Obituary! The honorary citizen of Vratsa, Iliya Zdravkov, died, this is when we say goodbye to him

Obituary! The honorary citizen of Vratsa, Iliya Zdravkov, died, this is when we say goodbye to him

This night at the age of 76, Iliya Zdravkov died at home, BulNews agency learned. .
“Ilia Zdravkov has passed away from this world – a master of sports and an honorary citizen of Vratsa. An inspiration to many young athletes and a great person from whom we all learned a lot,” Vratsa mayor Kalin Kamenov wrote on his personal Facebook profile.
Iliya Zdravkov fought a long battle with a serious illness, which he lost that night.
Iliya Zdravkov is a master of sports. Honored trainer and international referee in wrestling of the world federation /FILA/. He was a competitor in “Botev” and CSKA, winner of over 40 medals won on 4 continents. Because of his huge contribution to sports, he was declared an honorary citizen of Vratsa.
The pilgrimage to the mortal remains of Iliya Zdravkov will take place on April 25, /Thursday/, at 12:30 p.m. in the Metropolitan Church “St. Nicholas”.
The funeral will be from 14:00 at the Old Cemetery of Vratsa!

God forgive him, Ilijata!