THANKS ALAN DURANTE
ALAN DURANTE On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 3:06 PM, ANNETTE D'SOUZA <[email protected]> wrote: > Rico, you are the harbinger (messenger) - agreed!....never mind if news is > good or bad, at least we are in the know because of you. > > > Saw this mail yesterday as we were "off" over the 5 Eid Holidays, > (inclusive our weekend) resumed duty today. > > > Sorry to hear about the demise of Fr. Fanchu....... May his soul rest in > peace! Rico, if you had not mentioned the name "Fanchu", wouldnt have known > whom you were talking about)...... Luwell & I remember Fr. > Fanchu well....our condolences to all the family members - though I > recall the family in Donvaddo/Arrarim (Rosette, Jeanette et al....) > > Annette > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on > behalf of Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, September 2, 2017 10:18 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [SALIGAONET] DEATH: Fr Francis John (Fanchu) De Souza, at > Clergy Home, Margao > > Sorry to be the harbinger of bad news: just heard that Fr Francis John > (better known by his pet name of *Fanchu*) passed away at the Clergy Home > in Margao, and his funeral will be at 4:30 pm this evening (Saturday, Sept > 2, 2017). Please reconfirm for timings. > > Fr Fanchu was a Jesuit, and I distinctly recall the times when he settled > back in our village of Saligao in the 1970s. He was an active and friendly > person, and was involved (with my mum's generation, in the 1970s, almost > four decades ago, but looks like just yesterday) in the prayer meetings > which were popular then. > > He had many an interesting topic to discuss whenever one met. Some years > back, I met him when he was, I think, the parish priest of the Nerul > Church. Only recently, while enquiring about him, I was told that he was at > the Margao Clergy Home. > > I recall on one occasion we were both walking back from Arpora to Saligao > (having missed a direct bus in those times when public buses were few and > far between). Having him for company made the journey look very short, > though it must have been a walk of 3-4 kms! It was a priviledge to have > known this man. Saligao-Net's condolences to the family. > > -- > -- > Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe email [email protected] > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Saligao-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe email [email protected] > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Saligao-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
