The last moments of the life of the Venetian biologist Sammy Basso, who died last Saturday, are narrated by his best friend Riccardo
The sudden death of Sammy Bassothe 28-year-old Venetian biologist suffering from the rare disease of progeriaprofoundly shocked the entire public opinion.
The young man was caught last Saturday by a sudden illness while he was at a party in a restaurant with friends and relatives. For him, unfortunately, every attempt to save his life was in vain.
The disappearance of Sammy Basso: his best friend, Riccardo, speaks
While the country of origin of Sammy Basso, Tezze sul Brenta in the province of Vicenza, is preparing to say goodbye to the late fellow citizen next Friday, who wants to remember the young man from Vicenza is his best friend, Richard Zanolli.
A special friendship born at school and continued in the years to come. Together, Sammy and Riccardo shared the beautiful experience of a journey through the United States. A journey that later became a book and a docu-film for National Geographic and titled “Sammy’s Journey”.
Interviewed by Corriere delle SeraRiccardo recounted the last moments of his best friend’s life:
“We were at that party together. He was dancing. He realized he wasn’t well, but didn’t want to go home. He had fun until the last moment. Just how he wanted his life to be. Sammy never took himself seriously. I rarely saw him unhappy.”.
Eh then continued by stating:
“The resistance to difficulties is what he has always had in life. We met on the first day of high school, we were 14 years old. We met in Padua at the university, I in engineering and he at the faculties useful for research on the disease. Until the last day he thought with planning towards the future”.
Sammy had many friends who appreciated him for his big heart. Although he was an important intellectual and a public figure, humility has always represented one of his main character traits.
Finally, Riccardo Zanolli also revealed a small anecdote, when a Roswell in the United States, Sammy pretended to be an alien: “He loved to laugh and have fun, Sammy taught me that a big heart makes room for many. He had many friends. Even at school if there was a prank to be played even on the teachers he didn’t hold back“.
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