07 May: Nairobi, Kenya: ANA (Melita) SALDANHA, Wife of the late Caetano Jose; Mother of Leandro (wife Sheila and daughters Lisa and Leanne) of Toronto len-saldanha@excite.com ; Lucy (husband Tony Coutinho and children Suzanne and Paul) of Sydney lcoutinho@bigpond.com ; and Luis (Fr.) of Nairobi saldanha@wananchi.com

de SANTANA, Hubert _ Suddenly on Sunday, May 4, 2003 at Toronto General Hospital at the age of 60. Much beloved husband of Susan. Loving son of Angela and the late Manuel. Dear brother of Gerry, Olaf, Teresa and their families.
Hubert is the grandson of the late Dr. R. Ribeiro (benefactor of Dr. Ribeiro Goan School, Nairobi)
Following is an appreciation In Toronto Star and link to Hubert's last article.
Hubert de Santana hit great heights during gifted career Earlier this week, Hubert de Santana, a gifted writer, photographer, artist and close friend of all of us here in the Star's Travel section, died suddenly after taking ill while on assignment. Over the years, Hubert shared his passion for travel with our readers and introduced us to the fascinating people and places he had visited. He touched us all and will be greatly missed. This is another of Hubert's adventures that we thought you would like to remember him by. Mark Atchison
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/message/2912

+Gines Vieges of O'Coqueiro of Porvorim
A Tribute by Tony Luis
Tony@luist.freeserve.co.uk Wed May 14 13:39:52 2003

It is with deep sadness that I and hundreds of Gines Viegas's friends the world over will today have received the sad news about God calling him back to his eternal kingdom.

Gines popularly known as O' Coqueiro of Porvorim in Goa was an immensely likeable person having spent a large part of his life in Tanzania and in Goa.

I was privileged and honoured to count Gines as one of my distinguished friends and during my visits to Goa visiting Gines both at the restaurant and his house was a must. I will always be grateful for his lavish and genuine hospitality but above all for his time.
Gines was a frequent visitor to the UK visiting his sisters, their families and his many friends and was always the life and soul of any party. His melodic voice singing South of the Border was legendary and will always be remembered as the high point of any occasion.

He was a larger than life character always with a cheerful disposition, an array of talents cookery and organisational skills to name but a few and ready to help friend and stranger alike. Gines was a sincere man with a unique style, charming, caring and kind.

His restaurant, O'Coqueiro in Porvorim was famous and world renowned for its location, the food and its decor but above all for its host who was often seen at his table or mingling with guests of all nationalities the world over. Many of them, Germans, Swedes, Brits, Canadians, you name it they knew him and took him to his heart. They would repeatedly visit him in Goa and invite him to visit them abroad.

Before the onset of the widespread means of communication in Goa, the use of STD for international telephone was made available from his restaurant and thousands of people over the years would have benefited from this service. Gines leaves behind a legacy of thorough decency, helpfulness, kindness and genius. Farewell dear friend

Tony Luis England

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