+Mrs. Mary Lobo
Fri Jun 04 12:14:00

Lobo, Mary - Peacefully, with family by her side on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at Mississauga Extendicare, at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Ben Lobo. Devoted mother to Sylvia Tavares (John), Joe (Bonita), Maureen Menezes (Victor), Errol, the late Florie Pimenta (the late Vivian). Adored Nana of Neale (Susie), Jackie, Jillian (Gerard), Keith (Tammy), Joanne, Louise (Ari), Andrea (Mike), Courtney, Khadjia and the late Kevin. Mary's youthful energy will be lovingly remembered by her eight great- grandchildren. Loving sister to Agnes D'Mello (Alex). Friends may call at the Turner & Porter 'Neweduk - Erin Mills' Chapel, 1981 Dundas St. W., Mississauga, Friday from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church, 5650 Mavis Road. Interment Assumption Cemetery. If desired, remembrances may be made to Credit Valley Hospital Foundation or St. Francis Xavier Church. (Message from Toronto Star)

The late Saude George An Appreciation
Fri Jun 04 12:00:00

By Claude L. Gomes of Toronto

I was sad to learn that my good friend and office colleague of many years from Nairobi, Kenya, had passed away on 27 May 2010. I first met Saude George in the mid-fifties when as a young man having finished school I was looking out for a job.

By chance I met Saude outside a major bank one day, and after exchanging the usual pleasantries asked him if the City Council of Nairobi, where he was employed, was hiring. His first question to me was “Are you good at soccer” to which I replied “not too bad”. A month later after a short interview in the treasurer’s office I was employed on full time basis with time off for soccer practice twice a week I later learned that the City Council soccer team was not doing too well in their division which comprised of teams from Government, banks and private companies .Saude George was appointed the new captain that year and was determined to move the team forward from its basement berth. He was an accomplished soccer player and represented Kenya at major tournaments. I can recall way back in the early fifties he was the only Asian (Goan ) selected to represent Kenya in an exhibition soccer match against a top division Swedish Club, the rest of his teammates being all Europeans.

Over the years we became a better team and with Saude at the helm we did move couple of notches upwards. We were also fortunate to have recruited an experienced player in the late Sabino Fernandes who had arrived from Goa. Sabino later on played for the Nairobi Heroes.

Saude and I became good friends and some years later I was transferred to the Audit department and found myself sitting in the same office as Saude. Over the years I learnt a lot from him, he had the art in motivating people .He was a religious person having studied under the Jesuits at St.Pauls High School,Belgaum, India. He was a compassionate person, and often went out of his way to help those in need, regardless of their race or religion.

In the City Council he represented both the Asian and African Staff Associations. He was the champion of the underdog and often clashed with the European establishment, but stood his ground. I always admired his courage and guts.

Apart from his soccer skills he also represented Kenya on two occasions in the summer Olympics in field hockey, once in 1960 in Rome and in 1964 in Toyko as a goaltender. He was also involved in different sports bodies and held various positions over the years.

Saude was also an accomplished writer and had the journalistic instinct to write interesting articles and was a regular contributor to the city’s local newspaper The Sunday Post. He wrote two books and in his retiring years, the second one titled Kenya’s Olympic Journey He sent me a signed copy of this book which I have donated to the Goan Archives.

A dear friend has left us, he will be missed by many and especially by his wife Fela, children Suzanne and Kenneth, and family.

May The Good Lord Bless His Soul And May He Always Rest In Peace.

Claude L. Gomes.

Engineer Rudy Dias insisted on family's success
Thu Jun 03 02:13:25

By Daveen Rae Kurutz, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, May 24, 2010
 
About the writer
Daveen Rae Kurutz is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 412-380-5627 or via e-mail.
 
Rudy Dias took family ties seriously. After immigrating to the United States in the 1960s, he ensured each of his four younger brothers found success, bringing two of them to the country to study engineering and architecture.
"He had such a vibrant personality and was willing to help us brothers," said Nelson Dias of New York. "He was a big stimulus for us — and such an energetic individual. We are very proud of him."
 
Rudolph Stephen Dias of Wilkins died Friday, May 21, 2010. He was 75.
Born in Goa, a Portuguese colony on the west coast of India, Mr. Dias came to the United States for college. His father, a physician, sent him to what was then Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) on the advice of Jonas Salk, the polio researcher whom the elder Dias encountered while seeking treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
 
After receiving a master's degree in engineering, Mr. Dias began working in the steel industry, said son Tony Dias of Fox Chapel. Mr. Dias eventually settled at Eichleay Engineers, where he rose to director and vice president of engineering.
 
In the early 1980s, Mr. Dias was project leader for the construction of Nucor Steel Mill in Arkansas, the first of highly efficient "mini-mills" built in the United States. Mini-mills use electric arc furnaces, rather than blast furnaces. He was consulted on a project at of Edgar Thomson Works in North Braddock.
"He wanted to be part of one of the strong industries in the country," Tony Dias said. "Dad was drawn to working in the heavy industry."
 
After retiring in 1989, Mr. Dias traveled extensively with his wife, Odette. The couple married in 1964, after Mr. Dias returned to Goa on vacation. His father had sent him a photo of Mrs. Dias, piquing his interest. Before Mr. Dias left for vacation, several of his fellow engineers threw him a bachelor party because he was convinced he would marry, Tony Dias said.
"It was essentially an arranged marriage, but they were happy," Tony Dias said. "They enjoyed spending time together no matter where they were."
 
Mr. Dias enjoyed following the stock market daily, his son said. He was an avid fisherman, and, before leaving Goa, a leopard hunter. Mr. Dias spent most of his time with his family and friends, dolling out advice when requested.
"He was the most honest man you would meet," Tony Dias said. "My Dad was someone people would go to for advice on careers and challenges they were going to take on because he didn't have much fear. He came to Pittsburgh with no one, without a single dollar. He never worried much about taking risks."
 
In addition to his wife, son and brother, survivors include brothers Miguel Dias of New York, Dr. Raul Dias of Stockton, England, and Dr. Ernest Dias, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and two grandsons.
 
Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. today in H.P. Brandt Funeral Home, 1032 Perry Highway, Ross.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held last Tuesday in St. Scholastica Church, 309 Brilliant Avenue, Aspinwall. Burial will be private.
 
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