It is with deep regret and sorrow that I write these few lines on the sudden and untimely death of Tiatrist Patrick Fernandes, on 19th of this month in UK where he was working. Earlier he was working in Kuwait.
He was a well-known actor and singer. After the liberation of Kuwait I met him in Kuwait while he was acting in the Tiatro of the late Rosary Ferns where he did a major role with superb display of his acting caliber. As a man he was very humble and shy but on Stage he was totally different devoted totally to his roles. He was excellent on the Stage in serious roles and very good in rendering serious and sorrowful “Cantos”.
He had great love for Konkani Stage and when I requested him, like his elder brother Frncis de Verna, he never acted for fees. He participated in our Shows organized in Kuwait by Kuwait Konknni Kendr without charging anything. He along with his brother Francis de Verna and F.X. Pereira formed a nice Trio to perform in Konkani Shows and their Trios were very good and meaningful in favour of Goa and Konkani. He had very good voice to sing solos and other type of songs.
In his death Konkani Stage lost a great Stage Artiste and I lost a great supporter of my activities in support of Goa, Konkani and Kuwait Goan community.
May His Soul Rest in Peace and May Heavenly God give courage to all his family members to bear this loss.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
