Seen above are son & daughter and wife of late Lopes
It IS with deep regret and
sorrow that I got the news of the
death of our Kuwait colleague Mr Alex B. Lopes on 19.04.18 in Rivona Goa with a massive
heart attack. His funeral on 22.4.18 was well attended
by the people including by me going all the way from Candolim. A few Goans after
seeing me for the funeral in the Church showed their surprise because they felt
Candolim is very far from Rivona. Far or
close, there is a saying in Konkani which says “MOG ASLEAR KUIM UNUNDDE GHANTTAR
PAVTAT”.
It was not the long distance
from Candolim to Rivona but it is the love and affection and the strong bond
that we created during our so many years of stay in Kuwait where we organized our
Goan cultural activities and in which you participated without charging us a
single Coin. With his elder brother he
performed so well in Konkani stage in Kuwait rendering beautiful and intelligent
duos and with his other family members including his beautifully singer sister
Agnes and brother-in-law Nazareth, you beautified our Mando festivals and other
such programs. Your efforts in the promotion
of Goan cultural programmes will be always remembered by many Goans.
wife of late Lopes
House of Lopes Bros.
Choir seen playing for the Mass
Rivona Church
Choir
A.Veronica Fernandes.
