Overview

• Fugazot said she feels like she is running on autopilot, unable to express her grief through tears or anger.
• She recounted anguish over not being able to hold her son’s hand when he died at age 53 after a brief cancer battle.
• René’s children, 7-year-old Sofía and 5-year-old Franco, honor their father with applause, homemade drawings and a family-led balloon release.
• The private funeral took place two weeks after his death at the Zuccotti Hnos funeral home in Buenos Aires.
• Most outlets confirm cancer as the cause of death; Diario El Dia offers a disputed account that a winter virus contributed.