Bellu cemetery
Having fallen ill and losing much of his eyesight, Perpessicius died on the morning of March 29, 1971, after prolonged and acute suffering. He was buried in Bellu cemetery. Two posthumous volumes were published as tribute during the same year: "Lecturi intermitente" with Editura Dacia, and "Eminesciana" with Editura Minerva (forwarded by his son, Dumitru D. Panaitescu).