POSTHUMOUS DECORATION TO ARCHITECT PESIC

Belgrade 9 October 2006 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II has posthumously decorated eminent Architect Branko Pesic with the Order of the White Eagle 1st Class for his exceptional merits.

“The death of Professor Branko Pesic represents a heavy loss for the nation. Not only was he a great scientist and a Proto-Master of the Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, but even more important he was a man of remarkable personal qualities” stated the Crown Prince.

Architect Pesic died on Tuesday 3 October 2006 in Italy. The funeral will take place on the Central Cemetery in Belgrade on Tuesday 10 October at 3 p.m.