He was originally from Castelfranco and had lived for a long time in Oderzo, he had long since settled on the island of Gran Canaria where he became infected a month ago
ODERZO. Saverio Andretta, 70, already a restaurateur and bartender originally from Castelfranco, who had lived in Oderzo for over 30 years, died. He had settled in the Canary Islands for some time: he contracted Covid a month ago, was intubated in a hospital on the island of Gran Canaria, where he lived in the town of Santa Lucia de Tirajana, and died on Friday. He wasn’t vaccinated.
Andretta leaves his ex-wife and a daughter named Giovanna. Talking about Saverio Andretta means opening the book of memories and starting from his hometown, Castelfranco, where he studied and lived as a boy, until adulthood. He was a perfumer by trade, but then, passionate about cooking and wines, he decided to join the Fisar, graduating shortly after as a sommelier. From there, the step to catering was short. Together with his ex-wife he managed the “Leon d’Oro” in Fossalta Maggiore, a hamlet of Chiarano.
After the good season of the “Leon d’Oro”, he moved with his work to nearby Oderzo. He then managed the Capovolto Bar, a reference point for many opitergini. Having reached retirement age, the decision that no one expected, the buen retiro in Gran Canaria, precisely in Santa Lucia. «He had maintained many contacts here in Oderzo – reports a friend – in the Canaries he had found the ideal climate to live the last years of his life. Who would have thought that the Covid catastrophe would have led to his death. We didn’t expect it ». «A friend leaves us – adds a colleague – we have been reached by chilling news. We are deeply saddened ».
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