I have known Fr Boris since his days of ailment – not a great
time health wise but was enormously empowering for me and many like me who have
been fortunate enough to have sat with him. He would always exude great
positivity even when his health was failing him. His health was deteriorating
and he had to visit the hospital often. I remember him sitting in recluse,
composed and with a face that never ceased smiling. He would wait without complaint.
The waiting times were the happy reminiscencing times.
Father Boris was rendered the best possible med-help, and
with Rev Brother Chintamani SJ around things were always sorted out. Brother is
the best possible gift to theSt Xaviers infirmary and he is the person who had been Father
Boris’ companion til his last breath.
When I last met Father Boris, he was extremely frail and feeble. Amidst that, he told me not to cease
doing the work I was doing. That was the last time I saw him and the lifetime of virtue that he induced going to stay with me forever.
Rest in peace -Rev Fr Boris D'santos
1934 - 1914
Father Boris, the long-serving former vice-principal of St. Xavier’s
Collegiate School, Calcutta, passed away on !3 August 2014. He was 80.
