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Costas Hardavellas: Final farewell in Paleo Faliro – The moment of goodbye

From early in the church of Paleo Faliro the journalist's son and wife

Newsroom December 20 12:24


Relatives, friends, fans and more are saying their last goodbye today to journalist Kosta Hardavella, with his funeral scheduled for 13:30 in Panagitsa Palaio Faliro. His body is on display early for a popular pilgrimage at the church.

His son, Konstantinos Hardavellas and his journalist wife Maria Panagopoulou are at the church early to receive condolences from the people in Paleo Faliro to bid him farewell.

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Κώστας Χαρδαβέλλας: Αυτή την ώρα του λένε το τελευταίο αντίο στο Παλαιό Φάληρο

In a touching post-Thursday night, he addressed the death of his father for the first time, Kosta Hardavella, his namesake son revealing what was the last thing he said to him.

“The last time we spoke, he had lost his speech, we were now communicating in both of our favorite ways, writing on a page to each other. The last thing he said to me was ‘Don’t worry, we’ll grow up together,'” Constantinos Hardavellas
wrote.

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“So, I won’t say goodbye because I know a part of you will always remain with me. As you said, we will grow together, and one day we will meet again through someone else’s eyes,” concludes the son of Kostas Hardavellas in his post.

 

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