Bologna, August 9, 2026 – The death of Tommaso Ugolini, the 19-year-old from Bologna, killed by a probable illness on the afternoon of Friday, August 7, at sea in Rivabella di Gallipoli, has affected not only the Bologna community but also that of Ravenna where his father, Professor Giampaolo Ugolini, was head physician.
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Condolences: “Close in this immense and terrible pain”
“The director, the professors, the technical-administrative staff and all the colleagues of the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences – writes Professor Gaetano La Manna, director of Dimec (Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences) of the University of Bologna – join with deep and moved affection Professor Ugolini and together with him his entire family, his wife Emanuela, and daughters Benedetta and Arianna, in this moment of immense and terrible pain for the tragic loss of Tommi, dear son of only 19 years.”
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“A tragedy so early and incomprehensible that leaves everyone stunned”
“The entire community of the Department is united, shocked by such an early and incomprehensible tragedy, which leaves all of us stunned. Faced with an event that appears to each of us profoundly unjust and unacceptable – writes again Professor La Manna –, the question why remains open and heartbreaking, and who will ever be able to give us back a meaning, a reason for so much pain. We wish to express to Professor Ugolini and his loved ones the discreet and sincere closeness of all colleagues, hoping that he and his family can find within themselves and in the support and sharing of those close to them, the reasons and the necessary awareness to face this dramatic moment of life without being overwhelmed by such great and mysterious pain that brings us back to the essential things of life, those that truly permeate it from birth to its conclusion.”
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