I am saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Gracias. The Gracias family
was good friends with ours. Freddy was the one I interacted most with
while at St Vincent's. He sadly went missing after the helicopter
incident off INS Ashvini. I know they missed him always. Doreen is
married in the house next
Dr. Renato Gracias was a family friend as well as family doctor. He treated
both my parents till their last days.Dr Gracias was a goan to the core. He
loved all things goan and during his stewardship of the Poona Goans
Institute he did a lot to bring Goa to the goans of Poona. He was a simple
unass
Dr. Renato Gracias, dear family friend, medical doctor, retired Indian Army
Officer, ex-Pune Health Officer, past President of the Pune Goan Institute,
Goan patriot and author, proud Lotlikar, accomplished a lot in his 97 years
before passing peacefully into eternity on 27, October 2009 in Pune.