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Lena Luis
September 19, 1925 - January 14, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">Lena Luis passed away on January 14th, 2015 at 9:15 PM at the Community Nursing Home in Pickering Ontario. <br /> <br />One of 8 siblings, she was the daughter of Manuel and Lily DeSouza. She is survived by one brother Agnelo in South Carolina USA. <br /> <br />Born in East Africa, Lena spent her childhood in Calangute Goa. <br />She returned to Tanzania and married Zachary Luis (affectionately known as &quot;ZB&quot;). <br />They had 4 children : <br />Dora/John, Mabel/John, Sybil/Hermes and Eldred <br />- 6 grand children: <br />Michelle/Simon, Judith/Ashley, Rachel, Ralten/Tang, Houston, Sheryl <br />- 5 great grand children: <br />Jordan, Zachary, Maegan, Sarah, Sabrina <br /> <br />Lena was a home maker and an excellent cook. Her Chorizo (Goa Sausage), xcuti (chicken kuku curry), homemade vinegar and pickles were renowned and much sought after by her community. <br />Lena was one of the few women in Tanzania who mastered the art of stick shift driving through muddy, flooded roads an essential survival skill for living on sisal farms. <br />Lena's pride and joy was the home with the view of the ocean from the balcony that she and Zachary built in Tanga. <br /> <br />Lena's passion in life was fishing. She would spend hours and hours under the relentless African sun patiently waiting for fish to bite. Together with Zachary, they made a formidable crabbing duo. The crab boil enjoyed Saturday nights at the Amboni abode were phenomenal and second to none. <br /> <br />Lena's second passion was playing 'rummy' at the Goan Gymkhana in Tanga. Mostly, the only woman at the table, her feisty temperament enabled her to hold her own amongst her male counterparts. It was a good day when her luck held and she was able to trounce her fellow card players. <br /> <br />Lena migrated to Canada in the late seventies. Life in Canada was a far cry from the easy going life in Tanzania. Sleeveless dresses and slippers were replaced by thermal underwear, boots and coats, fishing became a thing of the past except for the yearly visits to Myrtle Beach SC and rummy playing non-existent (though partially substituted by 'bingo'). Lena was a real trooper, she made new friends, embraced the telephone and TV as social media and adjusted to life in Canada becoming a real bona fide Canadian. <br /> <br />In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to either the Alzheimer or Diabetes Society <br /></div>