I just want to extend to you my sincere condolences
on Alaric's passing. May his soul
Rest In Peace.
Rest In Peace.
I remember meeting him when you, Betty and I
travelled down together to Goa (you both for the first time, I think) and we
were met by Alaric who took us to his flat. After chilling out I left to stay
with my relatives in Panjim while you and Betty stayed on at Alaric's.
Being Goa, I imagine that the funeral has already
taken place. I will however remember him in one of my Masses today.
Best regards to you and Betty
Richard
Dear Benny,
It was indeed sad to hear the death of Aleric.We had a chat for a long time when we met Aleric in Goa, in 2008.He remembered my mother and Uncle Said Kharusi well and he mentioned the good times he spent with my parents in Zanzibar.I was too young for him to remember me in Zanzibar but he recalled our meeting in the UK.He gave me his business card and offered that I stay with him in Goa and Zanzibar.Later that year an Omani friend met him in Zanzibar and he he mentioned to me to have met Aleric and they talked about the good times they had in Zanzibar .
I am sad to inform you that my Uncle, Said Kharusi who you know well ,has developed Alzeimer two years ago and his health is deteriorating.His children have decided to keep him at home with a full time help He receives all the medical that is available for the illness here in Oman..Unfortunately he does not recognise us any more and we only try our best to make his life comfortable as much as possible.
May Allah grant you and your family strength at these difficult times.
Best Regards,
Abdullah Rawahi
May I send mine and Marie's sympathetic condolences on the sad, sad passing away of Alaric.
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Dear Benny and Betty,
We are on holidays in Seychelles and I do not carry a computer nor check mails.
Happen to brows through a friends pad and am shocked to read that the last of the Pantu brothers our dear friend Alaraic is no more with us..
Am saddened to hear about his sudden and untimely demise. In fact was in ZNZ in Jan and asked folks at his house as well as Madeira of Alaric's whereabouts and health as it use to worry me, last I remember he had to fly back to Goa as it was too hot and humid in ZNZ.
I used to admire brother Alaric since I was a kid, seeing playing hockey , sometimes with you at the bakery as I used to visit my cousin there. , going to movies with sisters, Pantu's the family with a class. I used to think you were brothers as you were always there Benny.
We pray to the Almighty to Bless brother Alarics Soul in Eternal Peace and give courage and strength to his great family to bear this tragic loss - Amen Muslims say - From God we come and to God we shall go.
Kind regards from Sunny Seychelles
Gunila and Mohamed
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Dear Benny,
It was indeed sad to hear the death of Aleric.We had a chat for a long time when we met Aleric in Goa, in 2008.He remembered my mother and Uncle Said Kharusi well and he mentioned the good times he spent with my parents in Zanzibar.I was too young for him to remember me in Zanzibar but he recalled our meeting in the UK.He gave me his business card and offered that I stay with him in Goa and Zanzibar.Later that year an Omani friend met him in Zanzibar and he he mentioned to me to have met Aleric and they talked about the good times they had in Zanzibar .
I am sad to inform you that my Uncle, Said Kharusi who you know well ,has developed Alzeimer two years ago and his health is deteriorating.His children have decided to keep him at home with a full time help He receives all the medical that is available for the illness here in Oman..Unfortunately he does not recognise us any more and we only try our best to make his life comfortable as much as possible.
May Allah grant you and your family strength at these difficult times.
Best Regards,
Abdullah Rawahi
At 12:04 PM 2/11/2013, you wrote:
Dear Yvette
Dear Ben
Dear Yvette
Dear Ben
May I send mine and Marie's sympathetic condolences on the sad, sad passing away of Alaric.
He will be in our prayers, and may His Soul Rest In Peace.
Nevertheless, we hope you all and your families are keeping well in the circumstances.
Best Wishes
Johnny and Marie
Johnny and Marie
Thank You Johnny and Marie for your kind words and prayers for
Alaric. May he rest in peace.
Hope all is well with you and your families. Please stay in touch.
Love
Yvette
Hi Ben and Betty
Thank you for sharing details of Alaric's death.
I was really saddened by his news as I thought he was on the road to recovery. As we all know Alaric came from a very privileged background. He lived in a luxurious home - the best Goan home on the island. He was the baby of the family and the apple of his parents' eye.
It is nice to know he had the charactereristic of kindness and warmth at a very early age.
In 2008 at the Reunion he and few others came and had dinner at the hotel I was staying and very kindly invited me to his apartment. I was leaving on a trip to the Golden Triangle and unable to visit him.
His death is very tragic. He will always be remembered as a good neighbour and a warm hearted person.
Kind regards
Pat
Alaric. May he rest in peace.
Hope all is well with you and your families. Please stay in touch.
Love
Yvette
Hi Ben and Betty
Thank you for sharing details of Alaric's death.
I was really saddened by his news as I thought he was on the road to recovery. As we all know Alaric came from a very privileged background. He lived in a luxurious home - the best Goan home on the island. He was the baby of the family and the apple of his parents' eye.
It is nice to know he had the charactereristic of kindness and warmth at a very early age.
In 2008 at the Reunion he and few others came and had dinner at the hotel I was staying and very kindly invited me to his apartment. I was leaving on a trip to the Golden Triangle and unable to visit him.
His death is very tragic. He will always be remembered as a good neighbour and a warm hearted person.
Kind regards
Pat
So sad to read this about Alaric. Was he just
visiting Goa or had he left ZNZ to live in Goa? I appears he was diabetic?
That's a really insidious disease - eventually it affects all the organs.
If I recall,
he had been married ... but did he have any children. It's too bad there wasn't someone taking care
of him and keeping an eye on his illness. He was fortunate Astrid was down in
Goa, and able to be with him before he passed.
Strange how the other student who passed away
recently - Connie Miranda, Marino's wife - also died from complication from
diabetes - she had gone blind from the diabetes, had one leg amputated, and
there was a possibility that the other one had to be also. She died before that
could happen.
Like Connie, Alaric is in a better place now, at
peace, and pain free. May his soul rest in peace.
You all are now the oldest generation; we became
that when my mom passed away 10 years ago. It's very hard to accept the passing
of a family member but we have to brace ourselves for more of these events. We
have to remember the good times we had with them and make good memories with
those that are still around.
Heartfelt condolences to you all.
Jo
May God bless him in his new home in Heaven.
Hello Ben,
Thank you ever so much for all the e-mails and for keeping me informed
about Alaric. It was very sad that he suffered so much in the end.
May God bless him in his new home in Heaven.
RhodaB
Dear Ben,
I remember Uncle Alaric as being good and kind to me as a
child. Most of all, I remember he took me on his bicycle and I sat on the front
bar. I was very little then and I had a beautiful photograph of the two of us, which,
unfortunately, has been lost. Hopefully, I will find it again someday!
In the photograph I sent you ,the only person missing is
dad, who probably took the photo. You are carrying me Ben!!! Uncle Alaric is
with us. Good fun in good old days!
Lots of love,
RhodaB
Posting from John De Silva Below
What a tribute.....when I first heard about Alaric's passing away I was in shock. Tony Madeira in Z'bar skyped me hours after he passed away. I met Al in Goa after many years and we were reminiscing about the good old Z'bar days when I was just a kid and getting rides on his scooter and telling me he had a crush on my sister Ida
We had some good times during the SSCS Reunion in Goa and his b-day party at his colourful apartment..
Last year we met in Z'bar during the Machui St. Anthony's feast and we were together most of the time and
helping him with his house. We promised to meet again this June, I am not going to go this year.
I will continue to keep Al and his family in my thoughts and prayers.
RIP Al
John
Dear Benny & Betty
Please accept our deepest condolences on the passing away of your uncle Alaric. May his soul rest in peace.
Rhoda & Noshir Bharucha
To : Benny & Betty & Whole Family,
Please accept my heart felt condolences on the death
of your uncle Alaric and may his soul rest in peace with our Lord.
Wonderful memories and praises, as the tribute given
by GP, of/for your Grandad.
Keep well.
Regards & Adios
Anthony.
Calangute.
(By the Seaside).
Dear Benito,
I have heard lots about yourself from others besides
Dolly and Almira when I was living in their neighbourhood inZanzibar.
Anyhow, for this moment of time I wish to send our
heartfelt sympathies to self and all the family members for the sudden loss of Alaric.
I live in Margao, Goa for this time and have known
Alaric a little in Zanzibar and Goa.
Yours in grief,
Peter Almeida ex Zanzibar Market Bakery; Prop. Late
Jose Almeida close to the meat market.
Hi Benny
Sorry to hear that Alaric passed away.
He was a delightful character full of enthusiasm for
his music and electronic gadgets.
We are so pleased to have encountered his company
whilst in Goa
May his soul rest in peace
Kind regards
Anita Allan
Dear Benito and Jerome
I’m not sure if you got the news yet but anyway this
is to inform you’ll that Alaric expired yesterday around 9 pm and the body has
been taken to Bambolim Hospital. My heartfelt sympathies to you from Clara and
me
Take care
Oliver
On a different note I am sad to hear of your loss and my and
thoughts are with you at this sad time.
Graham Freeman (NHW Surrey Police special family friend)
Hi Jerome, so sorry to hear the news about Alaric and it is his Birthday today. May God grant him eternal rest. He has
joined his family in heaven. may he rest in peace.
Lots of love
Yvette
Dear Ben
This morning I awoke early to go and visit Alaric,
when I got there at 10.15am the nurse informed me that he passed away last
evening.
I returned home and called his cousin Victor I
introduced myself and told him I had visited Alaric in hospital twice.
He informed that Alaric had gangrene and doctors
wanted to amputate his leg, His 3 fingers also had wounds. I had noticed that he had bandages, but as
Alaric had not said much, I didn’t want to probe.
They were unable to give him blood due to his
gangrene.
He added that he had a similar problem 3 yrs ago.
Victor told me that today is his 79th birthday.
They may have the funeral this evening or tomorrow
at Calangute.
I asked him to keep me informed as I desired to
attend the funeral.
In fact yesterday morning I called and the maid his
carer answered Alaric’s phone and informed me that he was very ill. I was unable to rush to the hospital as the
boys were departing in the evening and we were out and about.
I am glad the
cousin is preparing the funeral and doing all the needful.
I feel fulfilled that I spared time to visit him and
pray with him too, and that he said I was always well come to visit him. May he rest in peace.
With sympathy
Astrid
Dear Benito and Betty
Received the sad news of Alaric's death. Please
accept my deepest sympathy and that of all the Rebeyro family.
I will celebrate mass for him this morning May his
soul rest in peace.
With kind regards
Father Lloyd
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Dear Benito & Betty,
We are very sad to hear of the demise of Alaric. We
send our condolences to you and your family. May Alaric's soul rest in peace?
Warm regards,
Diana & John
Hi Ben, I just spoke with Victor in Goa and he
assures me that he is taking care of all the funeral arrangements. He also said
that Alaric was ok and spoke until the end, when he passed away peacefully. May
he RIP
Jerome Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
Dear Ben and Betty,
Kindly accept
our condolences, on the demise of your Uncle
Alaric a few hours before his 76th birthday.
May his soul rest in peace.
Felix/ Anita
Dear Benny and Betty
We are very sorry to hear about Alaric - our
condolences; we have you in our thoughts
and prayers.
Your line has been busy to-day, will try later.
Wanted to know more about him.
Love - Genny and Joe
Hi Victor, thanks once again for the great help you
have been giving our uncle Alaric, I'm sure God will reward you ten-fold.
I would like you to do me a big favour if you can,
and have the time.
Please can you put a large bunch of flowers and a
wreath on Alaric’s grave together with a card inscribed:
To our dearest uncle Alaric, may the Good Lord keep
you safe and happy in His home. We love and miss you.
From Yvette, Benito, Annabella, Jerome, Rhoda and
the rest of our families.
Jerome Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
Dear Benito and Family:
We were saddened to learn of Alaric's passing away.
Please convey our condolences to members of your family. We knew Alaric well although he was a few
years younger, and we also knew his wife who we met during our exile years in
Pemba. When one of us from Zanzibar
departs it is as if our treasured memories of a wondrous past have left with
him. We will say a prayer for Alaric and for all of us.
Dora and Maurice Pereira
Benny,
Our condolences. We will keep Alaric in our prayers.
My mom is in Cancun and will be returning on Friday.
I will give her the sad news then.
Mervyn and family
Dear Yvette/Mike, Benito/Betty,
Jerome/ Clarisse, Rhoda and loved ones,
My deepest condolences to you all and to Alaric's
wife Viola and family.
May Mother Mary and our Lord comfort you all in this
time of sorrow.
The Lord called him home on his birthday?
He is now enjoying at the Table of the Lord.
May his soul rest in peace.
Celsa and family
Dear Ben and Betty
This news has come as a shock to us. In Goa I came to hear this afternoon. A few weeks ago we had heard that Alaric was
"under the weather" thought nothing of it, as we assumed he would
recover not knowing that it would come to this.
Accept our sympathies - may Alaric's soul rest in
eternal peace.
Rodie and Yvonne
Dear Benny,
Just a few words of condolence. However much we are told that nothing or no
one lasts forever and that everything comes to an end, the fact is that the reality hurts.
You have been
in my thoughts whereas your thoughts may probably have gone back and forth on
that part of your history you shared with Alaric and that would have been the
best part of your youth.... the fun and
carefree part of your life. That is a good place for your mind to be in, while
Alaric is also in a good place to be in too, namely, in his eternal rest with
his Creator .
With sincere sympathies and love
Betty S.
Dear Benny:
It is with great regret that we have learned the
sudden death of your dear uncle Alaric in his homeland of Goa. He is now in a
better place up there, and we will keep him in our fervent prayers. Please
accept our sincere condolences.
God bless
- Agnel and Tina De Silva
Dear Mama, and all members
Hope all is well at your end I heard from Jack that
Alaric passed away in Goa yesterday and his funeral will take place
tomorrow. Sad today is his birthday. May
his soul rest in peace amen. Tony
Dear Betty, Benito and Jerome.
It is sad news indeed to hear of the passing away of
our friend and your uncle Alaric. My family in Arusha joins me in offering you
our heartfelt condolences we pray that his soul may find eternal peace. He made
me a couple of CDs which when replayed will bring back memories. Kindly convey
our sentiments to the rest of the family.
We leave for Zanzibar on Monday the 11th.
Best regards
Pervin and Merwyn Nunes
Hi Ben I hope by now you have got over the sad news
of Alaric he was a man by himself very stubborn he is now at peace.
I came across this amongst my SJCS archives I do not
know if you still have it.
Never mind if you have it is still active.
Albert
Hi Ben
Only heard last night about Alaric. How sad as
although I am no longer in the family I still attached myself to him. Please let me know what was wrong with him. J told
me last year that he was in hospital.
Take courage and lets pray for him. May his soul
RIP.
Love to all.
Dear Benny Betty & Family
Please accept our condolences.
We are deeply sorry to hear about the death of your
Uncle Alaric.
We share comfort in knowing is no longer suffering.
Yours in sympathy
Rommel & Susan
Dear All
We are very sorry to hear by the sad news of our
dear friend Alaric who passed away.
We last met him in Goa and he invited us for a very
nice dinner party
at his residence. He was lovely person and will miss
him.
Our deepest sympathy to Benny & Betty and all
the rest of the family.
May his soul rest in peace.
Yours in sorrow
Zehra and Zarina Jafferji
Dear Benito and Betty
I am extremely sorry to hear that Alaric passed
away. Some time back Jerome did mention that he was not well but then he was
O.K.
My heartfelt condolences to you and the family. I
met him at the 2008 Reunion and no doubt was very pleased to see him. This news is very sad.
Kind regards
Pat
Hi Benito and Betty,
Accept my sincere condolences on Alaric's passing
away.
I remember him as a nice quiet and humble person.
I pray that His Soul May Rest in Eternal Peace.
Assuring you of my prayers for Comfort and
Consolation through God's Mercy and Compassion.
Take care,
Claude.
Dear Benny and Jerome
I attended the mass and funeral of Alaric held at
Calangute Church.
Astrid and Jack and Lea and others were present too.
I think Victor made all the arrangements and all went well. I know it’s a hard time for you at this moment but
know we all share in your grief
Take care
Oliver
DEAR BETTY AND BENITO:
I GATHERED FROM THE MANY DEMONSTRATIONS OF SADNESS
ON THE ZANZIBAR WEBSITE THAT YOU ARE RELATED TO THE LATE ALARIC.
MARGARET AND I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF SENDING YOU
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES OVER HIS SAD DEATH.
I WROTE A TRIBUTE TO ALARIC AND HIS FAMILY AND IT
WAS DONE SO WITH THE SINCERITY THAT COMES FROM THAT LITTLE FELLOW MANY YEARS
AGO WHOSE HEART WAS TOUCHED BY ALARIC'S ACT OF GIVING. THAT LITTLE FELLOW WAS
ME AND ALARIC MUST KNOW TODAY, THAT I KEPT THE MEMORY OF HIS ACT OF GIVING
THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS.
MAY GOD GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE PAIN
THAT PARTING ALWAYS GIVES ANYONE WHO CARES?
ALARIC IS NOW IN A BETTER PLACE AND IT IS ALL THAT
MATTERS NOW.
GEORGE AND MARGARET.
Dear All
We are very sorry to hear the sad news of our dear
friend Alaric
who passed away.
We last met him in Goa and he invited us for a very
nice dinner party
at his residence. He was lovely person and will miss
him.
Our deepest sympathy to Benny, Betty and all the
rest of the family.
May his soul rest in peace.
Yours in sorrow
Zehra and Zarina Jafferji
Our condolences and deepest sympathy to his family.
Fond memories of Al in Goa
and last year in Z'bar. Today is his birthday.
RIP
John
May his soul rest in peace.
yours in sorrow
Florence & Linda
Dear Benito and Betty
So very sad to hear about Alaric's passing away.
Please accept our heartfelt
condolences. I met him in Zanzibar in 2007.
May His Soul rest in peace.
Zarin Avari
Benito and Betty:
On behalf of the Gonsalves Family, please accept our
heartfelt condolences on
the passing of your uncle, Alaric. May he rest in
peace. Please convey our
sympathies to the rest of his family. JO
May his soul rest in peace and may god grant him
paradise to all his
relatives I offer you my condolences and may God
grant you patience and peace.
Regards Bargash.
Very sad news to hear of Alaric. I met him in Goa at
our reunion and he
said that he spends a lot of time in Zanzibar after
retiring from working in UK
I met him several times when he was in the UK.
Regards,
Abdullah
Hi Benito & Betty,
Accept our heartfelt condolences to all your family
on the passing away of Alaric, may his soul rest in peace.
Mabel (ex Menezes)
Subject: Alaric
Subject: Alaric
Dear Benito
I was so sorry to hear that Alaric passed away. He was a picture o health when I had this photo taken in 2007 when I was last in Zanzibar. It was at Mervyn's house in the island.
Please accept my condolences and convey to any relatives.
Warm Regards
Subject: Thank You Malaika.
My dearest Malaika Astrid, what else can I call you
for your wonderful works of mercy in coming to Alaric's aid in his time of
need?
Asante sana ndugu Malaika Mungu ata kubarika wewe
sana.
Thank you Astrid once again. I hear you were a real
angel of mercy to Alaric.
I was in Halifax yesterday getting a tooth implant
... it was a long day. Before leaving the house I went to the computer to send
Alaric a Birthday Greeting when I saw Oliver's message that was forwarded to me
by Jerome. So I sent a quick reply as I had to leave by 7.00am.
Please send me whatever details you can of my dear
uncle who is now in heaven. May God grant him eternal rest and may perpetual
light shine upon him. Alaric is now with our parents, grandparents and his
siblings.
I am so sorry to have lost the last link of our
mother's family, in the loss of Alaric. God Bless him.
I have been frightfully busy these past little while
with by Book which I self-published just before Christmas. ...in celebration of
the 40th Anniversary of my St. Ninian's Children's Choir of which I am the
founder and Director. As a result of my busyness, nobody received any Christmas
mailing this past December, except for my Book notice. I hope I did not offend
all my friends. I plan to make up for it with a Valentine mailing.....so please
bear with me.
My book has been well received and is selling well
far and near. I only have 18 Books left to sell. It's been a wonderful and
exciting learning experience and journey for me. When you are back in England
go and see my Book at Ben's...OK???
Have a great time in Goa and remember me to Lea,
Wynoma, Oliver and others I know.
Take care and God Bless.
Love from Mike and me,
Yvette
Hi Yvette
Thank you for your warm email.
My apologies for my silence. Too many email’s to
respond to.
Yes it is
heartbreaking that Alaric is no more. He was very warming to us in 2007 Zbar
and Goa 2008, in fact I had dinner 3 times at his place during the SJC reunion.
Last year I called and invited him but he was unable to join us few Zbaries as
it was short notice. I was disappointed hence this time soon after arriving I
called him a few times but could not get thru.
I then called Oliver to check the number and he confirmed the same cell
number. I persevered and finally Alaric
answered but could not talk apart from saying he was in hospital. I was
disappointed as the line cut. Fortunately Oliver was able to get me the
hospital name and I got there.
I treaded very carefully. I asked him if it was Ok
for me to visit, I then gently asked if I could inform Ben. He agreed. I asked if there was anything I
could do to help. I then suggested may
be he go into care for just a month. He assured me he was Ok and didn’t need
to. I however spoke to the nuns who were known to me and my parents and they
agreed to have him.
Before I left him after the first visit I plucked
courage to ask him if we could say a small prayer together. He agreed, he
struggled to make the sign of the cross but he did. He was just so weak as I
was praying he fell asleep and woke up again. I asked if I could revisit and he
responded you are always welcome.
This made me feel so fulfilled. I stroke his hand and left him.
When I visited him the second time I asked him if he
knew who I was and he replied Astrid. I
told him he made my day he smiled.
The maid was feeding him a drink, the short while I
was there she displayed care and concern, requesting me try to get him into
care home, as the hospital wanted to discharge him and asked me to call Victor.
I didn’t want to interfere as I was not known to anyone.
When I rushed early on Tuesday to hospital the nurse
told me he died. My heart sank.
At the funeral I had time to speak to victor. From
his talk I knew he was a man of high integrity. He spoke for a while and said
he had spoken to the same nuns a while ago, but Dasu did not want Alaric to go
into care.
At the funeral the maid hugged me, as soon as the
coffin was open she said to me she couldn’t bring herself to wait. I suggested
she sit with me, but she insisted that she wanted to leave as it was
upsetting.
I took
several photos of the funeral so that they tell the story. Whilst the coffin
was lowered into the ground 'Lord I am coming home' was played. it got very
emotional. There was a bouquet from you all overseas and another from Victors
family and Dasu. Total there were about
28 attendees. I understand that Alaric
had told Victor if he died not to inform anyone. But I had called Victor,
introduced myself and asked him to give me funeral details which he did so we
all could attend.
I noticed a man resembling Pantu and walked up to
him and asked who he was. He said he was Victors dad. In fact Lea said she
looked at another man from the side in church and felt confident he was Bens
cousin- i.e. Victor.
When they told me the relationship to Alaric I feel
I had visited them in late 70's.
Victor’s dad invited me to visit them, but really there is no time as I
have yet to meet some helpful friends here.
Later yesterday at dinner I noticed Edwin Coutinho
and Marina on a table near us. They were so disappointed that they were not
informed as they lived so near the Calangute Church. Oliver reminded me that
the last time we were all together was at the Mass you arranged for SJCS.
Oliver, Tony Rod (Jack) Herbert & Jenifer Lea
and myself attended including the daughter of Red Lion pub house in Zanzibar.
She did not remember me as she said she left as a child. She is Felix's (Zbar)
cousin.
As soon as I return will send you the photos as they
are very slow to load out here in Arpora or may go to Leas to load them.
I am undecided when I will depart but may extend to
19th. Feb. We are really enjoying Goa. Carnival starts today.
With much love and once again thank you for the warm
email. Hope the tooth fairy provided you
a good implant at minimum cost!
Excuse my rushed email.
Astrid
Hi Benny,
I am very sorry to hear about your uncle. Yes of course, my original mail was just to get some ideas going but there’s certainly no rush – especially in this busy time for you.
Thank you.
Neil Clegg
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Our heartfelt condolences dear B and B Jerome Annabelle and the D’souza (Alaric’s)
family please accept our condolences I have been away in Nairobi at my sisters’
May God rest his soul love Chandra
P.S. Bhagi and Vijoo are coming to the uk soon hopefully we can make inshallah contact
Love Chandra and Jimmy
P.S. Bhagi and Vijoo are coming to the uk soon hopefully we can make inshallah contact
Love Chandra and Jimmy