A commemoration service for respected Kiwi-Indian businessman and Papal Medal receiver Wenceslaus Anthony has been confirmed to be held on Wednesday, August 23 from 7 pm at Christ The King Church, 260 Richardson Rd, Mount Roskill, Auckland.
Mr Anthony passed away on Sunday, July 23 at Apollo Hospital in Chennai while on a business and holiday trip away from New Zealand.
He was admitted to the Apollo Hospital on Friday, July 21, where he underwent a series of tests. It all started with a kidney failure but ended up in multiple organ failures which led to his untimely demise.
His funeral was held on Wednesday, July 26 in Chennai.
Wenceslaus Anthony came to New Zealand in 1999, and with his perseverance and hard work, he started an import-export business that became the turning point of his life. His hard work and honesty rewarded him with a good name in the local and national business community.
Mr Anthony was an ardent community worker and the chairman of the Mother Teresa Interfaith Committee. He established the Mother Teresa Interfaith Committee in 2010, on the 100th birth anniversary of Saint Teresa which led it to become an annual event in the community’s calendar.
Mr Anthony was a former co-chair of the India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) and had accompanied former Prime Minister John Key twice on his official visit to India.