A retired teacher left her belongings to a former student who still can’t believe it.
After his death, the possessions of the maestra Maria Pettirossi they were left to his beloved former pupil Andrea Arrighetti. A “nice surprise” for the family of the deceased.
Teacher Maria with Andrea’s class/ web archive-Leggilo
Il relationship between Maria and Andrea it went far beyond what normally exists between a teacher and one of her former students. Andrea, in fact, often went to see the teacher even after she had moved to another city. And so Maria Pettirossi, after her death, left in writing that a large part of her assets would go to her former pupil. Andrew Arrighetti he had been a pupil of the Fratti institute in Sesto Fiorentino – Florence – elementary school which no longer exists.
It was 1976 when Andrea Arrighetti – who is 54 today – started primary school. Other times: teachers enjoyed greater respect and, moreover, c’was a single teacher to teach all subjects. “My parents had a haberdashery shop, at Christmas we gave teacher Maria the classic towel with the calendar. In the summer we sent her a postcard from our holidays, and these little thoughts continued even after elementary school” – recalls the man.
A relationship that lasted over the years
Schoolboy and teacher have continued to feel over the years. Maria Pettirossi, once retired in the mid-80s, had retired to Sarzana, in Liguria: “I have a passion for cycling and my parents had a house in Marina di Massa, when I could I always made a run to go and say hello ” – added Andrea.
Maria has left a beautiful legacy to her former student/web archive-Read it
So the relationship between teacher and former pupil over the years it has strengthened to the point that Andrea also invited the former teacher to his wedding. Event in which the woman did not participate but she did not fail to send her favorite former student a telegram of wishes for the birth of her children. Last November the teacher Maria died at the age of 92 with the Covid and in recent days Arrighetti was contacted by a bank in Sarzana: “They called me giving me the news of the bequest, an important figure, Maria had a life insurance policy and had it in my name. Even the bank clerk was amazed. So I got in the car towards Liguria, towards the cemetery where she rests. To say thank you. I keep in my heart a single regret: not having had time to introduce her to my children. But I spoke to them about her, about my dear teacher Maria“- concluded the former student.
