Rimini, 29 March 2024 – Choirs smoke bombs and the small shop window, that of his Iguana Bay, covered with dedications. “Hi Beppe, you will remain in my heart”. Thus, customers and friends said goodbye Giuseppe Santangeloone of the partners of pub in via Sigismondoright in the center, died on Tuesday at just 46 years old in the Bologna hospital where he was hospitalized for more than a few days. The one who betrayed the Sicilian entrepreneur, who arrived in Romagna about fifteen years ago, was the Heart. That good heart that many have wanted to remember in recent days. Because in the center Beppe, or Beppuccio, as his friends called him, everyone knew him. His unmistakable Sicilian speech, which he had proudly maintained, did not go unnoticed.
TO Rimini had come there to find work from his Castel di Judica, a small town in the province of Catania where the funeral took place yesterday morning. The last embrace of his people, amidst the tears of his mother, brothers and beloved niece. In Rimini, just a year after his arrival he became the owner, together with his partner Francesco, of the Iguana Bay, the small pub frequented by university students and red and white fans. “You were one of the best people I ever met“, writes one of them among the dedications that cover the window. Where there is also a caricature of Giuseppe while he serves drinks to his customers. “You will always be with us“, writes someone else. In front of the door roses and white daisies, tied with white and red ribbons. “I will always carry you in my heart, great Beppe”.
