Go straight to Paradise. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.

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Romeo Priotto, a former railwayman who had been in pension for one year, was having his holiday in Porto Tolle, at the mouth of the river Po in northern Italy. Suddenly he spotted two little children in serious difficulty. He threw himself in, saved both the youngsters - and then fell dead, killed by a heart attack brought upon by the exertion.

The highest decoration in the ancient Roman army was the crown of oak leaves, reserved for a soldier who had saved a Roman citizen's life. This man deserves it. Rest in peace.