From his colleages in the Economics Department
Felix is no longer physically with us. He was the perfect gentleman and we have all lost a colleague, a mentor and a friend. Having worked closely with Felix and having shared a great part of our time with him, we had come to value and appreciate our friend’s abilities, commitment and generosity, as well as his subtle and gentle humour.
As a member of our group, Felix is irreplaceable. The commitment he showed towards his work, the continuous help he gave without any self interest whatsoever, and his appreciative nature have always been a great boon to us.
His calm demeanour expressed his averred philosophy of life. Felix took things as they came, enjoyed life, made the best out of any situation, and made others around him feel at home and comforted.
Felix has always been a respected teacher and lecturer in all the educational institutions where he has imparting his knowledge. He has done so with keenness, professionalism and pride. We are sure that all his students, towards all of whom he showed great care, will corroborate this.
As a family man, Felix’s qualities also shine through: a devoted husband to a kind wife, who both cared for his elderly mother who only recently passed away. Anyone who knew Felix knows that in spite of helping everyone, he always went out of his way not to be on a burden on anyone.
Felix remained active and continued giving his worthwhile contribution to his students and his colleagues up to the very end. It was a pleasure and a privilege to have known him. We will never forget Felix and will forever cherish his memory and his legacy. Our condolences go to his wife Mary, his family, relatives and friends.
An Appreciation (JC Principal)
“Some people are born great, some achieve greatness and some have
greatness thrust upon them". Our friend Felix cannot be classified in any
of these categories, however, a quality of greatness was innate to him;
he was a good man. I knew Felix for many years as a colleague, then
during these last years at College. He never changed. The sleek,
apparently fragile figure gave those who did not know him the impression
of a weak, brittle character - far from that.
People who knew him had got used to his reasoning or ways of tackling
arguments and handling situations. However, it always took them some
time to make out whether he was being serious, ironic or sarcastic -
none-the-less, never to hurt or to offend.
Professionally, he was a teacher in the true, full sense of the word and
thousands of students who had the opportunity to study Economics with
him, can vouch to this. He was not a first class honours or a Master of
Arts graduate, let alone a Ph.D, however, he was a perfect point of
reference of how a subject could be made interesting and how it should
be taught. He was a living example of " not how much one knows but how
much one can deliver" and Felix had the ability to impart his knowledge
to others.
He chose to leave us on the 14th November, not an unlucky number by
tradition, although Felix once told me that "any number can make or
break one's day". Goodbye dear friend, we shall all miss your
unparalleled silence - your lessons shall continue living in each and
everyone of us.
Godfrey Muscat
Principal - Junior College
