What if every star in the Universe represents a loved one who has passed

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Lydie

My name is Lydie, and I am Jean Stelio’s oldest sister. I was born on 29 November 1919 in Mauritius. I married Robert Rabaye and had three children. I passed away on 29 April 2013.

Jean Stelio

My name is Jean Stelio Carlos, and I was born on the Island of Mauritius in March, 1928. My wife and I, with our four children migrated to Australia in September 1972. I lived until the age of 90, passing away in December, 2018.

Marie-Michelle Nadal

My name is Marie-Michelle Carlos, and I was born on the Island of Mauritius on 6 May 1940. I am the eldest of three children of Agnes and Gaston Nadal. I am married to Jean Stelio Carlos and together we have four children - Gerard, Danielle, Jean-Rene and Herve. As a family we migrated to Australia in September 1972. I passed away unexpectedly on 15 December 1998.

Gali

I am Gabriel, but affectionately known as Gali - Jean Stelio’s oldest brother. I was born on 2 May 1922. I married my wife and we have four children. In 1974, I migrated to France. I returned to Mauritius, where I died o 20 December 1989.

Cello

I am Cello, Jean Stelio’s older sister. Born in Mauritius on 15 May 1924. I married Marie Elsie Marcelle Caëtane and had four children, Nelson, Marie-Michelle, Marie-Noelle and Brigitte. I passed away on 5 March 2011.

Dine

My name is Dadine and I am Stelio’s youngest sister. I was born in Mauritius on 26 June 1934. I married Benjamine Bleuette Grenade and together we have five children. I died of cancer on 11 September 1995.

Agnes

My name is Agnes Nadal. I am the Mother of Marie-Michelle, who is married to Jean Stelio. I was born on 20 April 1918. I married Marie Gaston and together we had three children, Marie-Michelle, Philippe and George. I migrated to Australia in 1971, and after suffering breast cancer, I passed away on 11 December 1994.

Josephine

My name is Josephine Nobin, and I am the Grandmother of Marie-Michelle, who is married to Jean Stelio. I was born on the Island of Mauritius on 11 December 1897. I migrated to Australia with my daughter and her son in 1971. After suffering a stroke, I passed away on 26 August 1988.

Marie Berthe

My name is Marie Berthe Mathilda Deguignée. I am Jean Stelio’s mother. I was born on 6 October 1894. I married Moïse Carlos and we had five children, Lydie, Cello, Gabriel, Stelio and Dine. I passed away on 6 June 1965.

Marie Gaston

My name Is Marie Gaston Nadal and I was born in Mauritius in 1907. I married Agnes Nobin and together we have three children, Marie-Michelle, Philippe and George. I passed away on 17 February 1954.

Moïse Carlos

My name is Moïse Carlos, and I was born on the Island of Mauritius in 1890. I am Jean Stelio’s father and married to Marie Berthe Mathilda Deguignée. I passed away on 28 October 1947.

Léon Deguignée

My name is Léon Deguignée. and I am Jean Stelio’s Grandfather. I was born in 1865 and died on 21 February 1937. I am the Carlos family’s link to their European ancestry.

Georges Coret

My name is Georges Coret. I am the father of Eileen Coret, who is married to Philippe Nadal. Philippe is the second child of Agnes Nadal. I was born on 18 February on the Island of Mauritius, and passed away on 17 August 1967.

Heather Hockings

My name is Heather Margaret Hockings. I am the Mother of Jane Cacchione, who is the Partner of Herve Carlos, Jean Stelio's youngest son. I was born in Perth on 20 May 1944. In 1965 I married Daryl Hockings and we adopted two children, Jane and her brother Christopher. I died at the Peter Maccallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne on 5 April 2022.

Daryl Hockings

My name is Daryl Rodger Hockings. I married Heather Margaret Paull in 1965, and we have two children, Jane and Christopher.

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