AUDE  GOTTO

BORN : 1944 - SWITZERLAND

DIED : 24th APRIL 2025 - NORWICH, ENGLAND

MARRIED : 1) Tony De Sousa

                    2) Alan Gotto

It is with great sadness that the family of Aude Gotto announces her passing in Norwich on April 20th, 2025, at the age of 81. Aude passed away peacefully in the early hours of Easter Sunday after a long battle with ill health. A loving presence to husband Alan, son Christian and his partner Chloe, grandchildren Silva and Skylar, stepdaughter and stepsons Jes, Reuben and Jop, step-grandchildren Leo, Zac, Ezra, Iceni, Elio, Nico, Robin and Theo, sisters Giselle, Renée and Solange, her many nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family, and her many friends near and far.

The funeral will be held at GreenAcres Colney Park on Friday, May 16th at 3 p.m. All welcome who wish to come pay their respects and say goodbye. (Please RSVP to: gottoalan@gmail.com) Dress code: dark with a splash of colour, or if you prefer: colourful with a splash of dark. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Aude’s memory to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust: https://www.memorygiving.com/audegotto

Aude Gotto, née van Berchem, was born in Switzerland in 1944 and grew up in Geneva and the village of Crans-pres-Celigny near Lac Leman. After studying at the Sorbonne University in Paris she became a school teacher. She married her first husband Tony de Sousa in 1967, with whom she had a son in 1974. She moved to England in 1978 to become a counsellor and was a founding partner of the Norwich Centre for Counselling. She married Alan Gotto, harpsichord-maker, in 1987. Founder-Director of the King of Hearts, Centre for People and the Arts, Aude was a dedicated and much-loved figure in Norwich life. She was also a keen music-lover, art appreciator, gardener and member of the Meher Baba community. We offer our profound and heartfelt thanks for Aude’s long and distinguished life and everything she gave: she will be much missed.