Condolences to the extended families of Gerard and Sheila. U. Olfie certainly
had a sharp, enquiring mind and I remember the play “Murder is Easy” where he
played a part.
It was a pleasure catching up with Gerard and Sheila during my recent trip to
Goa. Unfortunately, U. Olfie was unwell and I did not get a chance to meet him
when I dropped in at his house.
RIP U. Olfie - your mind & soul are now free of your body to soar to the high
heavens.
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Sent: Wednesday, 3 February 2016 2:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] U. Olfie D'Mello
Sad to note about U. Olfie's passing. As close neighbors, have known them since
college days when they used to come on holidays. True gentleman! May he RIP.
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On Feb 2, 2016, at 11:45 PM, 'Patricia Nazareth' via Saligao-Net
<[email protected]> wrote:
Ohhhh! This is really sad news. One more very nice person permanently gone from
our lovely landscape.
But it is true that the memories of those we love really do live on forever!
Some great memories there, Rico!! I also recall U. Olfie being one of my
biggest fans of my 'Fiddler on the Roof' act. He would always come by to tell
me how much he enjoyed it. On one occasion, at LCHS, I recall having gone blank
and don't recall what I said, but U. Olfie told me I improvised very well. I
think fear could make you do that, sometimes! Also, I think I may have even
borrowed his golf cap for the act, on one occasion!!
What a lovely person! Our most heartfelt condolences go out to his entire
family. You will be greatly missed, U. Olfie!
Patsy and Fred
Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
<[email protected]> wrote:
Sorry to inform you all about the death of Uncle Olfie D'Mello, Gerard and
Sheela's dad (father in law of Stephen Vaz). He passed away early Tuesday local
time. The funeral is on Thursday, I was told.
Sorry to have missed out on other names of the family, but will update you on
that once it's in the newspapers.
U. Olfie was a nice gent, a kindly grandfather figure, whom I long knew in the
village. Our paths crossed since at least the early 1980s, when I guess he must
have retired back to Saligao. I gather (though might be wrong on details) that
he was the Post-Master General of Maharashtra at Bombay, which was a very
senior post. Maybe someone in the family could give us more details. Till a few
weeks back, I would run into him at the occasional function I attended, and he
invariably wore a smile and offered a good word. His memory was sharp. He lived
a full life, going at the ripe old age of 95!
What more could one ask for!
But there's another memory too. If not mistaken, U. Olfie was one of the few
elders in the cast of the Agatha Christie English-language play (Murder Is
Easy) put up by Angelo Faria, Patsy Saldanha, my brother Ricky and others
youth, staged both at Saligao and Mapusa in the early 1980s. (I cut out page
after page of stencils to be cyclostyled for them, which is how my typing speed
improved to be better than that of most professional typists! Even today....)
Would often run into him in the Saligao Institute, when the elders would allow
us schoolboys to join them on the Bridge table only very occasionally, when
they had a partner short. (Of course, we lacked any technique and only knew the
rudiments besides making foolishly bold and undeliverable bids, so their
'discrimination' was not based on age but on merit!)
A good, soft-spoken and kind man of few words but many good intentions, he will
be remembered with happy memories.
Frederick Noronha.
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