He was working on his computer when he suddenly collapsed and never recovered. Paolo Passino, an engineer, was 73 years old and initially manager of the Environment sector of the Municipality of Quartu. He was then councilor for the Environment and then for Public Works and Urban Planning in the Stefano Delunas council , also holding the position of vice mayor and president of the Molentargius park.

Always polite and kind to everyone, very well prepared, he immediately left an important mark of competence and professionalism in the city.

For this reason the news of his death fell like a bolt from the blue on those who had shared that political experience with him and on those who had had the opportunity to know him even outside. Because Passino also knew how to be a friend and company person, a lover of travel and theater and always attentive to the needs of others.

The memory of the councilor of that council Elisabetta Cossu is moving: «He was a colleague of the council who was always available and affable. We shared a lot and created new paths. Now the bitterness remains for everything that has been lost."