Mangalore: 'Kirthi Adventure' Founder Theodore M. Lasrado No More
by H R Alva
Maria Advertisers, Mangalore
Mangalore, Aug 19: Theodore M. Lasrado, founder and director of Kirthi Adventure Institute (Regd) and a familiar personality in the city of Mangalore and Dakshina Kannada District for adventurous activities passed away on 19th August 2009, after brief illness. He was 61.
Theodore, popularly known as ‘Theo’, was a teacher and NCC Officer (Army Wing) at the Canara High School, Urwa, Mangalore for over 30 years. He founded the Kirthi Adventure Institute, a registered organization, with an intention to create awareness among people and particulary among students and youth towards sports and adventurous activities. He was the Director of the institute for over 20 years and during this period he conducted several adventurous as well as personality development seminars besides expeditions to rocks and mountains..
Of late, he even extended his advisory services to the Karnataka State Fire Fighting and Coast Guard organizations.
The late Lasrado was active in religious, social and cultural circles. He was the President of Christian Life Community (CLC) not only at the Mangalore Diocesan level but also at the State and National level for many years. ‘Theo’ was the member of Mangalore Diocesan Pastoral Council. He was also active in Urwa. Parish.
Theodore has left behind his mother Magdalene Lasrado, wife Flossy (Social Worker and teacher), 3 daughters, a son and his Sister Grace Lasrado.
Funeral rites will be held at Urwa Church on 20th August, 2009 at 3.30 p.m.
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