Joe Faria:
Husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, teacher, friend

Faria family
Albert, Ligia and their young boys Joe and Angelo

Angelo and Joe

Joe as a young man

Faria family photo
[standing, from left]: Melba, Angelo, Yvette
[seated, from left]: Albert, Ligia, Joe

Father and sons:
[from left]: Angelo, Albert, Joe

The athletes in training

The athletes in Kenya:
[from left]: Seraphino Antao, Joe Faria, Albert Castanha

'Boys on tour' in Rome

Joe at the Colosseum, Rome

Joe and Auxilia on their wedding day: August 10th, 1968

Joe and Auxilia on their wedding day: August 10th, 1968

Joe and Auxilia on their wedding day: August 10th, 1968

Joe holding Carla in front of their home in Wimbledon Park

Joe with the infant Melanie

Joe with Melanie and Carla

Joe, Auxilia, 'Avo' Ligia, Carla and Melanie

Auxilia and Joe - a snap from Carla's wedding

Joe with beautiful Melanie on her wedding day

Joe holding Melanie's son, Felix and Auxilia holding Carla's eldest daughter, Isabella

Joe holding his youngest grandchild Amelie, with Yvette looking on, at Amelie's christening

Amelie giving 'Pae's' beard a tug!

Joe and his granddaughter Isabella, admiring some art in Dordogne, France in 2016

Joe with his youngest grandchild, Amelie, and his son-in-law, Mike, on holiday in France, 2016

Father-in-law and son-in-law. Dordogne, France, 2016

Joe on holiday in Canada in 2019, with his grandson Felix and Felix's brother Quinn.

Joe treating Felix's little brothers, Quinn and Stellan to some alfresco piano playing

Christmas dinner table fun, Christmas 2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka
[l-r]: Joe's granddaughter Isabella, Joe

Joe and Felix spending time together

'Mr Faria', a much-loved teacher, by one of his pupils

'Mr Faria', a much-loved teacher by one of his pupils

'Mr Faria', a much-loved teacher by one of his pupils

'Mr Faria', a much-loved teacher, by one of his pupils

Family together in Sri Lanka at Christmas 2019
[left to right]: Mike, Amelie, Isabella, Joe, Carla, Melba, Chris

Joe, his son-in-law Michael and his granddaughter Isabella at breakfast, while on holiday with Melba and Chris in Sri Lanka, Christmas 2020

'My hero'

A recent picture of Joe