In memoriam - Siegfried Latzke

Siegfried Latzke, a German national who came to Auroville in 1998, left his body on 22nd April, surrounded by his family. He had been diagnosed with cancer four weeks earlier. He was 70 years old.

For the first seven years, Siegfried worked in the Bommaiyur Toy Carpentry unit, living in Alankuppam village. Afterwards he started a jam making unit.

Siegfried’s remains were cremated at the Adventure Burial and Cremation grounds on Wednesday, April 26th.