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Announcements
Obituaries
De
Mello, Francis Xavier (of Thika) - 15th March 2003
Mr. Francis Xavier De Mello of Thika passed away on 15th March 2003, after an
illness borne bravely. He is the beloved husband of Flora De Mello and the father
of Derek (U.K.), the late Anne (Buna) and Tony (UK). The funeral was held at
St. Patrick's, Thika at 12.00 p.m. on Thursday, 20th March 2003. The burial
was held at Langata Cemetary at 2.30 p.m.
Alvares,
John Baptist Antonio (Parra, Goa) - 17th March 2003
Husband of Late Maria Leticia Alvares, loving father/father-in-law of Lincoln/Ligia,
Sydney, Gregory/Tania, brother of Marshall (U.K), Steve (Canada) and Leena (Canada).
Loving grandpa of Leander, Leticia and Jerusha. Expired peacefully on 17th March
2003.
Funeral took place on 18th March 2003 at St. Anne's Church, Parra.
Mr. Sinencio
Coutinho (Nairobi) - 17th March 2003
Mr. Sinencio
Coutinho of Nairobi on 17th March 2003, after an illness borne bravely. He was
buried on 18th March 2003
in India. He was the beloved husband of Illa Coutinho and the father of Chris
Coutinho and brother/in-law to Penny and Ino Dias. The will be a seven-day memorial
mass at St. Francis Xavier's Chruch, Parklands on Sunday, 23rd March at 5.30
p.m.
D'Souza,
Eugene (Retired Archbishop of Bhopal) - 18th March 2003
Retired Archbishop Eugene D'Souza of Bhopal passed away March 18 morning, CBCI
informed SAR News. He was ailing for sometime and was admitted recently to a
hospital in Bhopal. According to the Bhopal Archbishop's house, the funeral
is scheduled to take place in Bhopal, March 20 afternoon. D'Souza was appointed
the first archbishop of Bhopal in 1964. He resigned March 20, 1994.
Remembering
Alzira Zuzarte-Vaz ~ A Tribute
From the her teammates of the former Nairobi Institute
Hockey Team
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L I C K P H O T O T O E
N L A R G E
Nairobi Institute - Womens Hockey Team 1980s
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In
life one comes across truly special people and one of those was Alzira.
Alzira loved talking about field hockey.
On
the field she was a lethal full back. When she took a freehit it felt
like a "Scud missile" not forgetting her sense of humour , the
extravagant plans for each player, a hysterical detailed field setting.
Off
the field she will be remembered for her theatrical antics. Whenever we
won, she was gracious and unassuming, whenever we lost, she humbly bowed
and cheered as the winners went by. She was a woman of delight and joy
and made everyone around her feel special. She had unforgettable warmth.
She
is gone now, we are sad, we are heartbroken. Her memory will build a special
bridge. She is now re-united with her former teammates the late Alba Mendonca
and the late Olga Fernandes who have gone ahead of her. And perhaps they
are enjoying their hockey talk in their heavenly abode.
We
must think of them as living, in the hearts of those they touched, for
nothing loved its ever lost and we loved them so much.
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Announcements
Two new
mini-networks have been activated. They are for the people of Anjuna/Assagao
and for people from the villages around the Serula area of Bardez. To join Anjuna/Assagao
network, send a blank email to
anjuna-assagaonet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
To join The Serula network, send an email at
serulanet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Get in touch with Fred fred@bytesforall.org
if you would like to form a mini-network for people of your region.
New immigration
law in Portugal
Today comes into effect the new immigration law in Portugal. It simplifies the
procedure of expulsion of illegal entrants. There seem to be 400,000 legal immigrants
in Portugal at the moment, but also over 50,000 illegal workers. The new law
forces an illegal immigrant to accept his illegality and be banned for 5 years
from entering the Schengen space, or not admit it and be expelled with fines
that can go up to 25,000 euros. Those reponsible for sponsoring the illegal
immigration can be imprisoned for up to 3 years. The new law proposes to create
quotas of visas every year according to the job needs of Portugal. Those interested
in more information on the subject could visit the following site of the Portuguese
immigration authority: http://www.sef.pt/
The QUEBEC
GOAN ASSOCIATION, Montreal, Canada, have ELECTED their COMMITTE for the
year 2003/2004:
President: Nereus Rodrigues
Vice President: Austin De Souza
Secretary: Noel Rodriguez
Social Secretary: Blaize Pereira
Treasurer: Austin De Souza
Auditor: Theo Da Silva
Committee
Members: Mary Silveira, Phyl Gomes, Adrian De Souza
Any correspondence should be addressed to : QGA c/o Nereus Rodrigues,8715 Boulevard
Rivard,Brossard P.Q. CANADA J4X 1W2
Tel:(450)466 4469 E-Mail:pgom@total.net
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