M’lore’s mentor of calligraphy, compiler of scrap-books no more

M’lore’s mentor of calligraphy, compiler of scrap-books no more

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, June 23, 2014: Louis Joseph Martis (85) passed away on June 20. L J Martis retired from Syndicate Bank in 1986 after serving the bank for 36 years, 23 years as a teacher, principal and director of training in the bank’s Staff Training College; more than 17,000 passed through this institution during his tenure. Apart from calligraphy and several such pursuits his scrap books in English, Kannada and Konkani are an achievement.

 

In the mid 1950s realised that writers take much trouble to find and write  information in news papers, magazines, catalogues and so on which are soon lost. He collected old note books divided them subject wise and pasted the important information cuttings, he had several shelves of these ’scrap books’ with him.

Journalists, educationists, students who came to him would be astonished at the information these volumes preserved. Perhaps he was also a great patron of many news papers and magazines too. He had a great quote for every situation.  The void left behind by this great personality may never be filled. His funeral will take place on Monday June 23 2014, at 4.pm at Milagres church Mangalore.