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St. Mary's Convent High school, Mapusa is staging a play titled "Lion King"
December 1, 2007 - Hanuman Hall, Mapusa
to fundraise for a false ceiling for the school hall
& upgrading the school playground
Headmistress Sr. Namika A.C. / Teacher Mrs. Sonia Noronha
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Dear Dr Joyce Shamshudin
It came as a shock to learn of Albert Castanha's untimely death. Like many
others of his generation, I knew him well at school (he was two years my senior
at the Goan High School, Mombasa), and particularly, as an outstanding
all-round athlete and champion. With several others, I often trained and
competed with him in healthy rivalry whilst we represented different athletic
teams. Indeed, I have several photographs of the old athletics days in Mombasa,
faithfully recording many personalities and trophies galore!
Albert was an unassuming individual who would invariably get on quietly with
the tasks on hand in any situation. I also recall that my dance band, the
Melody Dance Band (MDB) performed at his wedding and that we played True Love
for the first bridal waltz at the Goan Institute, Mombasa and that the event
was filmed by his family--a first for many of us all those years ago. It took
us ages to properly link the music of the day to the 8mm film sound track. This
had to be done separately and laboriously after the filming at the time, and a
long while before video came on the scene.
My condolences to Albert's family and friends. It will take me and many
friends of his in the UK and elsewhere in the Diaspora, some time to get over
the fact of Albert's sad demise.
Cornel DaCosta, London, UK.
"Dr.Joyce Shamshudin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
LATE ALBERT CASTANHA
ON THURSDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER, 2007
2.30 - 3.30 P.M. - VIEWING OF ALBERT'S BODY AT THE MOMBASA
INSTITUTE...
