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http://www.coastweek.com/4016-cyprian-fernandes-Mervyn-Maciel-author-of-Bwana-Karani-and-From-Mtoto-to-Mzee.htm highlight all, right click, Open Link Mervyn's wife's name is Elsie and not Josephine! Apologies for the mistake!

Dear Mum, Words cannot express my gratitude, my love for you. As a child, I never really understood nor comprehended the gravity of the things you did for me because.. well, you were mum. You were a superhero that made the impossible, possible. Even with the weight of the world on your shoulders, you still managed to keep me high above the stampede. You nursed me when I was injured and when I was sick, introduced me to my biggest love, and showed me what love was. My inspirat ion, my teacher, my angel. For that, I will always be indebted to you. Even though it's been 10 years today since you have been gone, you will forever live on through my memories, my actions, my words and my loves. I love you, i miss you, always thinking of you. Your piglet, Carlos (the little baby in the picture) 10 years ago … But, wasn’t it just yesterday On a summer’s night, late night, in Kenya, A soft, gentle breeze kisses, caresses my face, I feel soft, gentle familiar...

Picture: Goan Voice UK Queen honours Mervyn Maciel ( Bwana Karani ) The Queen has honoured 88-year-old Mervyn Maciel – one of the world’s best known British civil servants in Kenya and author of the delightful Bwani Karani and the companion book From Mtoto to Mzee – with an invitation to her annual Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. So on May 23, Maciel, attired in a morning suit and top hat (or lounge suit or a Kenyan national outfit), will front up at Buckingham Palace at 3 pm with his daughter, Josey, on his arm. His wife Elsie is ailing an unable to attend. Maciel has spent most of his life exposing the good, bad and ugly side of the former Colonial Civil Service in Kenya. He is very respected by his former colleagues and seniors for his honesty and his fairness in documenting life in some of the most distant corners of colonial Kenya. Maciel suspects that the invitation came on the recommendation of   the Secretary of the Overseas Service Pensioners’ As...

Briefly, Tari at the GI wake for Alu: Hi Cyprian. I mentioned in my short speech that Alu was one of our greatest heroes.   I had the honour to play with him three Olympics Games and he was my coach in the first World Cup in Barcelona 1971 where  Kenya finished 4th in the World. He was great sportsman, great father, great friend, and was loved by all in hockey circles and, of course, by the Goan community and worldwide. He sailed the ship to great heights. We will miss him. God be with him, and rest his soul in eternal l Peace. God Bless all.

Eulogy By Erika Mendonca-DeSilva, Service of Remem brance March 31, Toronto, Canada A hero is defined as “A person who is admired for their outstanding achievements”.   By that measure, my dad was a hero for his outstanding athletic ability and the honour he brought to Kenya and the Goan Community.   We Goans have a difficult time celebrating successes within our community.   But since his death, we have been truly overwhelmed with the many tributes and accolades that have been showered upon him and amazed at the number of people who stated that dad was their hero.   It is comforting to be surrounded by your love and respect for my dad. Thank you so much for coming and showing my family that my Dad holds a special place in your heart. I would like to read an excerpt from an article his friend Norman Da Costa wrote after his death: There isn’t a greater sight in field hockey than seeing a player thunder down at full speed and cannon the ball to the back...