“Giuseppe had three cornerstones in his existence. The family: he was an exemplary husband and an exemplary father. The work: starting from nothing, he made his name occasion for sanctification for hundreds of families who put bread on the table thanks to him. Faith in God: who sought and found, in his strong and courageous choices; he did everything he did only because he followed the law of God. Colossus who lived in the minute body of a man “.
With these words, Don Nino La Roccaparish priest of Rizziconi, recalled Giuseppe De Masi, Entrepreneur of the plain of Gioia Tauro, spiped at the age of 92, protagonist, from the middle of the last century until the new millennium, of an iconic anti-‘ndrangheta battle that forced him to live under escort a long part of his life, and of an exceptional economic experience, which has revolutionized the mechanization of agriculture and has ensured hundreds of hundreds of workers.
In an atmosphere of profound emotion, in the presence of military and civil authorities, the funeral thus took place today, in the Holy family of Rizziconi, who has Banked a hero of the entrepreneurial anti -mafia survived a terrible season of attacks and intimidation. A battle, that of Peppe De Masi, inherited from the eldest son Antonino who, like his family, is still protected by the state apparatuses.
Also the chief prosecutor of Naples Nicola Gratteri He attended the burning chamber opened at 9 this morning, thus honoring the memory of De Masi ErIvolgendo his condolence to his children (beyond Antonino, Michele, Sara, Caterina and Graziella), to his wife Lina and the grandchildren, together with hundreds of citizens who came from the plain of Gioia Tauro and even beyond.
Among those present at the last greeting, the leaders of the police law enforcement agencies – Carabinieri, State Police and Guardia di Finanza – the regional contact person of Libera Giuseppe Borrello and the mayor of Rizziconi Alessandro Giovinazzowrapped in its tricolor band, together with the representatives of the associations and the union world.
“For many he was a great man, a tireless worker, but for us it was much more. He was our grandfather, a man who taught us to love the scent of olive trees and honest work dirty hands”, his nephew Natalie recalled it.
“Grandfather Peppe was a dreamer with his feet on the ground. Until the last breath he fought forcefully. If we really want to remember him, remember him with his smile, with his honesty. If we really want to remember him, we choose honesty. Hi Peppe di Margi”, these instead the words of the niece of the same name Giuseppe De Masi.
“One by one, we all embrace you. The institutions, the police, the president of the region and the regional council, the mayors of the territory, every citizen. All those who with their participation have honored the memory of our father, who still lives in ours and your hearts”. So the eldest son Antonino surrounded by brothers Michele, Sara, Caterina and Graziella.