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Saying good-bye to
the dearest Riccardo Carini
Baron Riccardo Carini
12th May 1930 – 24th March 2014
Elfi Seitz
Baron Riccardo Carini, a dear friend of Fr. Brennan and the founder of the
Thai Children’s Trust passed away on 24 March 2014. The Pattaya Orphanage,
Human Help Network and all the children he has helped over the years are
grateful for his dedicated help and support.
Ricardo Carini was born in London in 1930 to Italian parents and had one
younger brother. He was a very talented and sophisticated man who had a gift
for business. His brother Romolo and he set up as a “confirming house” which
ran very well and enabled him to retire in his early fifties.
At this point it must have been destiny that Riccardo Carini heard about
Pattaya from a friend who had been there since 1965. When he arrived in 1982
the pleasant little fishing village, however, had turned in to a big city. A
stewardess suggested visiting the Pattaya Orphanage, which was run by the
priest Fr. Raymond Brennan. He immediately felt close to the Pattaya
Orphanage. He left the Orphanage by telling Fr. Brennan that he won’t write
a cheque today, it will make him forget about this special place. He wants
to worry and to do something more useful.
His way of helping in a sustainable way was to establish the Pattaya
Orphanage Trust, which is now called Thai Children’s Trust. He served as
director, trustee and latterly president for the rest of his life.
During the deep friendship between him and Fr. Brennan they managed to
achieve numerous of things. They founded the schools for the blind, deaf and
children with disabilities. You could say they started an awareness of the
problems children with disability have and a change in attitude towards
them.
The Pattaya Orphanage Trust was so successful that he was able to found a
French Charity, the “Les Amis de l’Orphalinat de Pattaya”, which also
dedicated their help to children of Thailand.
Riccardo Carini’s achievements did not go unrecognized. He was appointed
Knight of St. Gregory by the Holy See and advanced to Knight Commander with
star. He also was a member of the Order of the Direkgunabhorn by HM the King
of Thailand.
Thousands of children in Thailand have reason to be grateful to Riccardo
Carini and he will stay in everlasting memory.
“Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him;
may he rest in peace. Amen.”
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Funeral Notice
As we sadly reported last week, long time Pattaya friend,
PGA Pro Richard Livingston passed away on the morning of April 6. His
funeral has now been scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 3-3.30pm
(15,00-15.30) at Wat Chaiyamongkol on South Pattaya Road near the Second
Road intersection.
For those who didn’t know, he had been in the hospital in Trat for the past
nine months in a coma after taking a fall in his apartment. He never
recovered from the coma.
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