On March 27th, 1970, Alcide Cervi passed away, symbol of the Resistance and known as "Papà Cervi" ("Cervi Dad"). Civil funerals are held on March 30th. During the three days before the service, the body was displayed in the Tricolour Flag Room inside Reggio Emilia City Hall. At the end of the three days, a procession followed by a huge crowd will accompany the body from Prampolini Square, where the Reggio Emilia City Hall is located, to Martiri Square, where a service for Cervi Dad will be held. Among the crowd, people in tears bids farewell to the passing of the body with closed fist. Opening the procession, Alcide Cervi's family: Diomira Cervi (Alcide's daughter), Verina Castagnetti (Alcide'sdaughter-in-law and widow to Aldo Cervi), Iolanda Bigi (Alcide's daughter in law and widow to Gelindo Cervi). Franco Cigarini recorded with more than a reel the days in celebration of Cervi Dad. The director, in fact, was very close to Alcide, so that he dedicated the documentary "Cervi Dad" to him, made on commission for Unitelefilm.