Alice Gruppioni, the Italian honeymooner killed in the hit-and-run accident in Los Angeles at the weekend, was 'the diamond of our lives', her younger sister Carlotta said.
Alice Gruppioni with her husband Christian Casadei
Ms Gruppioni, 32, came from a small town south of Bologna and was married on
July 20. She was on honeymoon in California with her husband Christian
Casadei, who was also injured when the driver ploughed into a crowd of
people on the popular boardwalk. He is recovering in hospital with minor
injuries.
Her family and friends said they were devastated to learn of her death, as her
elder sister Naike and other family members flew to California at the
weekend.
"My sister was the diamond of our lives,” the victim’s younger sister
Carlotta said.
"Everybody loved her and she loved everybody. When you lose a diamond,
you lose everything."
She spoke to the media outside the family home in Pianoro Nuovo, 10 miles
south of Bologna.
Ms Gruppioni worked as a manager for the the Sira group, the family business,
which makes radiators and she and her family are well-known in the region.
Her father, Valerio Gruppioni, who runs the company was formerly president
of the Bologna soccer team.
Silvano Scandellari, a childhood friend of Mr Gruppioni, said: "Alice was
really special. She was always helping her neighbours and she invited
everyone to her wedding, even the shopkeepers of the town. Rich and poor,
for her it made no difference. She was really generous."
Telegraph
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