filming was unfortunately scheduled for next September.
No cause of death reported.
Catherine Spaak, 77: “Young and Free Beauty” actress died
April 18, 2022
Catherine Spaak, a Belgian-Italian actress who was a popular face on the Rai television channel, died on Sunday at the age of 77. She died in a Roman clinic in 2020, according to Italian media, of a cerebral hemorrhage.
She cаn be found in films such аs Dino Risi’s The Brаggаrt, Dаrio Argento’s The Nine-Tаiled Cаt, Henri Verneuil’s Weekend in Zuydcoote, аnd Monicа Vitti’s Secret Scаndаl. She will аppeаr in 80 feаture films, both for film аnd television, in totаl. She sаng Quelli dellа miа età, а song аdаpted from Frаncoise Hаrdy’s All the boys аnd girls, which she recorded in 1963.
Shock during the Good Friday procession, he feels bad and dies; the tragedy in the province of Avellino in Domicella. A 47-year-old dies under the eyes of family members
April 16, 2022
Shock during the Good Friday procession. A 47-year-old man fell ill and died. The tragedy in Domicella, a country now shocked by what happened yesterday evening.
Hundreds of people who were taking part in the procession that unfolded through the streets of the town of Vallo di Lauro. Suddenly the fatal illness for the 47-year-old who collapsed to the ground. A first rescue attempt was made by a doctor and a nurse who were participating in the Good Friday rite. A 118 team promptly intervened on the spot and tried a desperate attempt to revive the 47-year-old who has never recovered and died under the eyes of his family and the hundreds of people who were on the street.
Pain and disbelief are the feelings expressed by the mayor Antonio Corbisiero. As usual on the spot, a patrol from the Lauro police station also intervened to investigate the case. There will be no investigation by the prosecutor on duty Antonella Salvatore, immediately informed of the tragedy by the investigators. The body was entrusted to family members for the funeral.
No cause of death reported (and won’t be, as there’s no autopsy).
He dies suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage: a month ago he retired
April 16, 2022
Gorizia - An unexpected death that has left relatives, friends and former colleagues dismayed, but which in addition to pain brings with it a never banal gesture of human solidarity. Renzo Luis died suddenly at the age of 62.
A cerebral hemorrhage tore him from the affection of those who loved him and he did so just a few weeks after reaching retirement, but the family members agreed to the removal of the liver and kidneys and with this organ donation a part of him will continue to live and will not do so only in the memories of those who knew him.
Mario Ligabue died at the age of 67; farewell to the architect, killed by a sudden illness on Easter day
April 18, 2022
Montello - “We are still incredulous: for all of us, for the world of Fencing from which he made himself known, esteemed and loved, he was Uncle Mario. He leaves us suddenly, like a bolt from the blue on Easter day”. With this post on facebook the Treviso Fencing group greets Mario Ligabue , who died suddenly in his house in Crocetta del Montello, on Easter day.
An illness in the morning left no escape for the well-known architect, with a studio in Crocetta del Montello. He was having breakfast when he collapsed, seeing him on the ground immediately called for help, but it was all in vain.
No cause of death reported.
Alberto Fortunati, the sports journalist who died of a sudden illness: he was 63 years old
April 16, 2022
Alberto Fortunati, professional journalist and sports editor of the Gazzetta di Mantova, died suddenly this morning. He would have turned 64 in September. Fortunati felt ill in his home in Bancole di Porto Mantua. Help was useless.
Fortunati had started in 1982 as a radio commentator at Radiobase, the Mantua broadcaster, on behalf of which he followed the matches of Mantova football. In 1988 he became press officer of the Province of Mantua and in January 1993 he was hired by the Gazzetta di Mantova and assigned to the sports editorial team.
No cause of death reported.
Easter Monday tragedy: suddenly dies while walking with friends
April 18, 2022
Caldogno - Tragedy in Caldogno today, April 18, around 10.30 am: a 70-year-old man from Calvene died of an illness while he was walking with friends along the cycle path on the embankment of the rolling basin. On the spot an ambulance from Suem and the Dueville carabinieri.
No cause of death reported.
Man, 78, collapses on the ground struck by a sudden illness, dies in the courtyard of the house; the neighbors gave the alarm: help was useless
April 11, 2022
He suddenly felt ill, while he was in the courtyard of the house where he lives: he would have desperately asked for help before collapsing to the ground and losing consciousness. The neighbors gave the alarm and the rescue car moved quickly, but the efforts of the 118 health workers, who arrived on board two ambulances, were useless. They tried to revive him, but it was all sensed: the man's heart never started beating again. It is the tragic fate of a 78 year old from Pralboino.
The drama took place shortly before 13.30 on Monday in via Giuseppe Mazzini. The surveys were entrusted to the carabinieri of the Verolanuova company. There would be no doubt about the natural causes of death, probably due to a heart attack.
https://www.bresciatoday.it/cronaca/pralboino-malore-uomo-morto.html
Financier, 56, dies of sudden illness; only 18 months ago he also lost his wife
April 16, 2022
An illness, an emergency transport to the Emergency Department of the San Rocco Civil Hospital and in the early afternoon the heart of the Lieutenant of the First Operational Unit of the Guard of Finance of Formia Lucio Varone, 56-year-old from Cellole has stopped beating.
On the evening of Good Friday he had accused an illness, immediate transport to the Sessano hospital where he then passed away. A death that left the three children astonished and dismayed, including a marshal on duty at the Nautical School of the Guardia di Finanza in Gaeta.
18 months ago another loss hit the Varone family, the lieutenant's wife disappeared. The Corps of the Guardia di Finanza of Formia still incredulous is close to the immeasurable pain of the Varone family.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.casertanews.it/cronaca/malore-improvviso-muore-finanziere-cellole.html
Illness in the car, he dies at 45: the rescue, the rush to the hospital and the pain of the family
April 15, 2022
Michele Di Tanto suffered a cardiac arrest in Piazza Saragat. Hospitalized in very serious conditions, the 45-year-old did not make it. Despite various attempts - first by the rescuers and later by the doctors in Viale Alfieri - to save his life, the 45-year-old died in hospital yesterday morning.
Fausto Lachi, 48, a well-known building contractor in Monte San Savino, dies in the car in front of his little son; he pulled over to save his life
April 17, 2022
The building contractor Fausto Lachi was with his 5-year-old son between Castiglion Fiorentino and Monte San Savino. He called a friend and told him he was feeling bad. A motorist assisted the child on the road.
According to an initial reconstruction of the tragedy, despite his illness, Lachi managed to stop, pull over the car, even managing to call his friend Franco Caviglioli saying a few words: "I'm sick, I'm sick: I'm in Castiglion Fiorentino, help me" .
The friend, including the seriousness of the incident, immediately alerted the rescue and, within a few minutes, an ambulance, a self-medical, then the Pegasus arrived. The police and other motorists intervened while a lady picked up the baby, walking away and making him distracted. It seems that fortunately he did not understand what had happened to his father and even yesterday morning, at his grandparents' house, he was playing and was calm.
The rescuers tried to revive Fausto but everything was useless and the operators and health workers could not help but note the death of the building contractor. Later the prosecutor gave the authorization for the burial.
The news aroused deep condolences, particularly in the many friends that Fausto had also because he was a peacock, peaceful and selfless. He had a passion for cooking and his favorite pastime was cooking special dishes.
No cause of death reported.
Alessandro Tedde, struck down at 26 by an illness: A sudden illness while he was sleeping in his home in Cagliari
April 14, 2022
This is how Alessandro Tedde, the counter of Su Cumbidu, a place managed by Gianmichele Dedoni in the Marina district, died at the age of 26.
Originally from Guamaggiore, Tedde had long ago moved to the city to work in the restaurant world, and here he had also met love. It was his partner, Martina Floris, who discovered at dawn yesterday that Alessandro was no longer breathing. Rescue, called promptly, proved useless.
Great pain in the city, where Alessandro Tedde was well known. Many are remembering it by posting photos, images and touching messages on social networks.
“We are shocked and saddened - the memory of Mayor Nello Cappai from Guamaggiore - our community has lost a good son who is very attached to his country”.
An autopsy will now shed light on the causes of death.
He collapses and dies while working, a Saxa Gress tragedy; Alberto Notargiacomo, 59 years old from Roccasecca, most likely struck down by a cardiac arrest
April 15, 2022
There was no escape for Alberto Notargiacomo , 59 years old and worker at Saxa Gress in Anagni (Frosinone). The man was struck by a sudden illness while he was operating an elevator. Any rescue attempt by colleagues and Ares 118 staff who immediately arrived inside the company was useless.
The news of his sudden death has left them all annihilated and torn with grief. The memory of Angela Caprio, for years president of the voluntary association: "You were my older brother. We shared joys pains laughter fears loneliness projects, playing tressette without a partner will no longer be playing. You left us alone, astonished, dismayed, but all together in silence, pain and tears. Who will roll the stone in front of our pain? Mother of mercy that you wanted to embrace him so quickly, console us ".
No cause of death reported.
https://www.frosinonetoday.it/cronaca/morte-lavoratore-tragedia-saxa-gress.html
Driving sickness, he gets out of the car and collapses to the ground: 79 years old dies in Piazza Partigiani; on the spot Carabinieri, local police and 118; there was nothing to do for the driver
April 13, 2022
A man died in the early afternoon of today in via Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, in the stretch of road in front of the prosecutor's office and the bus station.
According to what I was able to learn, the man was driving his car and came from Largo Cacciatori delle Alpi (where there is the statue of Garibaldi) and took the road that leads to the Prosecutor's Office.
Suddenly, perhaps due to an illness, the man blocked the car on the curb that divides the carriageway, before the iron partition.
The 79-year-old was seen getting out of the car and collapsing to the ground. The man was rescued by a passerby waiting for 118.
The emergency services of 118 were useless, despite the long resuscitation attempt. On site the Carabinieri and the local police.
No cause of death reported.
A blue-eyed angel who left this earth too soon: Ilenya Casciaro, 20, sadly dies due to a brain aneurysm
April 13, 2022
Calabria - In the city we mourn the mourning of a girl who had gathered everyone's prayers: an ordeal that had led Ileya's family to hope that the girl could make it, never losing hope, not even for a single second.
“Ilenya was twenty years old, blond hair and two big blue eyes. United by the love of her husband, Luigi, the two were expecting a baby. A joy so great that she didn't have time to come true, due to a miscarriage.
"She soon after a sudden cerebral hemorrhage while she was at home with her husband and then the coma. After almost a moth of prayers, requests for help, supplications, Ilenya leaves her loved ones, along with her child."
Marsala, 62, leaves home and feels bad: found dead after hours of research due to a sudden illness
April 17, 2022
Vito Giacalone, 62, from Marsala from the afternoon of Saturday 16 April was nowhere to be found and from that moment the searches were started, culminating in the discovery of the lifeless body.
This is the reconstruction of events. Giacalone at 4.30 pm yesterday left his house in the San Michele district at the height of the Refuge at the La Dolce Vita bar in Marsala, then around 5.50 pm, he phoned his family saying that he felt ill but did not know where he was. From that moment nothing more.
The family, unable to trace him, worried, then raised the alarm and made an appeal on Facebook, indicating the car he was driving and the place where he was headed. For hours the 62-year-old was searched in the districts of Marsala, then in the evening the sad ending, when the lifeless body was found. A sudden illness would have crushed him.
No cause of death reported.
Sports executive dies in his sleep at the age of 63
April 15, 2022
Livorno - He died in his sleep while he was with his wife in his house in via England. Oberdan Morelli followed the children of the Livorno Port. He leaves his wife, daughter and two grandchildren: "My husband was appreciated by everyone because he was a good man," says Signora Susanna. That of Oberdan Morelli was a life as a port, spent between work, stadium and sports fields. He would have turned 64 in May and left suddenly, leaving everyone in pain.
No cause of death reported.
Died a few meters from his tractor: The tragedy of an 80-year-old in Strada della Romagna: probable cause of illness
April 14, 2022
When the firefighters arrived on the spot, at street number 46 of Romagna, they found him lying on the ground, inside his property, about 67 meters away from his tractor.
For an 80-year-old from Pesaro there was nothing to do. He was called Paolo Carnevali. The 118 health workers were only able to ascertain his death. According to the first rumors, it would have been an illness that killed him.
It happened around 8.30 pm yesterday. The men from the Volante, an ambulance from 118 and the firefighters immediately arrived on the spot. The 80-year-old was supposed to be completing some work on his plot of land, even aboard his tractor, when he suddenly fell to the ground lifeless.
At first it was assumed that he was aboard his tractor and therefore had been the victim of an accident. But he was found several meters away from the agricultural vehicle.
The prevailing hypothesis of an illness that hit him without giving him a chance immediately made headway.
Now it will be up to the prosecutor to decide whether or not to have more in-depth examinations on the body to find the exact cause that caused the death.
https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/pesaro/cronaca/morto-a-pochi-metri-dal-suo-trattore-1.7567744
Wanni Perazzo, a 50-year-old journalist from Reggio Calabria struck down by sudden illness; a neighbor found him lifeless in his home in Reggio Calabria
April 12, 2022
Calabrian journalism in mourning: Wanni Perazzo , owner, together with his mother Caterina Bova Cassone, of the historic broadcaster Telereggio Calabria was crushed by a sudden illness. It was a neighbor who found him lifeless in her home in Reggio Calabria, yesterday evening.
The 50-year-old was a freelance journalist registered with the Order of Calabria since 7 September 2002. The funeral will be celebrated in Reggio Calabria tomorrow.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.meteoweb.eu/2022/04/stroncato-da-malore-improvviso-wanni-perazzo/1784429/
Radiology technician in the city hospital: he died suddenly at the age of 38. An unselfish and helpful young health worker. A painful awakening for all those who have known him
April 15, 2022
Corigliano-Rossano - Good Friday in Corigliano-Rossano is a special day, many wake up very early, at the first light of dawn to participate in the many religious and traditional ceremonies that are held in the great city of Sibaritide. Today, however, was a very sad awakening. On smartphones, now an inseparable object in the daily life of each of us, around 4 am this morning, very bad news begins to circulate.
Francesco Piccolo is dead. So, suddenly. Not just any name or any guy from this great community. Francesco was 38 years old and 15 of these he spent in hospital, next to those who suffer. He was a radiology technician at the "Giannettasio" hospital in Rossano, but above all he was one of the sunniest people a sick person could meet on his way.
No cause of death reported.
Mestre, 39-year-old man found dead in the garden of the Hospitality House: perhaps due to an illness in his sleep
April 14, 2022
Tragedy in Mestre, where a man was found dead in the garden of the Hospitality House in via Spalti. Thirty-nine years old and without a fixed abode, the most accredited hypothesis is that he died due to a sudden illness.
The discovery took place on the morning of Wednesday 13 April 2022. According to what has been reconstructed, a passer-by noticed the body lying on the ground wrapped in a blanket and immediately raised the alarm to 118 and the police. Unfortunately, the health workers who arrived on the spot could not help but ascertain his death. The coroner who examined the body found no signs of violence or aggression, nor were there any clues near him that could lead to hypotheses other than natural death.
The body found lifeless belongs to Hany Mohamed, a 39-year-old of Egyptian origins in Italy with no fixed abode. Known to the police for an arrest for drug dealing and the obligation to sign at the Mestre carabinieri station still valid, he probably fell asleep in the park of the Hospitality House and had a fatal illness in his sleep.
https://www.notizie.it/mestre-uomo-di-39-anni-trovato-morto-nel-giardino-della-casa-dellospitalita/
Today the last farewell to Sascha Mancini, 29
April 14, 2022
The funeral of the 29-year-old young man found dead in his home in recent days is scheduled for this afternoon at 3 pm at the Cristo Re church, in La Botte. The Milani funeral agency will take care of it.
His death shocked the entire community of Vetralla. Many friends who in recent days have wanted to remember him on social media and who cannot explain how he could have gone so suddenly. “Miss you my friend - writes Marco -. I can't understand how you could have left us like this ".
An autopsy was carried out on Sascha Mancini's body on Tuesday 12 April to understand what caused his death. The outcome will not arrive for sixty days.
http://www.tusciaweb.eu/2022/04/oggi-lultimo-saluto-sascha-mancini/
No news of him for almost a day: 66-year-old found dead at home in Narcao; it was a relative who sounded the alarm, worried about the pensioner living alone
April 13, 2022
Narcao - The concern of relatives increased after, as the hours passed, there was no news of the man. After the alarm raised by a family member, the Fire Brigade went to the home of the person concerned, breaking down the door.
Inside was found the lifeless body of the 66-year-old, a retired hairdresser from Narcao, but also active in Carbonia. The doctors of the Beta 74 ambulance in Narcao intervened on the spot, and found that he died from a heart attack. The man was found between the corridor and the bathroom of the house.
The police from the local station arrived at the house for the necessary checks. The alarm had been raised in the night by the relative of the pensioner, worried after that for about a day he had not heard from the victim, who was living alone.
The initial hypothesis was that the man had died from an accidental fall, then the sudden illness took hold, confirmed by the doctors. The death could be about 24 hours ago.
SPAIN
Real Murcia mourns loss of grassroots coordinator José Carlos Gozalbes, 42, who died suddenly
April 13, 2022
Real Murcia Football Club are mourning the loss of their grassroots coordinator José Carlos ‘Pipa’ Gozalbes who died suddenly aged 42, according to reports on Tuesday, April 12. Gozalbes was the 11-a-side football coordinator at the grassroots level of the sport.
In a statement from the club, ‘Pipa’ was described as a joy to work with and someone who had a real passion for the sport.
Although his death was sudden, the 42-year-old had reportedly been in hospital for several days according to Opinion de Murcia, however, the reason is unknown.
https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/04/13/real-murcia-jose-carlos-gozalbes-died-suddenly/
Journalist Carlos Novoa dies of a heart attack at the age of 63
April 16, 2022
The journalist Carlos Novoa has died this Saturday at the age of 63 due to a heart attack. He was director of Radio Vetusta [Spain], the municipal station created in 1993, but it was not until 1995 that broadcasts began. One of the most followed programs was 'Las Mañanas de Vetusta' presented in different time slots by him, Regina Buitrago and Sonia Avellaneda. He was also the press officer of the Oviedo Bar Association for five years and a broadcaster for several stations and a dubbing actor.
PORTUGAL
Tributes as former Gilded Balloon manager dies
April 15, 2022
Tributes have been paid to former Gilded Balloon manager Mick Bateman who has died at the age of 60.
He was director of projects at the Edinburgh Fringe venue from 1997 to 2001, managing its day-to-day running, before setting up the London Comedy Festival, which ran for three years.
Gilded Balloon founder Karen Koren wrote on Facebook: ‘It’s with great sadness I heard of the sudden death of Mick Bateman. Mick was a loving, kind, strong man who worked with the Gilded Balloon in the late 90’s. He was literally my right hand man.
He has been living in Lisbon for awhile and working as a sculptor. His passion and he was very great at it.
No cause of death reported.
https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/04/15/50570/tributes-as-former-gilded-balloon-manager-dies
KENYA
Risper Ombui: Kisii Woman Who Died Day to Qatar Trip Buried Wednesday [sic]
April 13, 2022
Risper Ombui, from Kisii County, was the family’s breadwinner following her father’s death two years ago. She had returned to Kenya in December from Saudi Arabia and was to travel to Qatar before passing away.
Risper’s sudden death: Risper arrived in Kenya in December 2021 from Saudi Arabia, where she had been working. She applied for a new job in Qatar and was lucky. Her younger sister revealed she was to travel to Qatar on Friday, April 1, 2022. "She was not sick. She had diarrhoea and nose bled before dying. She passed away while calling our mum,” she said.
NIGERIA
How Statistician-General, Simon Harry died
April 13, 2022
The entire staff of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have been thrown into a sudden mourning following the death of the Statistician General (SG) of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry.
The SG who died this morning of an undisclosed illness took Ill on Saturday and was taken to National Hospital. He, however, did not survive the bout.
Speaking with the Director, Communication and Public Relations Department of
NBS, Mr Sunday Ichedi Joel, the SG was slightly indisposed on Saturday, last week and he was taken to the hospital where he gave up the ghost this morning.
Harry took over from Dr Yemi Kale on August 31, 2001 as the Statistician General of the Federation after Kale had served out his eight years tenure.
https://www.sunnewsonline.com/how-statistician-general-simon-harry-died/
Orlando Julius: Curtains fall on legendary showman at 78
April 16, 2022
AS condolences pour in from friends and associates of Orlando Julius Ekemode aka Orlando Julius, the global music industry is weighed down in mourning.
The legendary Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist passed on exactly 160 days before his 79th birthday. He died on Thursday night, April 14, 2022, in the arms of Lady Latoya Aduke Ekemode, his wife now turned widow, at his Ilesha country home, Osun State.
https://thenationonlineng.net/orlando-julius-curtains-fall-on-legendary-showman-at-78/
Suel Ambrose, a seminarian at the Claratian Institute of Philosophy, Claratian University of Nigeria, Nekede, Owerri, has slumped and died while performing the Easter Passion Play; the 25-year-old first-year student of Philosophy from Benue State was said to be playing the role of St Peter when he suddenly slumped.
April 16, 2022
According to a student of the school, Ambrose fell on the floor and started bleeding. First aid was administered on him but when he could not be revived, he was rushed to the Federal Medical Center in Owerri where he gave up the ghost. The incident led to the suspension of all activities relating to Easter celebration in the school.
The priest in charge of students formation in the university, Chukwuemeka Iheme, who confirmed the incident said he could “only speak further when authorised to do so”.
A resident of the area, who gave his name as Charles, said it was the second time a student would die in similar circumstances. He said a student had died in the past while taking part in a jugging exercise.
No cause of death reported.
https://saharareporters.com/2022/04/16/seminarian-slumps-dies-during-easter-performance-imo
SOUTH AFRICA
Gauteng govt acting director-general, Thabo Masebe has died; the Gauteng provincial government says it's deeply saddened by Masebe’s untimely passing.
April 19, 2022
Masebe’s family confirmed the news of his untimely passing on Sunday evening in a statement.
“The Masebe family regrets to announce the sudden and unexpected death of our beloved brother, father and uncle, Mr Thabo Maemo Masebe. The family wishes for privacy and sensitivity during this difficult time,” the family said.
The Gauteng provincial government said it was deeply saddened by Masebe’s passing, describing him as a loyal and committed servant of the people.
Masebe was a multi-skilled communicator with over 20 years of experience in public service and served as a spokesperson to former deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe.
No age or cause of death reported.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/government/3079353/gauteng-thabo-masebe-19-april-2022/
Wow, this weeks list is the longest one yet!
So horrible!