In memory of Pablo De Jesus

Pablo was my sister's husband, the father of my nephew, and, of course, my brother-in-law. To me, he was more than that - I reckon he was a pretty good guy. To have your life defined by being described as a pretty good guy, I believe, is an honour. He was liked by all, a popular guy with no one ever saying a bad word about him.

Pablo was an extremely hard and dedicated worker; one could even say his life was defined by his work ethic and application. If he was ever called upon to help out with the family, Pablo would always be the first one there, he did a lot of work for the family, his effort was acknowledged and very much appreciated. Pablo was a guy you could rely on.   

Born in Madeira, Portugal; he moved to Australia as a four year old with his father, mother and sister. Pablo lived 44 years in Fremantle before his life was cut tragically short at age 48. Whilst native Portuguese, he was very much Australian, he maintained his Portuguese traits and heritage. Pablo was very much dedicated to his family, sharing responsibility with his sister Maria looking after his mother after she had been hospitalised. 

Pablo loved his golf, getting up early on Saturday to head down with his mates to strike a ball around the fairway, he was a pretty handy golfer by all accounts. A follower of the South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League and Fremantle in the AFL; his son Samuel plays Australian Rules football for South Coogee, Pablo would been seen on a sidelines offering advice and encouragement to Samuel and his mates during the game. 

Pablo's fight for life ended early on Tuesday morning the 29th of April, an ambulance was called to the family home in the early hours of the morning just before dawn, Pablo had developed chronic lung disease and was now on oxygen full time, he was having severe difficulty breathing. A second ambulance was called with two crews working on Pablo to resuscitate and stablise him before the emergency dash to to nearby Fremantle hospital - they did all they could.

The world has now lost a pretty good guy - yeah, I'm going to miss him.