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Eulogy delivered by Jeremy Sirley at the funeral of Jack Simonian January 3, 2020 GOOD AFTERNOON & WELCOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS, OR AS JACK WOULD SAY ‘KARIBU’ - SWAHILI FOR WELCOME ALL. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO TALK ABOUT JACK... I MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD WHEN I FIRST MET JACK AT THE MOTORCYCLE RACES IN HIS RACING LEATHERS IN KENYA, MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS ‘THAT'S SUPERMAN A REAL LIFE SUPERMAN I WANT TO BE LIKE HIM!’ JACK WAS BORN IN THE SUDAN, THE SON OF ARMENIAN PARENTS - HIS FATHER AN ENGINEER, HIS MOTHER A SEAMSTRESS WHO WERE FORCED TO FLEE PERSECUTION IN THE 1930'S AND FLED OVERLAND AND BY SHIP TO EGYPT BEFORE MOVING ON THROUGH THE SUDAN AND ON TO KENYA WHERE JACK AND HIS 2 ELDER BROTHERS GREW UP. JACK WAS A TRUE GENTLEMAN, GENEROUS, HUMBLE , A LITTLE ECCENTRIC AT TIMES AND ALWAYS AUTHENTIC. I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE FOUND THE AMOUNT OF PATIENCE HE HAD, IN ANY SITUATION I HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD HIM RAISE HIS VOICE! JUST RECENTLY I WILL ALWA...

THE   VERSATILE   BAMBOO   AND   ITS   USES By   ARMAND   RODRIGUES Technically, bamboo is not a tree.   It is a woody grass that can include over 1,400 species.   Cane and elephant-grass are related to it.   Man has used it in different forms, for centuries.   It is found in places as diverse as East Asia, India, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Argentina, Chile, the Andes, Ecuador, Africa, Central America and Mexico.   The name bamboo is believed to have originated with the Portuguese. This plant can grow up to an astounding metre and half a day, and reach a height of thirty metres. An indoor version is relatively minuscule in size.   Yellow bamboo is mainly ornamental and not as useful as its green cousin   The seasoned green variety makes sturdy ladders, scaffolding, mats, sieves, toothbrush handles, combs, screens, musical instruments, shop-sticks, scoops, weapons, pulp for paper, supports and rafters for...

Eulogy Read By Dr. Gerald Moniz Doctor Manual Joseph D'Cruz, son of Priscila and Lawrence D'Cruz was born on 25th December 1928 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was fondly known as Manu, Doc or Dr Manu. He was the 3rd born in a family of four with his sisters Lina, Lydia and Lillian. He attended his early school at the Dr. Ribeiro’s Goan School in Nairobi. His mother passed away in his tender years, hence he and his three sisters were sent to Belgaum in Goa to continue their education and be raised among the close family there. As the only boy in the family, he was doted on, Mana Bertil and Mana Marinha deserve a special mention serving him food and snacks first so he got the best. His mother lovingly embroidered his baby photo surrounded by flowers which he kept and is in his house until today. As is the group photo of his father in the treasury department surrounded by his ...