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   The unstoppable Rev. Fr. Romuald D'Souza SJ Fr. Romuald D'Souza SJ.  Photo credit: Historia Domus      Romuald was born in Aldona, Goa on on 20 December 1925 to Dr. Tito Fermino de Souza and Alina Ana Maria de Souza. He was the eldest of six children. After him was born Wilfred de Souza (1927), surgeon, long-time MLA and former chief minister of Goa. The third child, Orlando (1928) became an aviation engineer with Caltex in the USA. The fourth is Michael (1933), a former principal of St Michael's High School in Anjuna. The fifth,  Sr. Noemia (1935), was the Principal at Nirmala Institute, Bombay and Director of the College of Home Science and Polytechnic, Bombay.
 The youngest Arnaldo died tragically at the tender age of twelve years.       After the birth of the first three boys, the patriarch Dr Tito sailed to Kampala, Uganda to set up his medical practice. After a short while, he was joined by his wife and the two younger boys while Romauld stayed behind with his gran

   25 year class reunion XLRI, Jamshedpur In late 2012, many of the  XLRI batch of 1985-87  made it back from all over the world to the alma mater for the 25 year reunion. When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest of things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness ~ Bob Hope XLRI  (formerly Xavier Labour Relations Institute) is a  private   business school   founded in 1949  by the   Society of Jesus   (Jesuits) in  Jamshedpur ,  Jharkhand ,  India, making it  the oldest business school in India. Named after one of the founding fathers of the Jesuits, Saint Francis Xavier , it has always been among the top ranked B-Schools in India, with an enviable  history   and a 15,000+ strong alumni. Dec. 10-12 1987 Wall of Fame, batch of '87 ... but Where is Waldo ? Fr E J McGrath SJ or Maggie as he was fondly known to many generations of XL students was a larger-than-life figure, mentor and friend of many  We all take dif