“I will be okay on the other side, will you be okay? Don’t worry, I will always be with you.”

- Jonathan Anthony Leitao.

(December 23, 1997 - September 05, 2014)

In memory of my son

At  

12:15  

on  

the  

afternoon  

of  

September  

5th,  

2014,  

my  

sixteen  

year

old  

son,  

Jonathan  

Anthony  

Leitao  

moved  

onto  

the  

next  

stage  

of  

his

eternal  

life  

at  

our  

house  

in  

Richmond  

Hill,  

Ontario,  

Canada.  

He  

is

eternally  

loved  

and  

lovingly  

remembered  

by  

his  

mother  

Esperanca

(Espy)  

of  

Orel,  

Assolna,  

Goa  

father  

Vincent  

(Vince)  

of  

Naikavado,

Calangute,  

Goa  

and  

his  

brother  

Matthew  

all  

of  

whom  

currently  

live

in   

Richmond   

Hill,   

Ontario,   

Canada.   

Jonathan’s   

aunts,   

uncles,

cousins,  

grandmother,  

his  

beloved  

dog  

Mugzee  

and  

many  

friends

miss him very much.

Jonathan  

was  

born  

on  

the  

23rd  

of  

December  

1997  

in  

Scarborough,

Ontario  

and  

was  

a  

kind,  

patient,  

delightful  

and  

endearing  

young

man.  

He  

loved  

travel  

and  

was  

blessed  

to  

have  

travelled  

to  

more

than  

15  

different  

countries  

with  

us  

and  

good  

food  

was  

his  

passion  

-

he  

particularly  

enjoyed  

pasta  

and  

steak.  

He  

enjoyed  

basketball  

and

stood   

in   

line   

for   

hours   

to   

get   

an   

autograph   

from   

his   

favourite

players.  

Since  

October  

2013,  

Jonathan  

had  

many  

serious  

health

challenges,   

and   

was   

eventually   

diagnosed   

with   

a   

type   

of   

liver

cancer  

that  

is  

extremely  

uncommon  

below  

the  

age  

of  

25  

years.  

For

the   

last   

10   

months   

of   

his   

earthly   

life,   

he   

suffered   

bravely   

and

patiently,   

prayerfully   

hoping   

for   

a   

cure,but   

eventually   

accepted

that  

he  

is  

going  

home  

after  

just  

about  

16  

years  

on  

this  

earth,  

and

helped us - his earthly family - accept and let go.

He  

adored  

his

brother  

Matthew  

and  

dearly  

loved  

his:  

Grandmas  

Antonetta  

Lopes

and  

(Late)  

Fremiot  

Aguiar  

Leitao;  

aunts  

Maria  

Assunta  

Leitao,  

Blanche  

Rozario,  

Jessica  

Carmo  

du  

Lobo,  

Ana  

Dennis  

and  

Yvette

Chastang  

uncles  

Allan  

Dennis,  

Proto  

Lopes,  

Emmanuel  

Chastang,  

Mark  

Rozario  

and  

Allen  

Carmo  

du  

Lobo.  

His  

cousins  

Keane  

and

Shannon  

Denis;  

Leo  

and  

Thibault  

Chastang;  

Charbelle,  

Raquelle  

and  

Michelle  

Carmo  

du  

Lobo;  

Erica,  

Veronica  

and  

Ryan  

Rozario  

were

his delight.

Though  

he  

did  

not  

speak  

much,  

he  

endeared  

and  

made  

a  

great  

impression  

on  

all  

he  

met,  

from  

family,  

friends,  

teachers,  

caregivers  

at

SickKids   

hospital   

to   

the   

nurses   

and   

doctors   

that   

visited   

him   

at   

his   

house.   

Jonathan   

touched   

everyone   

with   

his   

courage,

understanding and wisdom.

  

With  

the  

knowledge  

that  

he  

is  

now  

safe,  

happy  

and  

well

cared  

for  

in  

his  

home,  

we  

pray  

for  

strength  

to  

overcome

our feeling of loss and pain.

The  

name  

Jonathan  

is  

derived  

from  

the  

hebrew  

name

Yonathan  

which  

means  

‘God  

given’,  

and  

in  

sanskrit,  

the

word for God given is ‘Devdatta’.