Dear friends,
I received the news of Georginio's passing with a heavy heart. As a recent addition to my circle of friends, Georginio held a special place near and dear to me born out of our mutual love for our friend, Corazon. I know that it was his love and adoration for her that helped her grieve through the immeasurable loss of her mother, and for this I am eternally grateful. Just this summer I was fortunate enough to spend a week in Lisbon with him, Corazon and my boyfriend, Christian. It was through Georgie's warm and sincere hospitality that the four of us experienced the magic of Lisbon together over divine meals, traditional neighborhood fado concerts, no doubt the world's finest espresso, stunning coastal road trips and parking follies that made me laugh so hard I cried. As our resident translator, I'll never forget the image of him marching ahead of the group in a Hunter S. Thompson-like stride wearing his black ensemble outfit with socks pulled up knee high, looking for our next adventure.
Georginio's sudden and tragic passing has left a collective void in the lives of his friends and family across the globe. I've created this site as a proposed gathering point for us to share stories and photos of Georginio in celebration of his life.
Here is a link to a flickr page with some photos. Please feel free to contact me if you have images or links to images that you would like to share leilahamidi@gmail.com.
With love,
Leila
thanks leila. what a lovely idea.
ReplyDeletei love you corazon.
i love you georginio and im so sad i never got to meet the man that made my dear monkey so happy.
shine on
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Yes thanks leila, love you corazon my heart goes out to you.
ReplyDeleteAnd full gratitude too you georgino, even though i never met you as well, thankyou for loving and bringing such happyness to corazon..x
Leila,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your love and care for Jorge and Corazon.
Joao
I did open these sites you might enjoy ( still working at it:
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http://jorgedeabreu.multiply.com/
You have no idea how much I appreciate the uncanny ability you have to encapsulate so precisely the spiritual nature of my son! And just the day after he died! You must be wondering why in the hell hasn't his mother bothered to even make a comment to your instinctively felt emotions and tribute to my son? Well, let me assure you, a team of neurologists are putting their skulls together to figure out how long a person can remain glued to the exact point in which the death of a son occured and scientifically measure when this mother will wake up--jump out of bed and arise to the reality her son is dead. From my own mystical experience, I can only say I would rather stay uninformed without making a peep within my own self-contained world of stillness than face the fact that Jorge died, or for better lack of words--is dead? Thanks--I'm waking up! So much love, Shelley
ReplyDeleteLeila--
ReplyDeleteI know you understand the indescribable feeling of loss and regret I feel as Jorge's mother to have missed out on so much of his life. You could not have been more gracious in your response- so achingly capable of reaching out to capture so much joy in your words the true essence of Jorge--the sense of fun and adventure and always, always curious even hilarious in his attempt to examine life since he opened his huge blue eyes. I still feel that Jorge's death is a massive mistake--
it's some kind of spell that will magically make the world real again because Jorge has just been on another adventure, having fun--being curious--careless in his usual way not to communicate--and, guess what? He fooled us all--ha, ha. Just a joke he'll say--I didn't for a moment think you'd all think I died. I needed some space for myself--he will say. Jorge will make one of his grandiose, outrageous statements that came from a brain that's still alive, isn't it? Well, maybe, that's just another way for me to evade reality and no more excuses for my late response. I can't thank you enough or apologize for making your tribute that was so filled with serenity, peace and beauty--an extrordinary gesture from your part on behalf of my funny free spirit of a son to all of us who know him--but didn't know each other. Bless you for bringing us together! Lots of love, Shell
Shelley,
ReplyDeleteI am just now reading your comment and am so touched by your response. Please know that it is the job of friends to help create the container for mourning and that those closest to the deceased owe nothing to the world but to grieve in their own time. I have lost a father and a dear friend over the years, but can not imagine the pain of losing a child. Please take good care of yourself and rest assured that you had a very special son that warmed the hearts of many dear friends.