Non-sporting Biography
Like most Italians living in territories which, after World War II, were ceded to the new socialist state of Yugoslavia, the property of his family was nationalized and expropriated by Tito, and despite early leaving of his island of birth, Straulino was so deeply in love with his island that he was regular visitor, especially after he had retired and always wanted to know what was going on Lošinj.
His final wish was fulfilled, so he was buried in what is now Croatia, in his village of birth, Mali Lošinj (formerly Lussin Piccolo).
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