It is with great sadness that the American Society of Rio de Janeiro conveys the news that Gerry Goldstein, our friend, colleague and mainstay of Rio’s American community for as long as most of us can remember, has died. The funeral was held on November 21st. To Gerry’s family and friends: “Ha’makom yenahem etkhem betokh [...]
We have received some very sad news. The BCS Council announced that Andy Bott suffered a sudden, massive heart attack and unfortunately did not survive it. His wife Evani has asked to pass this sad news on and let everyone know that the funeral was Thursday, at the Jardim Sulacap Cemetery in the Zona Oeste of [...]
Sadly, Albert T. Healey, OBE ,passed away on the morning of Saturday, the 1st of October after a long bout of illness. As Chairman, Albert was a driving force in the British Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro for a number of years in the 80s before he retired to rural England. His hard [...]
It is with great sadness that we communicate the passing of Klaus Wolfring on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011. The funeral will be held at the English Cemetery in Gamboa on Monday, September 5th at 2PM. Klaus and his family have been faithful BCS members for a number of years and he had also sung for [...]
Donald Coggin, a member of the British community, died last Saturday, 13th August. Donald resided latterly in São Pedro da Serra and is survived by his wife, Maria de Jesus, and their daughter. Donald was a member of the Royal British Legion, having served on active service in the Royal Engineers for 6 years, during [...]
The British & Commonwealth Society regrets to inform that Joan Lloyd passed away in the early hours of this morning, 9th August 2011. Joan was the sister of Audrey Mason, who passed away yesterday. She is survived by her husband Max, son Robert and daughter Suzy, and six grandchildren and we send our heartfelt condolences [...]
Audrey Mason M.B.E., passed away in the Santa Lucia Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, yesterday, the 8th of August 2011, after a short illness. The “velório” took place Tuesday, the 9th of August at Capela 1, Memorial do Carmo, Rua Monsenhor Manuel Gomes, Caju from 10AM to 4PM. Cremation will take place on Wednesday 10th [...]
The American Society of Rio de Janeiro reports, with great sadness, the passing of one of its most illustrious members, Gloria Becker Reifschneider. Gloria, a veteran of both World War II and the Vietnam War, served on our Board of Governors for many years, and was actively involved in countless community projects. In 1991 she [...]
It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Ian MacGregor, a long time resident of Rio and Teresópolis and member of the BCS, passed away in the São José Hospital in the city of Teresopolis last Thursday, July 28, 2011, after medical complications due to surgery. He is survived by his [...]
Michael Peter Rabang, love, faith,commitment, and service…with a smile to remember, dies at 51. By Steve Spencer If you knew Peter Rabang and someone asked you to state one thing about him, just one thing that was more striking than anything else about him, without a doubt you would say it was his smile. That [...]
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