A Tribute to a Friend and Classmate - LAXMI S. NARAYAN (Class of 1989)

 

Time for me to go now, I won't say goodbye;

Look for me in rainbows, way up in the sky

In the morning sunrise when all the world is new,

Just look for me and remember me,

as you know I remember you.

Time for me to go now, I won't say goodbye;

Look for me in rainbows, high up in the sky

In the evening sunset,

when all the world is through,

Just look for me and remember me,

and I'll be near to you.

LAXMI S. NARAYAN  (Class of 1989)

Dr. Laxmi Shankaranarayan (Bicholim, Goa), born on 10th of May 1974, expired on the 30th of September 2021 and was cremated on the same day. We pray for her departed soul and join with her family in grief. Our thoughts and prayers go out especially to her beloved parents Mr. Shankaranarayan and Mrs Indira.

GOD looked around his garden

And he found an empty place

He then looked down upon this Earth,

and saw your tired face.

He put His arms around you and

Lifted you to rest.

God's garden must be beautiful,

He always takes the best.

He knew that you were suffering,

He knew you were in pain.

He knew that you would never

Get well on earth again.

He saw the road was getting rough,

And the hills were hard to climb,

So he closed your weary eyelids,

And whispered "Rest well my child, peace be thine."

It broke our hearts to know that you left

But you did not go alone,

For part of us went with you,

The day called you were called home.

Farewell dear Laxmi, you are finally with your Maker! 

In the words of...

Jacqueline - It is with deep sorrow and shock that I write this today. We heard about Laxmi's passing a few days ago when her obituary was posted on our group by our schoolmate. Most of us lost touch with Laxmi after school. However, I bumped into her once after school years ago. A few years ago, a friend and I decided to look up Laxmi and went to meet her. That was when the above pic was taken. I doubt she was one for social events, but she did find time to attend my mum's 75th birthday, which I truly appreciated. 

From school, I remember Laxmi as one of the smartest girls I knew. She always had neatly groomed, long, dark, braided hair.  She was a topper in everything. School was a breeze for her. She was always at our teacher's side or at their desks asking a million questions and clarifying doubts. She always had perfect scores and would want to know why she lost a mark or even half a mark here and there. She was the head girl during our final year at school. 

Another memory I have is when a group of us hungry boarders were let out of the boarding, we once went to Laxmi's place. She and her family were so welcoming even after the initial shock of having so many of us in her home at a time. Her mum graciously offered us snacks and tea. Well, of course, she was not the only one to have us over. We did visit some of our day scholar mates on several occasions.

Laxmi went on to become a successful doctor in the field of obstetrics & gynaecology with her own practice right here in Goa. 

Below are some pics of when Laxmi and her mum attended my mum's birthday. She is the tallest in the pic. She and I were opposite sides of the spectrum - I was the shortest and she was the tallest in class :-) 

Rocklyn - My memory of Laxmi was that she was a highly intelligent and a gifted girl.  Never hurt anyone and always striving to be better. My young mind didn’t understand it at that time but we had a genius in our midst. Rest In Peace Laxmi.