Mr Alex DSouza who served JYOTHI HIGH SCHOOL, AJEKAR for the past 37 years as a peon got retired on 31.01.2018. A farewell programme was arranged recently to facilitate and thank him for the long years of service he has rendered to theInstitution.SrMariola BS, the education coordinator of Mangalore Province presided over the programme and honoured Mr Alex. She appreciated him for his valuable service, loyalty to the management and for taking care of all the belongings of the institution. One of the chief guests Mr Harish Nayak, member of the TalukPanchayat who is also the old student of Jyothi High School in his speech recalled one of the incidents of his schooling days;that his family was very poor and how Mr Alex once had given him money to buy noon lunch when he had not eaten anything. He also said that Mr Alex has helped so many students by giving them food, clothes or stationery. Hidden charity of a simple man. He was also appreciated and thanked by the headmistress, Principal, staff and students of both High School and College section.