Heartbreaking scenes unfolded at the funeral, while relatives of the deceased fainted when the white coffin arrived at the church
In store Holy Church of Evangelistria, in Agios Nikolaos Lasithiouin a heavy atmosphere of mourning, a crowd of people said “goodbye” today to the late Antoniswhich he found tragic death on Tuesday night,When he was thrown from the Blue Horizon catapult into the sea, in the port of Piraeus.
At the funeral the whole village attended and there was mourning while heartbreaking scenes unfolded as relatives of the deceased fainted as the white coffin arrived at the church.
Friends of the deceased 36-year-old arrived at the Holy Temple and hung a banner to protest the way the – always smiling – Antonis died.
The banners read: “For Antonis, life was joy, unity, love, cooperation. What about us?” – “Right to Diversity”.
The funeral people were shocked
Immediately after the funeral the mayor of Agios Nikolaos, Antonis Zervos, delivered his funeral speech, speaking of all the enormous problems of society highlighted by the death of the 36-year-old.
“Antonis lived quietly but left deafeningly. Putting on the table at once all the issues that today’s society has”Mr. Zervos emphasized and continued: “First of all the absence of people because I can’t imagine it was a human who pushed him and he was pushing him to drown because he knew that where he would end up not even the best swimmer would be able to cope with the wind from the propeller of this huge ship.
But that’s not all. The captain was watching but left. Here sometimes a man overboard, the engines stop and search. Not even a life preserver was thrown here. The inadequacy, the inability of the port authorities to control the area of ​​the large port? And this is present.”
“We will never forget your smile”
Earlier the Metropolitan Mr. Gerasimos who officiated at the funeral of 36-year-old Antonis spoke about the personality and morals of the deceased.
“We will never forget his smile, kindness and love he had for the world and children. We will never forget how much he protected young people by warning them and telling his parents to watch out for certain things. We will never forget that this man helped anyone in need without having so much potential.
From this position, as a church, we will always pray for our brother who departs today at the beginning of the new church year and we send him to eternity on the day we celebrate the first great Mother of God feast, the feast of the birth of the Virgin Mary and this joy that the mother of our Lord offered to all of us, to fill the hearts of brothers, relatives, friends and everyone for the loss of our own Antonio. May his memory be eternal.”
Source: Skai
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