The last of 12 children, Paolo Pirani was born in Jesi on December 28, 1943, joyfully welcomed by his parents and all his siblings. This is a constant in the Pirani household: joy and happiness at every birth.
At the age of three, he attended the parish nursery school, founded by his father and the parish priest Don Arduino Rettaroli, for only three days, telling Sister Rosa “…but I feel so good at home!”.
After attending elementary school and vocational training in Jesi, he graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from the Volterra Industrial Technical Institute in Ancona.
His attraction to sport in general and to competitive sport led him to take up that sector at a very young age, initially engaging in athletics (in the 5000 m race he came third at the Italian student championships).
His passion for soccer then led him to attend a coaching course, where he not only received his certification but was also encouraged by instructor Valcareggi to continue with him on a more advanced course at Coverciano, given his outstanding talent and uncommon coaching aptitude. The family business and his work alongside his brother and father, Giuseppe, led him to pass up this opportunity, without regret.
Raised in Catholic Action and in the shadow of the "pseudo-bell tower" of our parish, he married Laura Meloni in 1974 in the church of San Giuseppe, which has always been a witness and participant in the family's various vicissitudes of life, both joyful and painful.
Three children were born, Daniele, Chiara, and Giovanni Giuseppe, who became the family's "true wealth." Paolo was surprised when people called him courageous for having three children, knowing full well that the truly courageous ones were our ancestors, who had much larger families and more modest means.
In 1999 he was awarded the Silver Star by CONI for sporting merit in the youth sector.
He died in Bolzano on March 29, 2005, following a mountain fall. His family, confident that they were interpreting his wishes, agreed to organ donation.
His calm yet firm Christian witness, the educational role of sport, his sense of family, and his attachment to it—both the larger family he came from and his current one—were carried out modestly and without ostentation. Yet, despite this, they were deeply felt by the many people he connected with, both in the workplace, as a fuel salesman, and in the world of sport, where, first as coach and then as president of the parish team, US SPES, he had the opportunity to interact with a multitude of young people. He was a true inspiration for entire generations of young people, contributing to their development and instilling in their souls values ​​and ideals that withstand all life's challenges and constitute a precious personal legacy. His loyalty and honesty as a man and as a sportsman, especially inclined to foster team spirit and to define values ​​and ideals, remain deeply rooted in the many people he met.
And this is a great source of pride for his family.

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