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Imut il-Konslu<br />
Onorarju gœal Malta<br />
f’San Francisco<br />
1921-2009<br />
Kitba ta’ Raymond G. Zammit<br />
Kienu l-gœaxra u nofs ta’ fil-gœodu nœar is-16 ta’<br />
Ottubru 2009 waqt li kont qiegœed nattendi<br />
seminar æewwa Ruma. Ma nafx il-gœala, kontra<br />
kull regola dak in-nhar kont œassejt li kelli nœalli l-<br />
mobile mixgœul, bœall donnu hekk kont œassejt li hekk<br />
kelli nagœmel. Meta nkun bogœod mid-dar ma’ tantx<br />
nœossni komdu, u dan minœabba diversi raæunijiet,<br />
fosthom dak ta’ æenituri anzjani li forsi jiæu bÿonn isservizz<br />
tiegœi minn œin gœall ieœor jew jinqala xi œaæa<br />
fil-familja.<br />
Iva, daqq il-mobile u rrispondejt. Kien Vince<br />
Farrugia, œabib tiegœi, fejn kif jagœmel bœal dejjem<br />
staqsieni fejn kont u kif jien. Kompla qalli:<br />
“Jiddispjaçini Ray – Charlie œalliena”. Gœalkemm<br />
donnu dak in-nhar kont qiegœed nistenna xi forma ta’<br />
aœbar, dik tal-mewt ta’ Charlie Vassallo kienet<br />
œasditini. Inœsadt gœal diversi œsibijiet, speçjalment<br />
meta ftakart fuq martu Emma, naturalment gœal<br />
familja kollha tiegœu li n-nuqqas ta’ Charlie ser jinœass<br />
bil-bosta.<br />
Selli<strong>mt</strong> lil Vince u gœedtlu li ma’ ndumux ma’<br />
niltaqgœu.<br />
Ftit tal-œin wara, telefonata oœra, din id-darba kien<br />
œabib ieœor tiegœi, Ivan Bartolo li jiæi n-neputi ta’<br />
Charlie Vassallo. B’dieqa kbira wkoll xtaq jinformani<br />
bil-mewt ta’ zijuh. Fi ftit œin bagœat messaææ lill-marti<br />
Jane, li wkoll tiæi n-neputija ta’ Emma. <strong>Il</strong>-firda hija<br />
dejjem kerha, iÿda dik hi l-œajja.<br />
Fil-gœaxija ftaœt l-e-mail u sibt dan il-messaææ li<br />
kien jaqra hekk:<br />
Subject: Charles J. Vassallo, Honorary Consul<br />
General of Malta.<br />
“With profound sadness, I regret to inform you that<br />
the Honorable Charles J. Vassallo, Honorary Consul<br />
General of Malta, passed away yesterday evening. Mr.<br />
Vassallo will be greatly missed by all his family, many<br />
friends and his colleagues in the San Fransisco Consul<br />
Corps”<br />
Ray Vassallo<br />
Milbrae.<br />
Kont naf li ftit æranet wara l-festi ta’ Santa Marija,<br />
u mar-ritorn lura f’San Fransisco, Charlie Vassallo<br />
kien ftit ma jiflaœx. Kien anke daœal xi jiem l-isptar<br />
iÿda kien jidher li ma kienx hemm problemi kbar, ftit<br />
kura u xejn iktar. Konna nçemplu lill-xulxin kuljum,<br />
speçjalment marti Jane li hija qrib œafna ta’Emma.<br />
Iÿda d-destin hekk ried. Kont infurmajtu li ser insiefer<br />
gœal ftit jiem, u l-aœœar kliem li qalli kienu biex<br />
noqgœod attent u neræa nçempillu mar-ritorn lura<br />
Malta.<br />
Is-Sur Charles Vassallo twieled nhar il-21 ta’<br />
Novembru 1921 æewwa l-Mosta. Kien serva fil-‘Malta<br />
Section’ fi œdan l-armata Ngliÿa matul it-tieni gwerra<br />
dinija. Fis-sena 1997 kien irçieva it-titolu ta’ Officer of<br />
the Order of Merit’ mill-gvern Malti, biex wara u fissena<br />
2001 bœala rikonixximent gœal servizz twil li kien<br />
ta’ fil- ‘ Local Maltese American Community ’ æie<br />
ipremjat bill-premju prestiæjus – il-‘Maltese Cross<br />
Foundation Achievement Award’.<br />
30 <strong>Il</strong>-<strong>Kunsill</strong> Tiegœek
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