Tragic Demise of Castellanza Mayor Mirella Cerini After Liberation Day Speech

She read the speech on the occasion of the April 25 celebrations. Then she told her colleagues that she was not feeling well. Shortly after, Mirella Cerini, a 50-year-old mayor of Castellanza, in the province of Varese, died of a sudden illness, probably a heart attack. She was still wearing the tricolor sash when she was found lifeless in the courtyard of the town hall by a local police officer. To her councilors, at the end of the Liberation Day ceremony, she said she wanted to go up to the office to drink something warm as she was not feeling very well. She entered the municipal building and there she died, alone. The city is in shock: Cerini was in her second term as mayor and was highly esteemed even by political opponents. 'We are all deeply shaken - said Cristina Borroni, her deputy and councilor for Social Services. - Just a little while before, we had appreciated the Liberation speech. Mirella died as mayor, when she was found on the ground she was still wearing the tricolor sash. For 8 years, her life was all spent for the good of the community, work was her vocation. Today we can only gather close to her dearest loved ones.' Confindustria Varese expresses grief: 'We are astonished and deeply saddened by the sudden disappearance of the Mayor of Castellanza Mirella Cerini - wrote in a note Roberto Grassi, president of Confindustria Varese. A far-sighted administrator, always ready to listen and dedicated to her city. Polite and kind in manner, at the same time determined, in interpreting her role for the common good. All qualities that we were able to appreciate in this last year in which we worked a lot together on development projects. As President of Confindustria Varese, I express on behalf of all our companies the most heartfelt condolences to her family.'