Re: [Goanet] Lea Rangel-Ribeiro
Indeed we had years of happiness, dear Roland, fifty-seven of them! We took the rough with the smooth, but the good times outweighed the bad. I too look forward to meeting you, and we should make that happen. Warm regards, Victor From: Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com To: 'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!' goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Friday, September 2, 2011 4:02 PM Subject: [Goanet] Lea Rangel-Ribeiro Dear Victor, Solace and strength to you and your family on the demise of Lea. Condolences, but also best wishes on the celebration of her life and the many years of happiness you must have had together. The sorrow will go, but that must remain. I have not had the pleasure of meeting you or Lea except on telephone and therefore look forward to meeting you in person someday, may it be soon, either in the US or in Goa. With regards, Roland. Toronto.
Re: [Goanet] Lea Rangel Ribeiro.
We have a cache of fond memories of you as well, dear Eric, years spent together building up the Goan Association of New York, that we were involved in founding, and also years spent in building up Xavierites in North America, which we also helped to found. The soft strains of Chopin melodies that will now occasionally fill my house will come no longer from Lea's hands, but from our daughter Eva's. Much love, Victor From: eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com To: GOA2 goa...@goanet.org Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2011 9:03 AM Subject: [Goanet] Lea Rangel Ribeiro. We extend our sympathies to Victor. Lea was indeed a gentle person. I have witnessed the slow demise of the small community of portuguese speaking Goans of Bombay over the decades, an asset as I saw it. They came largely from a small base in Goa: Assagao and Porvorim, Saligaoand Porvorim, Benaulim, Carona and Curtorim come to mind. The large families of the old gentry were willing to spare a few sons to the 'inglese' world that was gently disdained. They flourished out of nice homes in the old haunts I cherish and miss, from far away. It has been a slow farewell to Mount and Nesbit, Club Back and Claire, Apollo and Napier, Laburnum and Wodehouse, where you could count on picking up the soft strain of a Chopin melody on a sunday morning. Farewell to Lea, also, and thanks for the memories. eric.
[Goanet] Lea Rangel Ribeiro.
We extend our sympathies to Victor. Lea was indeed a gentle person. I have witnessed the slow demise of the small community of portuguese speaking Goans of Bombay over the decades, an asset as I saw it. They came largely from a small base in Goa: Assagao and Porvorim, Saligaoand Porvorim, Benaulim, Carona and Curtorim come to mind. The large families of the old gentry were willing to spare a few sons to the 'inglese' world that was gently disdained. They flourished out of nice homes in the old haunts I cherish and miss, from far away. It has been a slow farewell to Mount and Nesbit, Club Back and Claire, Apollo and Napier, Laburnum and Wodehouse, where you could count on picking up the soft strain of a Chopin melody on a sunday morning. Farewell to Lea, also, and thanks for the memories. eric.
[Goanet] Lea Rangel-Ribeiro
Dear Victor, Solace and strength to you and your family on the demise of Lea. Condolences, but also best wishes on the celebration of her life and the many years of happiness you must have had together. The sorrow will go, but that must remain. I have not had the pleasure of meeting you or Lea except on telephone and therefore look forward to meeting you in person someday, may it be soon, either in the US or in Goa. With regards, Roland. Toronto.
