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NewsWhore
07-11-2007, 06:20 PM
Evelyn Cardona, counselor minister at the Dominican embassy in Italy, died of a surprising death on Sunday, 8 July. She was to be buried on Wednesday, 11 July in Florence where she lived with her family. Work colleagues describe her as a charming and happy person, full of life. She was the daughter of the Superior Education Minister Ligia Amada Melo, who immediately traveled to Italy, with her other daughter, a cardiologist.
Evelyn Cardona was only 43 years old. She leaves a 20 and a 14-year old daughter, and her beloved Italian husband Pasquale Ballestrieri. A heart attack is suspect. She was a chain-smoker. At home on Sunday, 8 July she felt an intense pain in the arm and an ambulance was called. When the paramedics arrived, she was already in coma. She died on the way to the hospital. She participated actively with the mission of Dominican bishops that visited the Vatican for their recent ad limina pilgrimate.

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