We were very sad to learn of the passing of our friend and former member of the European Working Group of People with Dementia, Bojan Spanja, on 7 March 2022. Bojan was born in June 1955 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He trained as a systems engineer and worked for 20 years in the computer department of a big company. In 1996, he established his own company and successfully developed and sold computer software for 13 years. He was also an avid sportsman and angler, as well as a motorsports fan. Bojan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2010 and became a founding member of Alzheimer Europe’s European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD) in 2012. He was nominated to the group by Spominčica - Alzheimer Slovenija and served on the EWGPWD from 2012 to 2015. Everyone in the EWGPWD and at Alzheimer Europe who knew him remembers him fondly and he will be sorely missed by all of us. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Mihela, family and friends.
