RENATO ROSSI · Complete edition
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MY LIFE
© 2026 Renato Rossi
Dedication
ESPECIALLY FOR MARCO
Preface
Why I wrote my story
The gold of a warm heart
PART I
MY ROOTS
Where My Story Truly Begins
The Courage to Leave Everything Behind
The Long Period I Cannot Remember
The Community Where I Learned What It Means to Live Together
The First Return to Italy
My Greatest Teachers
Lidiola - The Little Sister I Never Had the Chance to Know
My Mother - The Silence Where Love Lived
The Mine Was Always Present
Why?
When I Had to Leave My First Home, My De Lindeman Community
The First Steps Toward Adulthood
My First Love
My Hands Taught Me What School Never Could
At Rubens, I Discovered the Hidden World Behind Every Restaurant
FAEMA - Where I Discovered the Soul of Espresso
PART II
BUILDING A LIFE
I Was Not Selling Espresso Machines. I Was Selling Trust.
Behind the Counter of a Little Piece of Italy
Learn First. Only Then Sell.
A Cup of Espresso and a Lesson for Life
At Douwe Egberts, I Began to See Coffee Differently
The Entrepreneur Who Did Not Yet Know He Would Become One
Beginning Again
The Key to Our Future
The People Who Made a House a Home
The First Time I Became a Father
Our Family Was Now Complete
DOROMA - When a Dream Was Given a Name
A Brand with a Soul
You Never Forget Your First Customers
A Door That Opened When I Least Expected It
My First Journey to Sassuolo
Medardo Maseroli - The Man Who Believed in Me
The Years at Pastorelli
Pastorelli - The Finest Years of My Professional Life
Trust Is Not Built in an Office
When the Factories Placed Their Trust in Me
A Tile Tells Its Story Only After It Has Been Laid
Far More Than a Sales Representative
An Idea That Went Far Beyond Ceramics
The Glass Pyramid
Marco and Cristina - Two Young People United by a Great Dream
The Day the Future Became Visible
An Unexpected Encounter Along the Way
The Pyramid Was Overflowing with Life
A Dream Ahead of Its Time
The Price of a Dream
The First Cracks
When Dreams Meet Reality
On the Eve of the Storm
When Reality Caught Up with Us
A Company Built on Trust
Always Searching for a Solution
Two Generations, One Dream
My Son, My Business Partner, My Friend
Cristina - The Quiet Strength Behind Our Dream
People Were Always More Important Than the Company
An Evening in the Glass Pyramid
The Aroma of Coffee in the Pyramid
The Road to Italy
Bringing People Together
When the Wind Slowly Began to Turn
How Far Are You Willing to Go?
The Weight No One Sees
When a Handshake Was No Longer Enough
Those Who Stayed
Remaining Honest When Everything Becomes Difficult
Marco Always Continued to Believe
Behind the Smile
No One Truly Knows the Battle Another Person Is Fighting
He Did Not Want to Disappoint Anyone
The Final Months of a Fighter
PART III
LIFE AFTER MARCO
A Final Tribute to Marco, My Son, My Business Partner, and My Friend
What Marco Left Me
Kevin Umé - The Dream That Continued to Live
Michael Chose His Own Path
Chiara, Laura, Helena, and Andreas - The Future of Our Family
Grateful for What Remains
The People Who Brought Color Back to My Life
Why I Continued Helping Others
Looking Back Without Regret
Returning to My Roots
The Later Years
The Long Road Toward Forgiveness
One Final Walk Before the End
The Legacy No Notary Can Divide
Why I Wrote My Story
The Circle Is Complete
What People Taught Me About Being Human
What Life Has Truly Taught Me
Germaine, like a second mother
Afterword
To all my loved ones
A special word of thanks to Stefano Regnini
A mother to everyone
A special word of thanks to the Braile family
Thanks to François and my daily friends
A final word
A gesture of hope
My life - Between heaven and earth
A personal search
What moves me within
The Game I Could Never Explain
My Search for the Invisible
The Thousands of Conversations
The Night That Changed My View of Life and Death
Numerology — my personal journey
My Date of Birth
5 · 6 · 1948
The Master Number 22
1 + 9 + 4 + 8 = 22
My Life Path 33
5 + 6 + 22 = 33
The Inner Number 11
5 + 6 = 11
My Name Number 9
RENATO ROSSI = 54 → 5 + 4 = 9
1981: The Year I Turned 33
The Meaning of 99
99 = 3 × 33
A Mirror, Not a Verdict
Intuition, the Silent Voice
The Law of Cause and Effect
What remains is love