At age 90, Jayme Conde was surprised to list the lineup of the 1960s of Corinthians, his heart team. He knew the names of his children’s children and grandchildren by color and made a point of calling almost every day to the people he loved. He had the gift of making friends with much younger people than him, and his great joy was to be close to relatives.
Born in 1930 in Presidente Prudente, interior of São Paulo, Jayme spent his childhood in the city of Quatá. This is where he discovered love for the arts. On the dance tracks, he learned the steps of samba, bolero and tango, without ever having a class. He participated in serenades and sang to strangers on the street. His father, Agostinho Conde, drove amateur plays of theater, and Jayme acted as a counter -regret in the shows.
When he grew up, he became an inspector in a school in Quatá. One day the basketball coach had to move away and Jayme took his position voluntarily. He embraced the new function and was technician of the city’s women’s basketball team. He was proudly remembered the occasion when the team had been champion of the Open Games of Alta Sorocabana in 1958.
He met the woman, Adelaide dos Santos, around Presidente Prudente. They married in 1963. The loss of his partner in the 1980s took much of the joy of living. “My father was never the same after my mother’s death. He never recovered the brightness he had in her company,” says Mabel Conde, one of her daughters.
Jayme’s greatest dedication of life was education. Mabel states that he has worked for over 40 years in numerous institutions in São Paulo, most of the time as a treasurer or administrative secretary. In the morning shift, he worked in a private school, and in the afternoon, in a public.
Contact with the new generations was the favorite part of the work and earned Jayme the ability to create bonds with younger people. “My father had friends 10, 20 years younger than him. He could talk to everyone,” says the daughter.
Juliana Alves, former student of one of the schools Jayme worked, remembers her serene stance at the treasury counter. When she was in sixth grade, she handed her blank checks so that he would fill the amount needed to pay the course handouts. “His jayme was a trusted person, very kind and related well to the students,” he says.
Years later, Jayme and Juliana met again. Coincidentally, she was Mabel’s co -worker and soon realized she was facing her daughter of the old employee she liked so much. When they saw each other again, the retired treasurer did not recognize his former student, but the meeting is not significant for both.
Jayme Conde died in Sao Paulo on February 15, 2025, at age 94, due to pancreatitis. Leave four children and five grandchildren.
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