Monday, January 21, 2008

Dr. Guerra's wife is No More

My Grandma expired at 4 o'clock yesterday in the morning. She died peacefully in her sleep. She was in her 90's although her exact date of birth is not known. You see, she and others of her family were born in East Africa(now Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania). Thats why they didnt have their birth certificates. Goans in those days(early 1900s) were mostly employed in East Africa...My Grandma was Bertha Elizabeth Pereira. She was the daughter of Antonio Joao Pereira and Victoria Saudina Coutinho. They lived in Colcondem, Parra, Bardez, Goa although her mum was from Carmulim.Her brothers and sisters were Albert(children in Australia), Aggie(children in UK), Eddie and Victor. All are no more and Grandma was the last surviving sibling.Grandma married Dr. Jerome Guerra in 1937. They had 5 children, Phoebe Pereira(Canada), Gwen Lobo(Mhow), Late Vernon Guerra, Avril Lobo(Canada) and Valerie Rodrigues(Goa).My Grandma was blessed with parents who gave her wonderful moral values( which made her live to about 93), God blessed her with a great husband who everyday when returning home from work would bring her a gift, she was blessed with children and grandchildren and even great-grand children. She was blessed with a good nature, and most of all she was blessed with one daughter Gwen who was with her always.

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