Hi Gabe, It is a profound shame that our Goan brothers and sisters who die without adequate representation or destitute have to go through such humiliation at their final exit. I am sure that we can do better. I am surprised that the elderly Goan bachelor from Mombasa had to be perhaps buried in a pauper's grave despite having funds and this in a country like the U.K. where one would expect there to be better facilities for the authorities to coordinate information regarding funds etc in order to afford a person a burial utilizing his own funds.Tell me something Gabe, did you try to assist this poor soul and if so, could you publish the procedure so as to assist future such cases? I think we as a community should also establish a fund to ensure that our brothers and sisters who die in dire circumstances in any part of the world do receive a decent burial. I would not hesitate to contribute to such a fund.
Manuel (Eddie) Tavares.
