Sydney, Australia: May 23: It is with the
heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing, very peacefully after a short
illness, of Joan Bertha Athaide, born April 1st 1922, wife of the late John
Joseph Athaide, mother of Jeanne (Leonard Fernandes), Rebecca (Tony Reg
D’Souza), late Roger, Edwin (Althea). Grandmother to Jonathan (Sharon), Aaron
(Miriam), Jolene (Andrew Marks), Donna (Peter Lavins), Nigel (Rosa), Darren and
Dean. Great grandmother to: Cole, Logan, Zara, Keira, Xavier, Sienna and
Isabelle. Beloved sister to Jenny De
Quadros (late Lenny), late Rita (late Jerry Britto) and the late Phyllis
Correya. Affectionate aunt to several
nephews and nieces. The funeral will take place at 11 am on Friday, May 26,
with the celebration of Holy Mass for the repose of her soul at St Paul the
Apostle Church, 44 Buckleys Road, Winston Hills followed by burial at Castlebrook
Memorial Gardens, Rouse Hill. The family is deeply indebted to Constitution
Hill where Joan spent her last days. Condolences to tonyregdsouza@gmail.com
Morning my dear friends. Want to write to each one of you but I am exhausted! Thanks for everything. You have done much for me. Being discharged today after three long weeks. Have to live with pain for the rest of my life! Home at last, thanks to all of your prayers and kind wishes! From Mzee Mervyn Maciel to all of you. Morning Skip. Please don’t think I am or have been ignoring you – quite the opposite hard to spill it out with diminishing gufu (strength). Wish they could establish what is causing the chronic bleeding in my brain region. I want to sing again and write so much however gufu na shindwa mimi (lack strength is hampering me. Please thank everyone for their prayers and for enriching my life. I was the dunce in the family: My brothers Rev Joseph SJ and the late Wilfrid are my heroes. I owe them so much, also my darling Elsie and each of my loving children, including Conrad who suffered so much during his short life. Our faith kept us going during those painful days in Marsab...

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