A friend in the profession: in memory of Patxi de Vicente Arbeloa
Inma Errea Cleix

The spring of 2026 saw the death of Patxi de Vicente Arbeloa, translator and member of the Association of Translators, Correctors and Interpreters of the Basque Language (Euskal Itzultzaile, Zuzentzaile eta Interpreteen Elkartea, EIZIE). The author of this article, who was his colleague and above all his friend, wrote this piece to recall what he accomplished and what he contributed during his lifetime.