The Mayor, Miguel Ángel Cámara, he was "deeply shocked and depressed" by the death of Antonio Campillo.
His loss "so enormous and unexpected, Murcia leaves without one of their most precious children, who by his work ethic and simplicity has always been a prophet in his land."
House has been sent to the family of the sculptor, was a native of Alta, the "pain of Murcia" for his death and noted that "the great artistic ability Antonio Campillo was only comparable with his infinite love for Murcia, which was one of its most distinguished ambassadors. "
The Mayor, who is outside of Murcia participating in a conference on the proposed museum of Art and Design for Murcia, recalled that in recent times the city had the opportunity to "demonstrate that the sculptor fondness for their land was reciprocal and, following his appointment as Favorite Son of Murcia, this year we enjoyed a wonderful anthology of his work that was visited by thousands of people. "
"Murcia has today lost a good man, a great ambassador and a unique artist," he concluded.
Therefore, the Mayor considers its disappearance as an "irreparable loss" not only a sculptor's inimitable, but a man who always led to Murcia in the heart. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia