He fought until the end, but Artan Lame's heart finally stopped beating this Friday after he remained in a cerebral coma, as a result of a difficult surgery he underwent.
The sad news was confirmed by his wife Mirela and his mother.
"I am Tani and I will be forever! I love you forever, my dear, " Mirela Lame wrote on Facebook.
Meanwhile, his mother said that this cursed moment that came shattered the hope that was awakened in her yesterday.
"I was hoping because he promised me he would come back. "I don't mind tomorrow (when he will be operated on) I'm fine, I'm calm, but I'm focusing on the Museum." Even when I woke him up from his sleep, he would talk about the Museum. When they bring Tanin here, we will let you know the further procedures ," Diana Lame wrote on Facebook.
Meanwhile, it is learned that his body is expected to arrive in Albania on Saturday. The funeral will depart from Germany today by land.
One of the most well-known Albanian public figures, Artan Lame headed the Agency for Legalization, Urbanization and Integration of Informal Areas (ALUIZNI) for several years, as well as holding other state positions.
Also, a political activist of the Socialist Party and a state official.
Artan Lame was an Albanian publicist, opinion writer and collector. A researcher of Albanian history, a civil society activist for the protection of Albanian cultural heritage.