He was cheerful and talkative and everyone in the historic center knew him. In his rounds, in his walks he never denied himself a greeting, a few words with the people he met, with those who worked in the various activities. Andrea Bassi died at the age of 51 after an illness. Today at 3.30 pm a blessing will be given in the morgue of the Ravenna hospital. There were many testimonies of affection from the people who knew and frequented him. Starting from the staff of the Ravenna Judo Sports Therapy Center, whose swimming courses he followed. “He was a real aquatic person – they say – and had been coming to the pool since he was a kid, he loved it. He was a wonderful boy.”
The president of the Centre, Renata Perissinotto, had known him since he was a teenager and had had him at school as a student at the Mosaic Art Institute. “I kept in touch with him – she recalls – and every now and then he came to visit me. He left me endless messages on my answering machine, he was a great talker and everyone in Ravenna really knew him. The phone has never stopped ringing these days, all calls from people in disbelief and sorry for what had happened.” Numerous messages on social media, Filippo Donati, owner of the Hotel Diana, published all the photos they had taken together over the years on the occasion of the many visits Andrea made to him at the hotel. A sort of diary of their friendship made of images”. Andrea Bassi leaves behind his mother Violana and father Paolo.
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