Bwana Mervyn,I am sad to hear of your recent set back but am also happy to learn that you are making a good recovery. It was interesting to read how detailed Turnbull's comments on your draft was. As you may know, he opened the new D.I. clubhouse and wrote the foreword for the souvenir. He was the Governor General of Tanganyika then. Mervyn
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45002663@N00/3126324489/in/album-72157709319964602/ On Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 02:49:54 a.m. CDT, Mervyn Maciel <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Armand, I have always wanted to keep your great brother's(Ferdie's) memory alive, and it so happened that when recuperating from a recent heart attack, and having to slow down - I decided to rummage through some of the papers I've stored hoping that I had not destroyed the 6-page notes that Ferdie had sent me when I was doing some de-cluttering. Thank God, I hadn't and the rest as they say, is history. Ferdie was someone I had the greatest respect for - not just because he was a fellow Goan, but more because of his unassuming and modest personality. He had every right to boast of his many achievements but never sought the limelight.That's where his greatness lies Always one to encourage anything GOAN,, I can well remember the support he gave when both my wife's Goan Cookery Book and my own memoirs came out. I can never forget his interest, encouragement and sincere praise. Long may Ferdie's memory live.
