Hi Carmo Many thanks for your very informative details about Lavy. I am delighted to learn he is well in Chicago. For me, his name is all I had remembered as a young schoolboy reading the Illustrated Weekly of India, in Kenya, a long time ago.
Just two weeks ago, some of my friends met in central London and came around to talking about athletics in Kenya. Seraphino Antao was in class with me for some time and at that stage, had shown absolutely no running talent. I was theYear athletics captain then and he and I remember that, I had not given him a place, which he wanted, in a relay race!! Seraphino then seemed to have disappeared for a while but suddenly reappeared years later, to train alongside my college athletics team at the local stadium in Mombasa. At first, he seemed hesitant as his real interest lay in football. However, very soon, when we noted Serafino's incredible turn of speed, several of us, myself included, decided that sprints were not for us and sensibly took to other interests! You probably know that Serafino now lives in London. We do meet from time to time and I am sure I will meet him next Sunday when we have our annual Goan Association Sports Day. The other Olympian I know in London, is Michael Pereira who represented Kenya in hockey in the 1956 Games in Melbourne. When my friends met in London, we talked about several outstanding sportspersons including the sprinter, Pio Gama Pinto. I had asked if anyone had heard of Lavy Pinto but nobody had a clue. Therefore, I am most grateful for the info you (and Nasci) have provided. Unfortunately, I cannot get the photograph you sent, on my computer screen. All I get is loads of digits and symbols but will seek the help of a computer buff who knows about these things. It would be great to see the photograph you described so vividly in your post. I was surprised to learn that Lavy was born in Kenya and then went on to India. If you can provide his date of birth, I will be able to put it in the context of the historical goings on in Nairobi, Kenya. Isn't it incredible how the net has opened up wonderful opportunities to catch up with fellow contacts and names of yesteryear? Thank you too for providing information about several of your contacts. Goanet which has provided us this opportunity, is also the richer for all this kind of correspondence which travels worldwide and then into the Goanet archives. You asked about my origins in Goa but I think you know that I spent my early life in Kenya and have been in the UK a pretty long time. Well, through a search of records in Goa, I discovered that my great grandfather was from Navelim. His two sons (including my grandfather), moved to Benaulim and then moved twice within that very large village. One son then moved on to Calangute but that family has no survivors. My paternal grandfather stayed on in Benaulim but I have no links with Benaulim now--only tenuous ones with Colva. I suppose my travelling urge stems from that early family trait to be itinerants! I think Jose had indicated similar tendencies within your wider family! Do keep in touch. Best regards Cornel PS I note that you are in Florida. I worked as Professor of Education, State University of Florida, for a semester, during a break from my regular job in London. What a small world? ----- Original Message ----- From: "CARMO DCRUZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader -- The Xenophobia Distraction: CanGoaAfford It? > Hi Dr. Cornel DaCosta, > Dr. Avertano Noronha , a world famous neurologist (of Assolna/Bombay and > now Chicago) and a prominent hockey goalkeeper during his medical college > days > in Punjab, organised a dinner with the great Goan track-star Lavy Pinto in > Chicago recently, when I was there in mid June 2006. Octagenerian Lavy > Pinto is in great spirits.... _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
