En recuerdo amoroso de
Rocío Angulo
17/11/1977 – 08/02/2017
Rocío y una alpaca, Provincia de Arequipa, Perú
Elena Rocío Angulo Bustinza nació cerca del Lago Titicaca en Puno, Perú. Ambiciosa, se fue dejó su casa tan pronto como pudo y aterrizó en Japón. Allí, Rocío estudió muy duro, dominando el Japonés y luego un obteniendo su grado de arquitecta. Rocío pasó la mayor parte de su vida adulta en el Japón, donde culturalmente se sentía japonesa.
With Dad in 2014
Kerry Eugene Taheny (Dad), nicknamed ‘Jed’ by his army mates, passed away suddenly only 68 years old on 9 February, 2017. Dad impacted almost everybody he met and over 600 people farewelled Kerry last Wednesday (15 February) at his local church in Henley Beach, Adelaide. Continue reading
In Loving Memory of
Rocío Angulo
17/11/1977 – 08/02/2017
With an alpaca, Arequipa Province, Peru
Elena Rocío Angulo Bustinza was born near Lake Titicaca in Puno, Peru. Ambitious, she left home as soon as she could and landed in Japan. There, Rocío studied very hard, mastering the Japanese language and then an architecture degree. Rocío spent most of her adult life in Japan and culturally felt Japanese.
Poppop lived an amazing life.
I can hardly imagine:
– growing up between the wars in the UK
– living through world war II
– serving with the British Army in India
– giving up family to move to a frontier town on the other side of the planet
– rewriting the definition of hard work
– bringing up a family without modern conveniences
When I think of Poppop, I think of: courage, determination, ingenuity, integrity, modesty and principals.
When I think of Poppop, I also think of:
– him plucking my ribs like a human guitar (plinky, plinky, plink)
– riding on his leg like it was a rocking horse
– him giving me a bow and arrows that he hand made
– his wonderful story telling; and
– risqué jokes after drinking a few sherbets
Most importantly, when I think of Poppop I think of that inseparable bond he shared with his life partner Marga. Although it was a sad and solemn occasion, it gave me great pride to fulfil Marga and Poppop’s wish to be reunited in a place close to their hearts.