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Missin' you Rose Bridget

Death Notice: Rose Bridget Fernandes January 27, 2019: With trembling hearts, we share the news of the passing of Rose Bridget Fernandes (ex Nairobi, Slough and Sydney) daughter of the late Andre and late Rosa Maria Fernandes. Wife of Gary Wilson. Sister of Cyprian (late Rufina), late Hippol (Philomena), Johnny (Matilda) late Peter (Jenny) and Flora (Harold). Aunt of Andi, Leon, Carl, Lee-John, Lou-Alan, Mary-Ann, Michael, Priscilla, John-Paul and Jenipet. Funeral details will be published as soon as they are finalised. In lieu of flowers, Rose would have much appreciated a donation to Pancreatic research.  https://inmemory.gofundraise.com.au/page/RoseBridgetFernandes Condolences to skipfer@live.com.au, florapereira05@gmail.com Rose Bridget   There is an aching, an emptiness, a hole in my heart … Why? I have not understood. You are in Heaven, I should be happy for you. You went away in Peace, what we all wish for. None wanted you to suffer. ...

Rose Bridget Fernandes photo tribute

Flora, David Johnny and Rose  Dr Bryne John, Rose and her husband Gary Sisters ... Rose and Flora With friends An evening in Uluru Skip and Rose before boarding the chopper for a tour of Ayres Rock and nearby rock formations Flora, Matilda, Skip, Johnny, Rose, Gary

Bye Sis, Rose Bridget Fernandes

Bye Sis! In the dark light of the Midnight Hour when all is calm and silent… just 30 minutes after Australia Day had ended and a new day began, you quietly went away on January 27 in Westmead Hospital in Sydney where you had battled to survive for a month. We will always be grateful that you did not suffer on your journey to Heaven. And we all died a little with you. From that saddest of days, October 26, 2017, when you were diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer, you never once lost heart over the next 14 months, you never lost your unforgettable smile or your supreme confidence that you “would beat this thing” and you were “never going to let anything stop you from living your life to the fullest.” And that is what you did. I sat with you through all those months of chemotherapy and it was just like having a weekly chat with a friend, full of cheer, laughter, stories, memories, nostalgia, things and people you loved, all the places in the world you travelled (USA, Canada...

Eulogy for Joker Steve Fernandes

Kwaheri Bwana Mwalimu Steve Farewell Mr Teacher Steve Kwaheri Bwana Mwalimu Steve By Lambert Pereira I am honoured and indeed privileged to have been requested by Marjorie to deliver this eulogy today for her beloved husband, Steve  --  a man who had an impact on all our lives in so many ways in the past. Each of you here would have your own fond memories of Steve, based on your individual relationships with him. Indeed one could write a novel about the life of one as popular and unique as him. In this regard many of you would have read the very informative and interesting article by the journalist , Cyprian Fernandes, one of Steve’s best friends. I will endeavour therefore not to cover the same ground as done so in Cyprian’s splendid account. Many here today, like Steve, would have enjoyed all the benefits of living in Kenya, the country of our birth where, in the very cosmopolitan capital city of Nairobi, we spent much of our childhood and adult live...

Pio Gama Pinto in the COMMUNIST REVIEW

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