Shocked to have lost one of my good friends and inspiration to learn about Goa history. Ever since I first met him at the XCHR when it was first established at Mira Mar and then often at the XCHR after met him whenever I visited Goa from Bombay. It was at the Jesuit Retreat House in the late 70s where he was conducting a retreat for Jesuits are friendship grew stronger. I was there at the Retreat House as I was invited by the Fr. Antonio Pereira who was in charge of the house. I and Fr. Teo sat on the parapet early mornings and talked for long time with the waves breaking on the rocks down below. i was not taking part in the retreat but was just a guest of Fr. Pereira and I was not aware that there was a Retreat on. I also met Fathers from Xavier's College in Mumbai. We went swimming in the cool waters in the swimming. The last time I met Prof. Teo was in Lisbon when I was visiting Portugal about seven years ago. He invited me to lunch at the University he was teaching and gave me tips on where to visit historical places and museums. He told me to do Oral histories of Goans who witnessed the Liberation and post-colonial Goa. He offered to be my guide for Ph.D but I was turned down by the Goa University for being a Canadian and that I need to come through a reference from one of the Canadian universities. He said he posted to me his last book of essays but I didn't get it in mail in Canada. I have his other books. In a way he was a rebel, and he had his own problems with the Church authorities. He left the priest hood, married and ultimately settled in Portugal. A kindred soul, indeed. Dr. Teo has left a big mark on the historical writing in Goa and the XCHR will forever stand to his memory and dedication. He told me how he got the idea and then approached Fr. Saldanha to give him the land from the family property. Today, it's go-to place for students from all over the world. Tears well up in my years, for I know that I will miss his writings. It was joy to read him and also to increase one's knowledge. I hope the Goa University starts a scholarships in his name. Goodbye dear Teo, my world will be much poorer without you. You occasionally emails used to make me happy. RIP, Teo Eugene Correia
On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 12:52 PM Frederick Noronha < fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, I'm sorry to be the bearer of sad news. Dr Teotonio R de Souza > (b.1947), the prominent Indo-Portuguese historian, author of many books and > scores of academic papers, earlier director of the XCHR, professor and > guide of PhD students in Lisbon and Goa, and Moderator of the Goa Research > Net for many years, passed away at Lisbon this morning at around 8 am > (Wednesday, February 20, 2019). His family confirmed via friends in Goa and > Lisbon that his funeral is to be held in Lisbon on this Saturday (Feb 23, > 2019). Details are awaited. > > We pay tribute to the man and his work. Feel free to share your > reminiscences here. > > Frederick Noronha > +91-9822122436 > -- > FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 > AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha > TEXT: http://bit.ly/2SBx41G PIX: http://bit.ly/2Rs1xhl > Can't get through on mobile? Please SMS/WhatsApp >