Ms. Giulia Gianatti Paini of Hills, New South Wales (AUS) sadly passed away on 30 August 2025, aged 108.
https://www.supercentenariditalia.it/italiani-piu-longevi-morti-recentemente
She was born in Montagna in Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardy Region (ITA) on 12 April 1917; she was the youngest of four children and lived in a 500-year-old house nestled amongst vineyards. Her family grew grapes and had animals.
At the time of her death, she was the 4th oldest living italian emigrant.
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
R.I.P. Ms. Gianatti Paini.
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude
Rest in peace Ms Paini.