«The death of Professor Franco Arillotta saddens me deeply and pains the entire community that loses an invaluable resource in the city’s cultural panorama. We will find the way to remember it with imperishable memory because it deserves it. Now it’s the time of pain ». This was stated by the mayor Giuseppe Falcomatà who, in a press note, expresses “the personal condolence and that of the municipal administration for the disappearance of one of the greatest connoisseurs in the history of Reggio Calabria and its citizens”.
“A historic historian, refined intellectual and tireless scholar – said the mayor – Franco Arillotta was a professor, with a capital P, who dedicated his life to the knowledge, enhancement and dissemination of the trimilized history of our city. His research, his works and his constant civil commitment represented, for generations of Reggini, an essential point of reference to understand the roots and identity of our community “.
“His loss – continued Falcomatà – leaves an unbridgeable void in the world of culture and in the local public life that has always and constantly recognized him as a lucid voice, critical and unquestionably in love with our territory”.
“They arrive – concluded the mayor – the most heartfelt condolences to the family, to friends, to those who have known and esteemed him and who, forever, will keep alive the legacy of an existence spent with the mind and heart of love for Reggio Calabria”.