Renowned teacher Simon D’Lima dies
December 12, 2013
Karachi
Simon D’Lima who once taught Pervez Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz maths died on Monday in the United States. He was 89.
D’Lima was an iconic figure in the lives of students for nearly seven decades. He was an ace mathematics teacher who taught thousands of students from 1950s in St. Pat’s School until his recent retirement as founder and principal of St. Peter’s School.
Besides his forte in maths, Sir D’Lima was an inspirational leader and a wonderful human being who cared for the poor and underprivileged. His tuition classes from the very beginning comprised students from all strata of society, and he would tutor those who could not afford to pay for free.
The news of his death reached far and wide on the Internet with thousands of ex-students paying glowing tributes to a person who played a significant role in their formative stages.
A comment from one of his ex-students now settled abroad sums up his personality, “You helped me in Math tuitions in 1968-69. I passed Matriculation because of you. You took reduced tuition fees from the poor and helped all. We were poor then. You were a great man with a kind heart. I will remember you forever.”
On a visit to St Patricks High School after occupying the president’s seat, Musharraf said: “My brother was a better student, so I would get punished by Mr. D’Lima for not doing so well in math; later in life I got around the subject and excelled in it…thanks to those reprimanding reminders I got from Mr. D’Lima.”D’Lima also taught former prime ministers Muhammad Khan Junejo and Shaukat Aziz and scores of other luminaries.
Simon D’Lima who once taught Pervez Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz maths died on Monday in the United States. He was 89.
D’Lima was an iconic figure in the lives of students for nearly seven decades. He was an ace mathematics teacher who taught thousands of students from 1950s in St. Pat’s School until his recent retirement as founder and principal of St. Peter’s School.
Besides his forte in maths, Sir D’Lima was an inspirational leader and a wonderful human being who cared for the poor and underprivileged. His tuition classes from the very beginning comprised students from all strata of society, and he would tutor those who could not afford to pay for free.
The news of his death reached far and wide on the Internet with thousands of ex-students paying glowing tributes to a person who played a significant role in their formative stages.
A comment from one of his ex-students now settled abroad sums up his personality, “You helped me in Math tuitions in 1968-69. I passed Matriculation because of you. You took reduced tuition fees from the poor and helped all. We were poor then. You were a great man with a kind heart. I will remember you forever.”
On a visit to St Patricks High School after occupying the president’s seat, Musharraf said: “My brother was a better student, so I would get punished by Mr. D’Lima for not doing so well in math; later in life I got around the subject and excelled in it…thanks to those reprimanding reminders I got from Mr. D’Lima.”D’Lima also taught former prime ministers Muhammad Khan Junejo and Shaukat Aziz and scores of other luminaries.
