Josep Tarradellas i Macià, son of the former president of the Generalitat, has died at 84 in Lausanne. The farewell will be held on Wednesday, November 11.
Josep Tarradellas i Macià, son of the former president of the Generalitat in exile, has passed away at the age of 84 in Lausanne, the Swiss city where he resided. The news was reported by Crónica Global based on a statement released by the family this Saturday.
The farewell ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 11 at 16:30 at the funeral centre in Montoie, also in Lausanne.
In the text, the Tarradellas-Kauffmann family mourns the loss of a man they describe as
a beloved husband, father, and grandfather
Tarradellas i Macià was born in France in 1942, while his father was still in exile. The former president died in 1988 and his mother, Maria Antònia Macià, in 2001. His sister, Montserrat, had passed away in 1984.
His presence in Catalan public life was felt again on September 7, when he was unable to attend the event at the Palau de la Generalitat that opened the Any Tarradellas, commemorating the 50 years since his father's return from exile. It was his son who attended in his place.
The president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, highlighted on X that he was a prestigious scientist and
a discreet guardian of an essential legacy for understanding today's Catalonia
Illa also sent his condolences to the family. Former president Pere Aragonès wrote on the same social network that his family's history is that of a Generalitat that stood firm, and the PSC emphasized his life linked to the history of Catalonia and the preservation of his father's legacy.
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