Status: Former Namasagali Student
Residence: California, USA
Father D. Grimes…..
Who is he, what is he...
He is different things to different people.
He has crossed paths with people , students and teachers alike, molded them, equipped them to face all sorts of challenges and in general made them better human beings fitting in this Global society.
Who is he, what is he...
He is different things to different people.
He has crossed paths with people , students and teachers alike, molded them, equipped them to face all sorts of challenges and in general made them better human beings fitting in this Global society.
I doubt there is any part of this Global Society that has not seen nor benefited from someone that has in crossed paths with Father D.Grimes. No matter how short one’s sojourn at Kamuli College Namasagali (as it was then) or Namasagali College (as it is now known), we all look back on those days with a smile remembering life. Some of us being exposed to Justice dealt us by our peers, and an administration that included students in the running of affairs exposing many to dance, theatre and the obligatory Movie on Sunday evening.
Some Thirty years later I meet Father D. Grimes at the first International NOSA reunion, a little older, but none the less for wear, he still remembers the first and last name of many of us - his students, a bit mellow now being retired from the daily routine of running a school in a far off land, but still the man in control with expectations of all his former students and still able to spend time talking, advising where he must, and holding mass for those in attendance.
Since my departure from Kamuli College Namasagali, the school had transformed to include a School Song, several Theatrical Productions put on by the students, with critical acclaim, and a larger contingent of students from the Kampala area. All were equal to Father Grimes, no one group better than the other, all equally deserving of an education and worldly experience.
One had to have a really good reason to miss the Saturday Night dance, and when things started to go slow it would not be unusual too see Father mingling on the floor (encouraging) students to dance… Socializing was important and respect of one’s peers stressed by Father.
To all my NOSA brethren, I was honored to be part of the Reunion. In spite of being outnumbered by the younger generation I still felt at home. Thanks for making me feel welcome.
Notify me when the DVD and the pictures are out!
Best Regards,
Captain Joshua Musoke.
California, USA
Some Thirty years later I meet Father D. Grimes at the first International NOSA reunion, a little older, but none the less for wear, he still remembers the first and last name of many of us - his students, a bit mellow now being retired from the daily routine of running a school in a far off land, but still the man in control with expectations of all his former students and still able to spend time talking, advising where he must, and holding mass for those in attendance.
Since my departure from Kamuli College Namasagali, the school had transformed to include a School Song, several Theatrical Productions put on by the students, with critical acclaim, and a larger contingent of students from the Kampala area. All were equal to Father Grimes, no one group better than the other, all equally deserving of an education and worldly experience.
One had to have a really good reason to miss the Saturday Night dance, and when things started to go slow it would not be unusual too see Father mingling on the floor (encouraging) students to dance… Socializing was important and respect of one’s peers stressed by Father.
To all my NOSA brethren, I was honored to be part of the Reunion. In spite of being outnumbered by the younger generation I still felt at home. Thanks for making me feel welcome.
Notify me when the DVD and the pictures are out!
Best Regards,
Captain Joshua Musoke.
California, USA
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