“His mark will remain indelible”
The community of Vieste mourns the death of Matteo Siena, a historian and one of the most authoritative figures in the Gargano municipality. He was 92 years old.
“For the Viestans Matteo was not a Master, he was” the Master “. The figure and the bearing in which they depicted the ideal” teacher “, the one that one imagines sitting in the chair when reading ‘Cuore’ by De Amicis or when the merits of the Maria Montessori model school are evoked “, reads the message of condolence of the mayor Giuseppe Nobiletti.
“In many souvenir albums of numerous Vieste families there are photos already in black and white and then in color that portray him proud and solemn, proud of the ranks of schoolchildren who have boasted of his teachings of professorship and life marked by the most Viestanity genuine; that imprinted with its somatic traits of decorum, dignity, good education, civic sense, respect, the value of knowledge. Of the school that teaches life, as well as knowledge “.
In the memory of the mayor, also his commitment as a cultural animator of Siena: “Extremely sensitive to the value of history and the preservation of the memory of our roots, he has been strenuously committed to associations, events, publications and initiatives of the highest cultural value for our city , with contributions that we will jealously guard. Thanks to him we will recognize and recognize the stigmata of life as it has evolved from more or less recent times to the present day. His imprint will remain indelible, like his memory “.
“I can only share the feeling of deep sadness that animates the school community and which today mourns its disappearance. To your family, our deepest condolences. Thanks Matthew, in peace”.