Fabian D'Souza was a relatively short man with a frail frame...yet he stood tall in the community of men. He was soft-spoken,kind,witty and a very pleasant person. I knew him for the last three years. I knew he worked at Goa Police HQ,but I never imagined that he was a cop! Actually he was an Inspector of Police...a designation that brings to mind visions of burly,foul-mouthed,rough men in Khaki. He was so far removed from such an image,that it was difficult to believe he was a cop, even at his funeral...except that the Police Brass Band and a large number of cops in uniform,mufti,and civvies were present at the chapel and the cemetery.
His schoolmate,collegemate and colleague in the Goa Police,Bosco, shared an anecdote from the Police Academy days. The puny little gentleman cadet Fabian volunteered to run the Marathon race--the whole 28 km. The coach asked him to stop fooling,it was not a race for him.Yet Fabian persisted. On the set day,he was at the starting line. Run he did,the whole hog,and breasted the tape at the finish line. His colleagues ran the last lap with him. Today he had finished another marathon... a marathon fight with cancer...and his colleagues were with him for the last lap. Neighbour,and successor in the post of President of the Sabnis Park Residents' Association,Adv.Ehlrich de Souza had kind words to say about Fabian. He was a good neighbour,a humourous person,a good organizer, a good team leader who kept his team mates with him. No one will dispute these simple facts about Fabian. I remember Fabian's phone calls. While most clients call to get additional jobs done, Fabian called if I had forgotten to collect my payment by the 5th day of the succeeding month. He got the work done,for that was his responsibility to the residents. He ensured that the payment came on time to me. I do hope the Goa Police will ensure likewise that his payments of gratuity,insurance and pension flow to his widow and little children as Fabian had ensured in his life time. Fabian is survided by his wife,Mary, and three little [one of them school going] children.One child is too small for school and the other may never go to a regular school.Aleron,Alston and Valiska need the support that the society can,and should give. An honest police officer does not leave behind a great deal of material wealth...specially when he dies young. Miguel original message..... From: Joel. Goacom daily newsclippings > PI FABIAN DIES YOUNG: Police Inspector Fabian D'Souza, in-charge of the > State Crime Records Bureau, died on Monday, after a prolonged but brave > battle against cancer. (H) > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 10/22/2003 ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
