Balloons and white flowers accompanied the casket Stefania Palmieriwho is 36 years old pregnant nine month old baby girl Aurora and died in a car crash last November 7 on the A22 motorway.
A large crowd of family, friends and acquaintances wanted to welcome the young mother outside the San Lazzaro church, on Strada Saliceta Panaro in Modena where the celebration was held. burial: there were more than 400 people, as reported by La Gazzetta in Mantova. Anna’s mother, holding Stefania’s teddy bear, explained the reasons why she wanted her daughter to be buried in Porto Mantovano: «Mantua and Porto Mantovano are in my heart. I’m from Mantua, I lived in the city until I was 20 years old and my parents are from Porto. My mother was a teacher in Casa del Sole and my grandfather was a station master in Porto. I want Stefania to be buried here.”
father’s words
At the funeral, Beniamino Palmieri, Stefania’s father, with his voice breaking with tears, dedicated the following words to his daughter: «You wanted to try to reach for the light and the sun but you had wax wings. Well, there we can see you, in the light but our tears burn brighter than melted wax.”
Outside the church there are many photos of the 36-year-old woman in the mountains with her boyfriend Lorenzo. After the funeral liturgy, the procession departed for the Santa Maddalena cemetery in Porto Mantovano.
