**~** In Memoriam **~**

João Jacinto Borges Pimentel ********* Margarida Gonzalez Ontiveros
(1934-2006) __________________________________ (1921-2006)

My, they would have made a nice couple, wouldn't they... Monica?
Monica H. of Cuernavaca, Mexico is Senhora Margarida's loving niece and took care of her for five years. I, Luciano of Laval, am Senõr João's loving son - and I took care of him for thirteen years. My father and her aunt NEVER MET. She and I NEVER MET - however, she had befriended me on a website and I had thought that my way with words could have been complemented well by her artistic talents. Not to be, ever apparently, since she let her alleged friends down south lead her to distrust me and downright delete me from her insignificant "friends list". Too bad - we'll never know what artistic wonders we could have weaved together, what a collaboration could have wrought. Unlike dad and auntie there, she and I are of the same generation - only five years separating us (again, the dame being older than the dude. Gentlemen never ask a lady's age - I didn't ask hers; she divulged that information to the whole web community! Besides, in the light of false, fanciful and outright insincere "friendship", I don't feel like being "gentle" - and so I will divulge this; the loving and bereft niece has flawless skin but she has passed the 40 year mark already at this point, aye...)



Ladies first though, always... even when they act not as they should, normally would... logically could have!

In her own words, an eulogy to the memory of her dear aunt:
"You have no idea how much I apprecciate your support. For me you are my family also. You have givven me the strenght to keep on this very difficult time for me.

I have to do some explainations. My aunt was almost like my mother. When I lost my parents she became kind of my adoptive mother. Margarita Gonzalez My aunt was a very well knokn arist in Europe and in Mexico was not as well known and recognized as she was in other countries.

She was an extraordinary artist that moved every person she met with her soulfeeled and sweetness in interpretation of each song or musical piece

All my chilhood and part of my teenager yearsI spend with her . She always had a word of support and comfort for me.

She was an extraordinary woman that help all her family always.

In the 15 years I had lived with her 5 of them had been very difficult due to her illness. I promissed her I would take care of her until her finall day. I quit on my personal life to giver the last years of happiness.And so I did.

From the bottom of my heart, I want to give thanks to all my care2 family. You are also my family. You have been extraordinary and will give me strengh to continue with my life and to be brave to what I have to face from now and to the future. I want to make her a little homage here and share with you alittle of her art.

She loved to share her art with you all.

Auntie may tthe angels and God himself take care of. I know you are my angel Morchita.
May your soul rest in peace''

Margarita Gonzalez Ontiveros
1921-2006

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As for me, I have posted on many sites, now, several homages to my saintly father - on the "care2" site in question I had ONE notable reaction to that material - from someone who was NOT on my famous "friends list" (unlike Monica here, such a short while back...)

An excerpt, again...
Outre sa grande dévotion au Bienheureux Frère André et à Saint Joseph, mon père était particulièrement dévoué à Saint Bénédict et récitait la prière suivante régulièrement, dans sa langue natale (du temps où il n'était pas encore aphasique)

Oração a São Benedito, o mouro

Glorioso São Benedito, bem aventurado seja pela mansidão, paciência, sofrimento e outras santas virtudes ,sempre abençoado com a cruz da Redenção. Por vossa humildade e vossa caridade fostes remido na terra para gozar o fruto de vossas obras no céu, junto ao divino coro dos anjos, uma gloria eterna. Glorioso São Benedito, sede meu protetor amado , concedei-me a graça de que necessito para poder imitar as suas virtudes e as virtudes dos outros santos.(diz aqui a sua graça pedida)... e ainda a graça de toma-lo como modelo possa eu ser um dia digno das promessas de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo.

Je n'ai jamais connu d'homme plus honnête... intègre... patient... dévoué à sa famille...
que João Pimentel... mon père.
(...)
Ce monde était meilleur - et enrichi - avec sa présence.
Ceux qui enrichissent ce monde nous quitte plus vite.
Ceux qui souillent ce monde durent plus longtemps.

Comments:
Clara Listensprechen (24) Monday May 8, 2006, 9:12 pm
My condolences; for this to be posted in French, Portuguese, and English indicates to me that he raised one helluva kid. You look to me to be a credit to him thrice over.

Luciano P. (264) Tuesday May 9, 2006, 7:12 pm
Of all my connections here, it is you who comments. I find this wonderfully ironic. And extremely considerate of you.
See you soon, in the religious debates we both like so much
Blessings.

See now - despite our OBVIOUS AND MAJOR religious differences (...), Clara L. came forth and gave me her sympathy - while the MAJORITY of my so-called "friends" - 264 of them - did NOT. And that DOES NOT even include the FORMER SO-CALLED "FRIENDS" who believed GOD KNOWS WHAT or whatever sickening LIE that it was ABOUT ME... the Teresas, Sissys and MONICAS of this cold cruel and oftentimes profoundly silly world!

Now, can anyone blame me for NOT giving out "blessings" to the bereaved Mexican senorita here, at this conjoncture... hmm?
I got none myself.

Both her aunt as my father know it well, though - I sympathize with her bereavement. 
I share her pain, her grief... If nothing else at all - ever. 
We are *all* one family in The Lord's Eyes, though; that nobody can ever change. 

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
 - Martin Luther King Jr.