OBSERVER December 8th 2004 Teo Peterâs final journey to his native town, Cluj-Napoca, ended in the small chapel of the Manastur cemetery, yesterday. The artistâs covered-with-flowers coffin got surrounded by hundreds of people who were silently waiting for the ceremony to begin.
By ELENA STANCIU
FAREWELL! Close relatives, colleagues, lifetime friends and hundreds of rock music lovers accompanied Teo Peter for his last journey. In the crowds one could easily see the notorious faces of the friends and colleagues of the fonder of the Compact band, as well as ordinary people. "I came to this funeral because I love music and because Teo Peter used to live in the same town as I did. I am an ordinary music lover", whispered Viorel Gabor.
Among the hundreds of people present there to spend some last few moments close to Teo Peter one could find Costi Camarasanu, with whom the artist funded the Compact band in 1977, Paul Ciuci, Aurel Vasilescu, Fane Nagy from Semnal M, as well as many other musical artists. On the right of the soulless body of Teo Peter were his son, Theo, together with his fatherâs brother and some other relatives.
KNELLS. At noon exactly, the knells started to ring, breaking the silence with their clear and cold sound. A synod of three priests, followed by a group of young students from the Theology University, entered the chapel singing, having as background the discrete sound of the hundreds of hands of the people crossing themselves. The imposing stature of Fane Nagy was guarding one of the entrances in the chapel and he was the one spreading the candles to the ones present. In a few minutes time tens of lights appeared in the crowds.
OBSERVER December 8th 2004 Teo Peterâs final journey to his native town, Cluj-Napoca, ended in the small chapel of the Manastur cemetery, yesterday. The artistâs co
