26 Oct. Even as I woke up this morning, there was some shocking news: Ashok Pereira, met with an accident.
Ashok is Fr Anand Pereira (Jesuit)’s elder brother. They are the sons of Mr Charles Pereira & Mrs Janet Pereira (former teacher and Principal of St Aloysius Primary School). Ignatius Pereira (the famous Inaasaam of Inaas Pereira’s Hotel in Hampankatta) is a close relative of theirs.
[corrigendum: Ashok and my friends Fr Anand and Sandra are grand children of Mr Ignatius Pereira / Inaasaam]
Ashok settled down in Canada; he had his own food business. According to the news we received he succumbed to a traffic accident. It was an on-the-spot-death. His brother and my Jesuit companion Fr Anand Pereira SJ is studying in Creighton University in Nebraska. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. May the departed soul of Ashok rest in peace; may the bereaved family experience solace and peace!
Ashok is survived with his wife and two kids.
Posted by: RR | 26 October 2009
Eternal Rest to Ashok
Posted in SAC News
I was jus ton facebook, and on the right side, i saw Ash’s pic, with a note saying freind you havent kept in touch with or something like that….so i clicked on it and went eon his wall…wanted to write a message, but a few messages on his wall caught my eye …. .RIP Ashok, I miss you ad……
I picked up my fone and dialled his number, before it could connect i hung up – considering the 9-10 hour time difference between Dubai and Toronto. so sent him a text message instead….are u ok Ash? started at the fone, until it got delivered and i said to myself…Thank God his fone is on!
But something inside me kept on telling me to google Ash … .I didnt want to, was too scared, but i did …. and the first sight that came up said he had passed away.
This is a shock for me ! Ash and I have been friends since 1993…. 16 years! He was my best friend, my teacher… I still cant believe he has left this world…..
By: Maha on 12 November 2009
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