"Fly up Kevin, fly to God", hundreds of people say goodbye to the 19-year-old Albanian in Italy

2023-06-04 21:54:20Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Fly up Kevin, fly to God", hundreds of people say goodbye to the
Hundreds of people bid farewell to the 19-year-old Albanian in Italy

Latisana, Udine (Italy) - "Fly up Kevin, as eagles fly over the world, fly to God". These words began on Saturday afternoon in the Duomo di Latisana, the funeral ceremony that gave the last farewell to Kevin Murataj, the 19-year-old of Albanian origin who crashed to death in the late hours of Friday, May 26, while passing in the white lines.

He had just left a pizzeria with his classmates and were heading to the disco, as they were celebrating the prom night, when the serious incident happened (Read more). 

There were hundreds of those who participated and joined the pain of mother Elisabeta and father Alket, as well as their two minor children and uncle Erlind.

The young man's white coffin was covered with flowers. Above it was a picture of Kevin, smiling as everyone remembers him.

He was met by his distraught mother and other family members overwhelmed by pain. According to what Messaggero writes, during the ceremony, Albanian was also spoken, to show the closeness of the community to this family, originally from Albania, but which had moved many years ago to Italy, where Kevin was actually born .

"Fly up Kevin, fly to God", hundreds of people say goodbye to the
Kevin Murataj with his mother Elisabeta

Many young people were among those present. Starting from the classmates of the Plozner Institute of Latisana. One of the teachers spoke on their behalf. "He was a friend and a brother, always ready to convey happiness. We shared our dreams with him", he said, among other things, with his voice trembling and his face covered with tears.

While the mayor of Latisana, while expressing his pain for the loss of the young man, said that his family will always be able to rely on the community where they live, that "will be ready to give them the necessary support".

The exit of Kevin's coffin from the Duomo was greeted with white balloons being released into the sky along with a long round of applause.



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