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| John standing extreme left of the Kenyatta College hockey team |
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| Jiohn Mascarenhas seated right |
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| John with his snooker mates in Mombasa |
The late Joao Natividade Mascarenhas,
better known as John Mascarenhas, was the son of the late Custodio Francisco
and Ana Francisca Mascarenhas. He was the brother of Tina, Lucia, Geraldine, Flora (late), Al, Rico, Mario, Philomena, Antoinette and Joey. ues).
He is survived by his wife Monina Suzon. He will be missed by many nephews and nieces and other members of the extended Mascarenhas family.
John passed away in London on 04 0ctober
2018
John completed his ‘O' levels at the
Sacred Heart High School in Mombasa. He later went on to complete his 'A'
levels at the Aladina Vishram Aga Khan High School also in Mombasa.
After successfully completing his A levels
in flying colours, he then decided to become a teacher and went to Nairobi to
train at the Teacher Training College.
After graduating, John taught Maths, Science,
Geography and Sports at the Sacred High School and later at the Aga khan
School.
John also taught students in Saudi Arabia,
Portugal and London. After teaching in London for six years, John decided to
become an Immigration Officer and worked at the Detention Centre at London
Heathrow Airport.
John's other passions were sports and
music. He played the rhythm guitar and was a singer in his band in Mombasa,
Kenya. John will always be remembered by his students for his teaching
excellence and the mentoring of some students who are now working in esteemed
positions in the Kenyan Government.
After his death, some of his students in
Kenya and overseas shared posts on Facebook with comments like, “Heart of Gold”,
“Kind”, “Humble” and “a softly spoken teacher”.
John excelled in sports and played
football, hockey, snooker and badminton. He was a member of the Mombasa
Institute where he achieved Sportsman of The Year for many years running.
While in Nairobi he played soccer with the
Crusaders which included: the
late Raymond Mendonca, Oscar, Al Mascarenhas (brother), Thomas Fernandes, the
late Joe ( Rock & Roll) Spiders, the late Peter (Dennis Law) Mendes,
Irenio Costa Bir, Manu, Maskey, Seby Fernandes, Tony Sally and goalkeeper
Menino Fernandes.
And with the Falcons which included Robert D'Souza,
Toby Fernandes, Clement (Ali Kajo), Seby D'Silva, Julian Maskey, Bobin
Fernandes, Alu Fernandes, (??) (??) Cajetan Maskey,
For his academic achievements as a teacher
and sporting coach, John was presented with an award by the then President of
Kenya, Daniel Arap Moi, which was a real honour.
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Firstly condolences to you and the rest of
your family for your sad loss.
Joao was a lovely man and much respected by
staff and detainees alike.
Joao’s colleagues have worked very hard to
make the necessary preparations for this week’s services which includes a
service within the centre for staff and detainees who cannot attend the church.
For your information, it is our intention
to place a memorial bench within a private garden on site in memory of Joao,
I’d be happy to send some pictures when this is in place?
With deepest sympathy
Paul Rennie
Centre Manager
Care & Custody
Heathrow IRC, Colnbrook Bypass,
Harmondsworth, Middx UB7 0FX, UK
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