Tochter Masha Dimitri besuchte Clown Dimitri zwei Stunden bevor er für immer die Augen geschlossen hat. Im Interview mit «G&G» erzählt sie, wie sie ihren Vater in den letzten Stunden erlebt hat und was sie am meisten an ihm vermissen wird.
"Dimitri is a clown in the very greatest tradition, a clown who can move one from tears to laughter in a split second, and without uttering a word. He knows our deepest sorrows and our greatest elations through his own, and because he has compassion. Whether it is a five year old, or an eighty year old, he touches them all in the same way. A wonderful musician, a remarkable acrobat, a juggler, and above all an artist, a human being who re-makes us in the image of a child." (Yehudi Menuhin)