Daijiworld News Network - (VM)
Br Loy Fernandes (24) of the Society of Jesus, son of Ligoury Fernandes and Margaret and brother of Br Lancy M Fernandes SJ and Len M Fernandes, died of drowning in Chennai on August 18 evening.
Loy had done his B A Journalism with optional English and Communicative English during 2002-2005 from St Aloysius College Mangalore.
Thereafter he was studying M A Philosophy at Satya Nilayam (Sacred Heart College), Chennai under Madras University. He was in the second year of his MA studies.
Loy joined the Society of Jesus in 1999 in Mount Saint Joseph, Bangalore. After two years of his Novitiate (spiritual training) he went to Trivandrum for Juniorate for one year, and then came to Asha Kiran (residence) to do his BA in Journalism at St Aloysius College.
After his under graduation in 2005, he went to Chennai (Satya Nilayam) to do his post graduation in Philosophy from Loyola College, under Chennai University.
Loy hailed from Jeppu, Mangalore and is survived by his parents and two younger brothers of whom one is also a Jesuit brother presently in Dharwad.
The funeral will take place at Satya Nilayam Philosophy College, and burial at Loyola College Jesuit Cemetery, Chennai on Sunday, Aug 20.