Relatives, colleagues and friends have said the last goodbye to geologist Daniel Álvarez31 years old, a master’s student at the UPC and one of three fatalities of the accident last Thursday in the súria mine. The ceremony was held this Saturday afternoon in the Montserrat room of the Àltima funeral home, in Manresa, the city where the young man lived. The room has become too small to accommodate friends, university colleagues and mine workers. Inside, more than 150 people have gathered, sitting and standing, and outside, there was also a large group of people.
The relativesinstead they had to follow the ceremony from the country of origin of Daniel Álvarez, Colombia. Residents of the city of Medellín, the parents and sister were unable to travel to attend the funeral and on behalf of the family, Elisabeth, Daniel Álvarez’s cousin, broadcast the entire event by videoconference via mobile phone.
It has been an emotional ceremony. The priest has highlighted the kindness, sympathy, strength and enthusiasm of Daniel Álvarez to learn and learn more about what fascinated him: geology.
His cousin Elisabeth has also dedicated a few words of tribute Daniel Álvarez and has praised his personality and his way of being: “She was light. She always had a yes for everyone, never a no. She gave herself to what she did and to the people she loved and appreciated.” Visibly moved, Elisabeth thanked the attendees, who responded with a long round of applause.
Apart from the cousin, a friend of Daniel Álvarez wanted to express their feelings, stressing that “we will always take him to our hearts and remember him as a great person, happy, smiling and willing to fight to fulfill his dreams and illusions” .
Once the ceremony was over, there was an ovation from the street for Daniel Álvarez and then the cousin went outside and gave the thanks to the miners and the rest of the people who were there. He has also remarked that “Daniel has been doing what he liked to do, going into the mine.”
institutional representation
The attendees have given their condolences to the cousin and friends. It is worth highlighting the attendance at the ceremony of the Mayor of Manresa, Marc Aloy; the Government delegate to Central Catalonia, Montserrat Barniol; the parish priest of the UPC, Daniel Crespo; he director of the UPC of Manresa, Pere Palà; he ICL CEO, Patricio Chacana; the councilor for Ciudadanos de Manresa and ICL worker, Andrés Rojo; and professors of the master’s degree that Daniel Álvarez was studying.
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Now, after the funeral, the body of Daniel Álvarez will be cremated and the urn will travel to Colombia with his cousin.
Official duel in Súria
Official mourning will continue throughout Saturday, March 11. Numerous local entities have expressed their condolences through social networks, and the ‘caramellaires’ groups have suspended the rehearsals for the weekend. The parish of San Cristòfol has announced that the victims of the accident will be remembered at the mass this Saturday at 8:00 p.m.