Who was “Rosita” Stefanik, the former owner of a Nairobi hotel and the second fatal victim of the Villa Gesell collapse?

“It is a matter of pride to continue the family traditions. “My father started building this hotel in 1984. He named it Dubrovnik after my mother, who was born in the same city,” he said. Maria Rosa Stefanik in an interview for Croatian Bar In 2015. The video was broadcast by this Croatian community radio station following a list of people missing due to the collapse. Apart Hotel DubrovnikAt Villa Gesell.

Today on Thursday it was confirmed that the body found in the debris last night was his. StefanikBecame the second fatal victim of the tragedy. was the first Federico Ciochinian 84 year old man Balcarce,

“Rosita” was 52 years old and the former owner of the hotel: this year she had managed to sell it, although she continued to live there. She was registered as a hotelier in AFIP And its tax domicile was Dubrovnik.

In a radio interview, with his niece eugeniaThe woman was talking about the cultural heritage that her parents, Croatian immigrants, left her. His father was a native of Krk IslandWhile his mother was born in the same city for which she was baptized separate hotel,

“We try to follow the language. We continue singing. We like to read newspapers and listen to music online, so that we don’t get cut off“, he told. By that moment, I had already visited that country 7 to 8 times.

The story of the hotel begins with Rosita’s parents, a Croatian couple who moved to Argentina after getting married. “After years of struggle and work he found a place that reminded him of his country, it was Villa Gesell. At that moment they decided that they would plant their roots here,” the family told the Dubrovnik website.

Thus, in the mid-80s, construction of a ship-shaped building with 43 rooms began. When choosing the name, Rosita’s father decided to name it Dubrovnik in honor of his wife’s hometown, a city in the south of Croatia.

Rosita’s second generation family recently sold the hotel. SA Dedicated to tourism. And the owners were making renovations to prepare the property for the summer season. These are the actions that are subject to the scrutiny of justice today.

The historical owner of the hotel, she had no children and was an animal lover, as evidenced by the images of her dogs that she published on her profile. Facebook,

“She was widowed and she was tired,” he said. george cocoDirector of Association of Hotels, Confectioneries, Restaurants and Villas Gesell, Who knew the woman. Stefanik had been thinking of selling Dubrovnik for three years and this year he managed to achieve his goal.

“This Villa was one of the most important hotels of Gesell. She’s been there since construction started, she’s a lovely lady,” the manager said.

according to cocoaDuring a conversation about the summer season, the new owner had revealed that he was “getting ready” for the hotel: including adding an elevator to go from the garage to the lobby and then to the concierge.

In the past few hours, a video was released of Rosita saying goodbye after the sale of the property: “Now the boys have to fly. I have come this far, but he will always have my support. “No matter what they need, they will always get good advice so they can move forward in life.”

And he reflected: “Nothing is easy in life, everything has a price, a lot of sacrifices have to be made. “They have to be responsible and that’s how they move forward, everything has a price, nothing is easy.”

Added to the list of victims javier fabian gutierrez The 50-year-old man, who is a native of Merlo city and worked in the hotel. As told by his sister and nephew, he is the father of a daughter and decided to go to work “with the dream of keeping one more peso for the family”.

Finally, there are the other missing people: the plumber Juan Ezequiel Matu38 years old, from Mar del Plata, and matias chaspman27, originally from Bataan and gas operator from Mar del Plata Mariano Troiano 47 years old.

Stefanik’s family was responsible for identifying her through a tattoo on her right arm. Following identification, an autopsy was ordered on the body, which was found in a room with two others.

“Rosita’s” nephew Nahuel Jose Stefanik and his partner, Dana Desimone, are missing and wanted in a rescue operation. Which includes more than 350 people equipped with drones, cranes, dogs and a geographer technician equipped with radar equipment.

According to authorities, it is very possible that Stefanik and Desimone were near the location where Maria Rosa’s body was found. According to Buenos Aires Security Minister Javier Alonso, a tunnel had to be built to reach the body.

A former neighbor who lived at the Apart Hotel Dubrovnik for 15 years, identified only as Andres, told Telefe that Nahuel had gone fishing with Diego – the work foreman. The two arrived late and went to sleep, but left the hotel after feeling the earthquake: the structure collapsed a few minutes later.