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UDINE. His father Francesco, who lives in the same building, found him dead in his apartment on via Cividina on Tuesday afternoon. Pierpaolo Gianfreda, who everyone affectionately called Gianfry, was 49 years old. He would have turned fifty on January 11. After taking the swab last week, Gianfreda had tested positive for Covid-19 and had been in home isolation for a few days.
Athlete, full of interests and with a great passion for photography and the mountains, the 49-year-old from Udine, who worked in a dining room, lived alone after his separation from his wife.
From rugby to dancing to sport climbing and canyoning, Pierpaolo Gianfreda, who for some years was also a collaborator of Messaggero Veneto, loved nature and its silences, the impressive views, which he immortalized in his shooting, and the uncontaminated spaces. which he stopped to admire as he walked the trails.
After graduating from the Ceconi Institute, the forty-nine-year-old Friulian, who is remembered by many for his imposing physique, which had earned him the nickname “good giant,” had chosen to pursue his passions. He had done a lot of work, Pierpaolo Gianfreda, but he had never given up photography.
Last week he started to feel bad and he had a tampon. His cousin, Domenica Ruggiero, was one of the last people to speak to him. “When I heard it, unfortunately for the last time – he says in a low voice – my cousin had a fever and respiratory problems. His condition suddenly worsened. It was my uncle who found him, isolated with my aunt, again because of Covid, that terrible virus that continues to ravage our dearest affections.
On Monday Pierpaolo did not answer the phone and we worried. He was a sensitive and altruistic man, very attached to his parents, Francesco and Lodovina. In 1992 he had lost his brother in a car accident: a trauma that marked his life.
The president of Rugby Udine Union Fvg, Daniele Romanello, expresses the closeness of the company to his family. «A good boy, an athlete respectful of his opponents. A correct player on the pitch, but also a photographer capable of always capturing the right moment.
Pierpaolo Gianfreda had also approached dance, particularly tango. The world of the milonga had fascinated him. From Trieste to Udine passing through the Lower Friuli area, there are many associations that recall your desire to get involved even on the dance floor. The date of the funeral will be announced in the next few days.
