Dead Romeo Morri, column of the cultural life of San Marino
San Marino says goodbye to Romeo Morri, the spearhead of the Titan’s cultural life and former Captain Regent who died on Wednesday at the age of 70 after having fought for a long time with a serious illness.
He joined the Christian Democratic Party in 1967, founding the San Marino Popolari in 2003, of which he was president and representative in the Council since 2004, finally joining the Moderates. He held the Supreme Magistracy of Regent in 1992, entered the Council in 1983 and was reconfirmed several times (in 1988, 1993, 1998, 2001 and 2006). He held numerous roles: he was Secretary of Labor in 1998 and of Health and Foreign Affairs in 2002, passing through Education from 2008 until July 2012.
Graduated in Pharmacy and passionate about local history, he wrote several texts, such as “La Dogana” and “Cume ‘chi i dis? Nicknames in the small Republic of San Marino “, also giving attention to the world of children with the fairy tale” The prince of cherries “. His name resonates among the members of the Accademia degli Incamminati and of the Rubiconia Accademia dei Filopatridi and in various international organizations, by virtue of his presence in numerous commissions such as the Interparliamentary one.
The expressions of condolence from San Marino politics continued unabated. In particular, the Congress underlines the loss “of one of the standard bearers in the diffusion of the culture and the millennial history of the Republic”.
The same frequency for the DC which intends to “make memory of his person for the stature and commitment that animated his action”.
Online Secretary for Education, Andrea Belluzzi: «Today your Customs House is sad and gray, the square is silent, everyone is already missing you. A big hug Romeo. With gratitude”.
His colleague at tourism, Federico Pedini Amati, was also moved: «This is a sad day for the Republic. We lose a politician who is passionate and in love with his territory, a man who never stopped dreaming of a better world and joking with anyone he met, always discussing the future with great optimism ».
If the socialists “bow reverently to his memory”, Senator Pier Ferdinando Casini recalls “the deep and intense friendship” that bound them, strong in the sense “of a commonality that has not diminished with distance”.
The funeral wake will be held today at 8.30 pm in the parish of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice di Dogana, where the funeral will also be celebrated on Saturday at 2.30 pm. Morri leaves his wife Loredana and daughter Viola.