The principal of Don Bosco High School, Fr. Bernard Fernandes passed away in Goa on Tuesday morning after a cardiac arrest. Fr. Fernandes, born in August 1965, was 56-years-old.

Cliff Richard D’Souza, vice-principal of the school said, “Fr. Fernandes was away in his hometown of Caranzalem in Goa, he was visiting during holidays, and passed away there. All through yesterday, we, his colleagues, students, parents were in shock and disbelief as the news spread.”