Overview

• The message thanks citizens for the outpouring of support since the former Extremadura leader died early Sunday, October 5, shortly before turning 67.
• It adds a personal line saying he left full of happiness and will live on in those who loved him.
• The post includes a family photo showing Fernández Vara hugging his three grandchildren.
• Tributes continued at Monday’s farewell in Olivenza, where Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, five ministers and representatives from multiple sectors joined hundreds of residents who applauded along the route.
• King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia sent condolences as social networks filled with messages and personal photos recalling his three terms as Extremadura president and his earlier service as health counselor.