Pio Rapagnà

Pio Rapagnà (24 September 1945 – 14 July 2018) was an Italian politician.

A native of Roseto degli Abruzzi,^[1][2] Rapagnà was a member of the Radical Party, which he represented in the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994.^[3] He was known for wearing a red scarf during public appearances and throughout parliamentary meetings.^[4][5]

Rapagnà was diagnosed with stomach cancer, for which he sought treatment at a hospital in Giulianova on 20 May 2018.^[6][7] He died on 14 July 2018 of respiratory failure.^[8] Rapagnà was married to Giovanna, with whom he had a daughter, Annalisa.^[9]

References

1. "Roseto: è morto Pio Rapagnà" (in Italian). Rete 8. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
2. "Addio a Pio Rapagnà, l'onorevole del popolo". Il Capoluogo (in Italian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
3. "Morto l'ex deputato radicale Pio Rapagnà" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
4. "Addio a Pio Rapagnà, ex onorevole al fianco dei più deboli" (in Italian). News Town. 14 July 2018.
5. "Morto Pio Rapagnà, l'ex deputato dalla parte dei deboli". Prima Da Noi (in Italian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
6. "E' MORTO PIO RAPAGNA', EX DEPUTATO RADICALE E ATTIVISTA PER I DIRITTI CIVILI" (in Italian). Abruzzo Web. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
7. "E' MORTO L'EX ONOREVOLE PIO RAPAGNA', FU UOMO CONTRO PER TUTTA LA VITA". Certa Stampa (in Italian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
8. Di Leonardo, Pio (14 July 2018). "Roseto, addio all'ex onorevole Pio Rapagnà". Il Martino. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
9. "E' morto Pio Rapagnà". Il Centro (in Italian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.