Our memory of Maria Grazia, in the past, one of the best team members, If not the best, that has always believed strongly in our projects and our work.
Over the past several months have been difficult moments that we had to overcome: One of the reasons why we have not given up so far has been precisely the memory of his fortitude that has always been for us as an example and a reference.
Monday, 17 October 2011:
“our editors and’ grieving: Maria Grazia died yesterday, owner and leader of Hollywind Torino.
Our editorial staff and Hollywind have worked together for years to propose unforgettable events.
We remember Maria Grazia for her tenacity, his courage, his enthusiasm and passion.
The windurf world loses like this’ one of his best people.
Our most’ heartfelt condolences to her husband Sergio and their whole family.
An affectionate last hug.”
Sergio, husband (Monday ' 07 November 2011):
“I thank you all from the heart for your memory and the words dedicated to my wife Maria Grazia, apologizing for the delay in replying to your numerous emails (please understand my personal state of mind).
I believe that Maria Grazia really deserves the esteem of all the people who have had the opportunity to appreciate her human and professional skills in the context of her work, with great dedication and passion, in "his" Hollywind.
His because, even though I'm a co-founder, it was she who from the very beginning took over the reins of society by throwing herself headlong into this entrepreneurial adventure that began in the distant 1999. An adventure that I too in the 2002 I decided to participate, although for me at that time it was a very difficult professional decision.
Back then I was working, in fact, as administrative director of a large multinational group based in Milan and it was not easy, at least at the beginning, "adapt" to a small company operating in a sector, among other things, very different from the ones I had done my previous professional activity in.
But that "sacrifice", beyond course the pleasure of being back in Turin with Maria Grazia, it paid off by allowing my wife – certainly more "cut" than me for certain things – to devote herself completely to the commercial reorganization of Hollywind, promoting more and more of them, with stubbornness and commitment, the image within the wind world- Italian kitesurfing.
A truly exceptional result whose merit, thanks to you, it's definitely up to Maria Grazia.
A great passion now hers that led her to forget even the personal problems. Like when in the 2009 business in the company, become even more challenging due to the crisis in the sector, induced her unknowingly to postpone those periodic checks that he duly repeated by now 30 years and that from 30 years were always fortunately negative results.
And when he remembered, at the end of 2009, to get them, a terrible and unexpected diagnosis: lung cancer. But Mary Grace had already faced twice in her life this ugly evil, and with the same fortitude he faced it again this time. Nearly two years of struggle to win again, but this time unfortunately it was evil, now inexorable and devastating, to win on stubborn will, never failed until the last, of a great woman so fragile in body and so strong in spirit.”
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