For Pierangelo Garegnani

The present document contains the transcription of the speeches which have been read at the funeral ceremony for Pierangelo Garegnani on Wednesday, 19th October 2011, at the Cimitero Staglieno in Genova. According to the will of the family, Pierangelo Garegnani was remembered by Aldo Tortorella, the intellectual and former member of the Italian Parliament who was a close friend of Pierangelo since youth, and by Roberto Ciccone, among the most representative and closest pupils of his. The telegram sent by Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic, to Pierangelo’s wife in honour of his memory was also read. Mention was given of some messages of condolences among many others which have reached the Centro Sraffa, and an extract from the message sent by Heinz Kurz was read. The ceremony ended with the reading of a short poem by a poet Pierangelo Garegnani particularly loved, Anna Achmatova, selected by Pierangelo’s wife.

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