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I concur, in poor taste. No regard for the family of the deceased. Cheers, Gabe. Hi Marlon You do have a sick sense of humour. Eustaquio - still alive and kicking On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:56:15 -0700 (PDT), Marlon Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am saddened to hear of Eustaquio's untimely death. I > had the pleasure of meeting him at a Goanetter's > meeting in Goa in the late 90s. When I met him, he > seemed very normal, and it did not strike me that > within his modest figure lay a great footballing > giant. > > In retrospect however, it should have been obvious > that Eustaquio was a great sportsman and a great lover > of sporting events. We on goanet have been flooded > with his often depressing sports updates of the > continuing defeats of India's football team (eg. > India's recent loss to Japan 7-0) or of India's tennis > stars. Perhaps it is this recent string of defeats > that finally did it for him. Alternatively it could be > the impending agony and shame of the nearing summer > Olympics that finally convinced him that life on an > Indian passport was not worth living for. > > May his soul rest in peace. > > Marlon > > --- "A. Veronica Fernandes" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> DEATH OF GREAT GOAN FOOT-BALLER EUSTAQUIO. >> >> St. Josephâ?Ts High School, Arpora, Bardez is on >> record for producing some of >> the topmost athletes and sportsmen of Goa.