He had parked the car and was walking around Corpus Domini [pictured above] to go to a doctor's office, when a sudden illness left him no way out. The tragedy took place the other afternoon around 3 pm and for Ruggero Giuseppe Berretta, a 59-year-old Valdagnese, unfortunately there was nothing they could do. For almost half an hour, Suem 118 personnel tried to revive him, but without success. Ruggero leaves behind his wife Maria Grazia and children Giorgia and Eugenio, whom he adored. A reciprocated love that the family wanted to extend by arranging the donation of corneas, a gesture that will allow someone to see again.
The victim lived in via Edison and worked as a scientific medical informant for a French pharmaceutical group. He did not suffer from any serious health problems. The other afternoon he was walking in the city center when a lady saw him stagger and collapse to the ground. He hit his head, although the cause of death would appear to be of cardiac origin; to ascertain it, the prosecutor Serena Chimichi ordered an autopsy, so much so that until yesterday evening the family members had not yet been able to see the body.
Berretta was a great fan of music, cinema and comics, as well as his children. He was also very attached to his elderly mother. State police personnel have had the harrowing task of notifying the family members, who have arrived in the city from Valdagno to recognize the body of their loved one.
The funeral, which has not yet been scheduled pending the outcome of the autopsy, will be postponed to next week.
