It’s an indescribably feeling to have heard about the passing of Gerardo. Years ago he helped me in the Italian adaption of „Die Papierfabrik“ (The Paper Factory). The Italian magazine La Sorgente – for which I regularly write some reviews – asked me to write about the course of things… how we met and how we worked together over a distance of 1000 miles…I pay respect to his dear ones by expressing my condolences.