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the marriage of Nithy and Dani. They are presently comfortably settled in the United
States. It is through the help of Dani that all his siblings have come to the United States.

In 1989 Joseph took advantage of the early retirement package offered by the Montreal
Catholic School Commission, relocated to Mississauga, and obtained a teaching position
with the Dufferin Peel Roman Catholic School Board. Josie reluctantly followed her
husband to Ontario. His years in teaching were both remunerative and rewarding. His
final years in St. Paul’s High School, in Mississauga, were filled with much satisfaction.
He was considered a model educator; administrators and colleagues sought his opinions;
his students and parents appreciated his classes. He was asked to speak at the graduation
of the students of 1994 – a unique honor bestowed on a teacher. In 1994, after thirty
seven years in education, Joseph decided to retire for good . Both Frank and Vince
completed their studies in Toronto. Frank is an engineer. Vince is in purchasing for a
national company.

Joseph was the first of the Kalluvelils to arrive in the New World. Apart from his
teaching, his social involvements have included the Kerala community, the Indian
immigrants, and the Liberal Party of Canada. He was the founder President of the Kerala
Association in Quebec. He has also held offices in the local Liberal Riding Associations.
Joseph is in demand to the master of ceremonies at various functions. He writes
occasionally on issues of the community.

Josie has had to look after the children, keep the house, host innumerable parties and
dinners, and work as a nurse for the last many years. She has been Joseph’s anchor and
constant critique, innocently warning, as did the advisers of the Caesars, who whispered
to the pompous emperors, “Caesar, thou art mortal”! Her solicitude for the family’s well
being, her cautious approach to people and projects, her constant concern about dangers
and hidden traps, make her a unique combination. Proficient in culinary art, she has
developed her on recipes for gourmet cooking which would also take care of calories.
Her colleagues have acknowledged her expertise in neo-natal child-care nursing. Her
knowledge in matters of health, her incessant worries about her children and her husband,
her sense of humor and seeming insouciance, have made her a legend among their friends
and relatives. Joseph is not an easy person to manage. But she does it rather effectively.

The family lives in Mississauga, happy to be together, and wishes that all their relatives
in India, North America, and elsewhere also lives in contentment and peace.

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