“Goodbye great friend and colleague”: messages of condolence for Franco Di Mare

The journalist's friends and colleagues left messages of condolence

ROME – “A great friend and a great colleague“. Messages of condolence dedicated to Franco Di Mare on the day of his passing they only praise his great humanity and professionalism. The former Rai journalist died at the age of 68 due to pleural mesiothelioma. The former RAI war correspondent, last April 28, guested by Fabio Fazio on ‘Che tempo che fa’, he had connected from home and faced the interview with the aid of a respirator, revealing that he was affected from a “very bad” tumor caused by exposure to asbestos.

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“Tg1 mourns the passing of Franco Di Mare, a great friend and a great colleague, an impeccable and courageous professional both in the role of war correspondent first and then in that of anchor and director of network. The entire editorial team embraces the family with affection”, writes Tg1 on social media.

Fabio Fazio entrusts his message to a video: “Franco Di Mare has left us. I knew like everyone else that it would have to happen soon but then every time something like this happens we you are surprised and you are never ready. Franco left a great lesson in that interview with ‘Che tempo che fa’ to present his book. What he said was very important and, for what concerns me, it was very important what he and I said to each other before, in the previous weeks, in the previous days and also what we wrote to each other in the following days – says the very moved host – These are things that will remain inside me forever long It’s a great pain“.