Tomorrow, 24thof this month, my friend and colleague on foot-ball field, Charles Carlito Rego and his wife for the last fifty years, Clementina Rego celebrate their 50thWedding Anniversay. On this most auspicious occasion, I wish the Golden Jubilee couple, along with all my like minded friends and colleagues choicest Heavenly Blessings.
They both got married in Bombay Bandra on 24th February 50 years back and blessed with three golden roses namely Santana, Cynthia and Shirley while Santana who is working in Kuwait is already married with Frank D'cruz and having young son named Elijah while the other two daughters namely Shirley and Cynthia being single are working in Mombai.
Charles worked in Kuwait for over three decades at the prestigious organization British Council where he earned good name and fame, so much so, Prince Charles knows him personally well. During his visits to Kuwait, Prince Charles always meets him and enquires about Goa asking “how is your Goa?” While in Kuwait he took active part in the foot-ball activities Goans have conducted at Sour Grounds and during the early stages of this soccer, he dished out a super soccer by playing as magnificent midfield maestro. Besdes soccer he also played Hockey for Goans in Ahmadi and here too he gained a lot of fame for him but in soccer at Sour Grounds he was exceptionally artistic midfielder.
Before coming to Kuwait in 1977, he worked in Bombay for Mahindra & Mahindra and also played for its foot-ball team and from where he was selected for Maharastra State Team. Also he was selected for Mahrastra State in Hockey. Such honour of representing the State in two disciplines is great and Charles acquired this greatness. Besides, he also played hockey for the great Goan outfit Lusitanians in hockey.
He was also a great social worker, lover of Konkani and Tiatro and a very good composer of Konkani songs and a close relative of the legendary Tiatist Minguel Rod. He helped some organizations in Kuwait by sponsoring the visiting Tiatrists. Even in many of the activities for the cause of Goa and Goans he always supported these causes. Though he lived his earlier life in Bombay yet his love for Goa is supreme where he is settled now at Assagao, Bardez, Goa.
Again Charles, I wish you both a very happy 50th Wedding Anniversary. May God bless you both and so too your children and other family members.
A.Veronica Fernandes.