Thursday, January 30, 2014
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Association of Manitoba I want to extend our condolences to Rui's family.
Rui was a strong member of the Association and volunteered his talents until almost the time of his death. His command of the Portuguese language was a quality that was in much demand.
During his tenure as President of the Association he was able to bring the Tertulia of Coimbra to perform in our premises. Tertulia is a group composed by lawyers, doctors and other professionals that sing and play the traditional balads from Coimbra, the City in Portugal that has the distinction to have one of the oldest Universities in Europe.
As a banker he helped many people realize their dreams since he would go over what could be expected to make what initially looked impossible, possible.
The Portuguese Community in Winnipeg was fortunate to have Rui for many years, and he will be missed.
Goodbye my friend
Mario Santos
