Rocky Lewis
Husband of Emelia C Lewis (Celestine)
 
Born:     17-06-1937
Married: 09-04-1972
Died:     03-01-2008
 
 
On behalf of my mother, my children, my husband and myself I would like to invite you and your families for a memorial Mass to mark the first death anniversary of my dad Roque Lewis on the 3rd of January at St. Francis Xavier's Church Udyavar, SK at 11.00 am.
 
Although I don't want to cry anymore, I don't want to yearn to hug my dad one last time, long to see his smiling face or hear his cheerful voice. It's agonizing to talk in the past tense about a person who knew me through and through, nurturing and supporting all my dreams throughout my entire life. I'm trying to focus on being grateful to have had so many years with Dad, instead of being confounded by the though of the rest of my life without him.
 
I want my faith to reassure me that my dad is still with me in spirit and would like to share the kind of man my father was, so we might all feel like he is still very alive.
 
My dad was the most passionate person I've ever known. When he believed there was truth in something, the strived to educate others in the hopes they might open their minds to new possibilities. He was stilly and zany with a great sense of humour. His lively presence and his voice was always felt in a room. He was a voracious newspaper reader. If I ever had a question about something, he always had answers because he'd read an article in the newspaper about it. He was generous with his time. He would do anything for anybody at any time. He was an extremely sentimental person. Dad's entire life was about making people happy. This is not an exaggeration or euphemism: it was his actual self-admitted goal. Nothing made him happier than nurturing others. He exuded compassion wherever he went, took care of everyone.
 
All of us are suffering from the loss of my father, but the world will also now suffer from the loss of a great man who had much more to do on this earth. If I could see
my dad one more time, I would tell him that I love him, that I am so proud of the life he led, and I will keep him in my heart always.
 
I would like to thank everyone who came to visit my dad in hospital and on his death bed. Thank you who prayed for his speedy recovery and then for his soul. Please continue praying for him.
 
 
From
Reshma Deshpande
 
Ph: 91 98459 82215