PASSINGS: Adriana Spazzoli
ADRIANA SPAZZOLI, 71, in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 21 after a long illness.
Her death comes a month-and-a-half after the passing of her spouse, former Mapei chairman Giorgio Squinizi.
Spazzoli worked at Milan-based Mapei as Operational Marketing and Communications Director as the company grew its worldwide presence in the construction-materials industry.
“Our dear Dottoressa Spazzoli passed away yesterday evening,” noted MAPEI in a company statement on Nov. 22. “Over the years, her extraordinary energy, her innate and contagious passion have significantly contributed to the development and worldwide growth of Mapei’s Marking and Communications.”
Her death brought condolences from a large group of Italian political and sports leaders, along with a Twitter honor from MAPEI’s own sports research center.
“Dr. Adriana Spazzoli is back at the side of Dr. Giorgio Squinzi,” tweeted @MapeiSport. “We will not stop ‘pedaling’ for her too, who together with her husband guided Mapei spa and each of us with charisma , competence, rigor, passion and humanity – let them rest in peace, together.”
U.S. Sassuolo, the football club where Spazzoli was vice president, also honored her with a moment of silence before its Nov. 24 home match at Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo with SS Lazio.
Condolences also came from the Sodalitas Foundation, where Spazzoli served as president since 2016. The Milan-based group of major Italian companies is dedicated to achieving sustainable development, building partnerships for community growth , generating shared social value and contributing to a future of inclusion and development.
“Her vision strengthened the Foundation’s commitment to involving companies, the Third Sector, schools and institutions in partnership for the future of young people in society and in work, to combat inequalities, for sustainable innovation for the benefit of communities and territories,” noted Sodalitas on its web page.
Among her survivors are Marco Squinzi, Mapei’s head of research and development, and Veronica Squinzi, company leader in internationalization and development.
Services for Spazzoli were held today at the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan.