Grandpa will truly be missed. He was a great and intelligent man with a heart of gold, the love he has shown his family will always be cherished.  One fond memory of grandpa I have is when I met him for the first time in India. I remember he would take me into the city on his scooter and show me lots of different places. I also remember the charitable work he would do for the local community in India.  When he moved to Canada, it was always a pleasure to spend time with him and talk to him. May he rest in peace. 

When I first met Iggy Uncle (as I called him) it was a long time ago; end of 2006.  It was my first trip to India and it was the first time meeting my in-laws (Iggy Uncle and his wife and family).  He was fully of energy and zoomed around on his Honda scooter, going out of his way to keep us entertained.  I slowly came to know that he was very much involved in charity work which included providing groceries to needy families through the Vincent De Paul Society.  But some of this work he did alone and never mentioned a thing to anyone.  I accompanied him on some of his 'distribution routes', providing rice, flour and the daily essentials to some of the poorer families in the nearby neighbourhood. He did a lot of walking and I had a hard time keeping up with him, especially one hot day when we had to take the train to downtown Madras city.  We walked to the nearby train station at Pattabiram, then an hour long ride to the city station, then another long walk to buy some famous sweet treats, then a bus ride to a local restaurant where he treated me to some delicious 'Dhai Burra'. By the time we got back to Pattabiram, I could not feel my legs.   I love eating guavas, and once he knew this, a local neighbour/friend turned up at the door one day with a sack of the delicious fruit.  He arranged several trips to 'Dizzieland' for our kids Marj and Aaron, to the beach, all in rented jeeps or vans. When he moved to Winnipeg, Canada, he still enjoyed his walks, especially to Walmart, where everybody (local Indian employees) knew him as 'Uncle' .  But age is never on our side and he slowly became weaker and after a few unfortunate falls, it began to catch up.   Iggy Uncle leaves behind his devoted wife Calista, daughters Maria (Caro), Sylvia (Clemy), Susan and son Sylvester and grandchildren Marjorie, Aaron, Adrens, Edward and Elisha, sisters, brothers and several relatives.  He will live on in all their hearts.  May his memory be a blessing.

Peripa's was such a wonderful person. Going to his house in Delhi and enjoying the tasty food is one of my best memories from childhood. He was full of wisdom mixed with humour and wit. I used to really enjoy talking about cricket with him. I will cherish his memories forever and try to be like him (at least a little) . Can't imagine the pain that perima and my cousins are going through right now, may the good lord give them strength to bear this great loss. RIP peripa❤