Fr. Aelred Lacomara, CP (1929 - 2011)14th September 2011,  Father Aelred Lacomara, C. P. died on 14th September on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. He taught Scripture at Tangaza College, The Constituent College of Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi Kenya.

He was born Charles Lacomara, in Brooklyn, New York on May 17, 1929,  professed on August 15, 1950 and ordained on May 3, 1957.

Teaching till the end,  Fr. Aelred  suffered from a lingering flu and cold, and later his voice was affected. He taught the first 3 weeks of the Semester and on the fourth week he taught on Tuesday and Wednesday for the last time. On Thursday, he was taken to the Nairobi Hospital by the Passionists and the Dominicans. Fr. Aelred was happy to receive all the medical attention and tests at the hospital for the next 3 days. The initial results from the various tests were all good. The doctors later recommended a minor surgery to be carried out on Wednesday morning at 8:30 am. The Doctor in charge later recounted to us that, the surgery had been completed successfully, but complications began in the recovery room from 12 noon.