Notes for Mount Boys visiting this Blog

1. Total Circulars: There were 52 Circulars issued by Ladislao in the year 2004. No 113 was the first, and No 164 was the last.

2. Viewing Circulars: Only the last four are on the home page. Click on on the arrow next to the month in Archives in the column on the right to see the ones for that month. You can read each of the earlier ones, together with any comments posted by readers, by clicking on its headline in Archives. You are, of course, free to download the Circulars to your computer for reading at your leisure.

3. Copying Photos: You can save any photo to your own computer by right-clicking on it and saving it to a suitable folder in your computer. Or, you go to the "file" button in the top left hand corner of your screen, and go to "save as" to do the same thing.

4. Making Comments: At the foot of each Circular there is a place for you to be able to make a "Comment" on the contents. If you recognise a face in a photo, or something similar, that you want to write about, just click on "comments" at the foot of the appropriate Circular and enter your remarks in the window that opens. In order to prevent strangers from posting nonsense and spam, I have set it so that I have to moderate and publish the comments. Anyone who would like to join as a moderator is welcome. [Note: Due to the amount of spam I have disabled this feature for the earlier years. Sorry.]

Happy Reading.

Don

Circular No 164

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 25 of December 2004. Circular No. 164
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Dear Friends,

I am sorry to inform you that in the files received from Arthur Knaggs, BULL No. 10 is missing.
Can anyone help with a copy???
So instead I am going to send a copy of some of the letters that would have made this Bull No.10.
Remember to send in comments in case you would like to add, delete or modify anything that is being sent.

Need information on the ALUMNI that are to be mentioned, I do not have all the email addresses and telephones, or even the wellbeing for some of them.

So here is the first letter:
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4-2-83

Dear Arthur,

Received the O.A.S.I.S. through Ainsley.
The present Rotarians of S/Fdo decided to form a second Rotary Club with a dinner meeting, as the present ones is a luncheon meeting, and I am a member of this new Club, and see AINSLEY quite often.
A bit of sad news, if not reached you as yet, Father Leo past away on Monday 31st Jan 83, I enclose a clipping from T’dad Guardian.
It was very sad, as the church he built in La Romain is completed, but father was still trying to do more.
How is Valentine and the children? Give my love.
We are all fine.
Spent Christmas in B’dos with mum.
Things are brightening up at the Hotel, hope they keep going like that.
Not to much happening these days in T’dad, the oil fields are very slow, but as you know I now work for WIMCO Ltd, and we do not do too much with the oil companies.
Our medical sales, welding and tractor undercarriage parts are doing pretty O.K.
The line pipe business is slow,
I hope Texaco and the government can solve their problems and get things going again.
LAWRENCE MACAULAY is fine, and I believe business is good with him.
MIKE AMES is no longer with Texaco, formed a new company. Mike, ERNEST WILLIAMS and MIKE MAHABIR, Machine Shop Work.
Mike is building a house in Palmiste, just behind mine.
Derick and Pat Tempro are back in T’dad at Mayaro.
I notice you got promotion, keep it up.
Today is my birthday, 35 years.
God bless you all
Steven Tempro

(Who is Ainsley?? Ed.)
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Dec.5 1982

I cannot believe that Christmas is upon us again!
I have come to the conclusion that the older you get the faster time goes by.
When I was young I was bored, so much time, nothing to do.
Sorry I have not written sooner.
Enclosing is my check for $10.00,
I do not know what kind of response you got.
Hope it was good.
Apparently it was not, as I have not seen a recent bulletin from you.
I have thought about some sort of Old Boys Reunion, especially for us living here in North America.
Have you?.
Apparently you did not receive my Christmas card last year as I see you left DAVID DE CASTRO´s address out.
I do not know what he is doing these days.
He is still crazy as when you and I know him in school, and loves to play the Quattro and sing calypso.
My eldest child (daughter) is 22,
My 2nd Nicolas will be 21 this month and is married 2 years.
My 3rd (girl) has graduated from high school and is attending college here in Lakeland.
2 more girls, one in High and one in Junior, 15 + 13.
I am not a grandfather yet.
Have no desire to be even thought I am 50 going on 51.
Have you seen IAN SHOUL recently?
Have not heard word from him in over a year.
Still remember those wonderful old days we had together.
Have not been to Antigua in 12 years.
Left Trinidad 9 years ago, never been back.
Was in the Cayman Islands in 1979, great vacation spot.
Mother, Duncan and Peter still live in Lakeland.
Blanca remarried and now lives in Pennsylvania.
Inflation + underemployment is eating us up.
STANLEY FERGUSON
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14 Nov 81

Dear Art from Dart,
Received both your letters of contact and now making the effort to reply, among others.
I am still with the same wife and 3 children.
The eldest is working on a rig in Trinidad, the second at boarding school in UK and the last, a girl 13, preparing to attend boarding school in Australia, next year.
We have been in Abu Dhabi for 6 ½ years, our second foreign assignment since leaving Trinidad in 1968.
Previous to this, I was 6 ½ years in Peru.
Perhaps it is time to move again.
We are still citizens of T&T but intend migrating to Australia (Perth) in 1983.
Time alone will confirm the degree of successes of this plan.
Life in Abu Dhabi is acceptable; the good points far outweigh the bad.
Only complains really are the weather in the hot months, and the somewhat restricted quality of life.
Better, however, than any other area in the Middle East.
An old Mountie, Robert Anderson (after the Class of 1949) lives here as well.
Perhaps you may care to write him.
Can’t promise to maintain too steady a correspondence, as the pressure of my own affairs do consume more than the time I really care to spend on them.
This makes extra letter writing more than a serious effort.
However will do what I can to keep in touch.
Also intend visiting Trinidad early net year.
Perhaps for my last Carnival.
Just remember LAERY O´CONNOR and RICHARD who also live in Perth.
You should be able to obtain their address from ANTHONY LLANOS.
Thanks again for your letters.
Will look forward to others as long they come out.
Sincerely,
DESMOND LITTLEPAGE
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17/1/83

Dear Arturo,
I have received January O.A.S.I.S. for December 1982 and have enjoyed it as usual.
I am enclosing my contribution of $10.00 as requested.
Since I wrote you last week, nothing sensational has happened are our way, except a Major fire in P.O.S.
The fire of 25 Jan which destroyed almost the entire block between Henry and Charlotte St. in lower Independence Square- Arson suspected as usual.!!
Carnival is in the air, February 15, 16 to be exact and as usual despite recession etc.
Trinis are striking, their habit as usual without any apparent cares in the world.
Regards to all the family
Sincerely
Chris Krogh
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5 January 1983

Dear Arthuro and family,
I got the shock of my life last night when I saw my letter returned and why, well it seems the address was off and you are not notorious amongst the police.
I am sending it again, this time under cover of this letter; maybe it will reach this year.
Well, we went with the Jolly Roger and it was jolly, though the financial success was not that hot.
As you see from the date above, we are in the New Year and so I wish you all a happy, blessed and prosperous New Year, with all fun and happiness the Good Lord and yourselves can supply.
We were supposed to have started school already but St. John Road is closed for it is open (a bridge give away and so the whole section collapsed), they are working at it and hope to finish sufficiently to pass by midday today.
You see in this kindness the Lord give us till Sunday to recuperate from all our prayers and feting.
He also blesses us with plenty of rain.
Fr. Paul returned last week to Holland where he is living in a home for the retired missionaries.
Abbot Bernard is trying to enjoy his new way of living in the Monastery, the new wing (where the old wooden corridor was) was occupied by the New Year.
Fr. Peter is almost back to his old youth.
Mr. Willy Carter and Miss Kitty Marcus are in St. Peter’s Home for the aged (built to the north of our Sports Field).
Fr. Ildefons is charismatically driving his motorbike all over the island.
The marriage encounter had a big rally here at the end of November and quite a few past Abbey School boys are actively involved.
They are trying to catch me, but I cannot find the right nun as yet, for I don’t want to encounter marriage.
But how are you all doing??
I hope as well as it can be, keeping cool and behaving like good scouts.
May God bless you and your work.
Cuthbert
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You must be wondering if Mount still exists.
Well now you know, otherwise this letter would not have been written and consequently the postman (or post lady) would not have delivered same at your home.
As it is we are still going on.
The influx of student is less for the school fees are getting very high (my salary is still only board and lodge). Sunday we had our scout investitures: 7 scouts became Venture Scouts and 14 boys joined the troop.
All this happened after a weekend camp at the back of the sports field.
Even the drum and bugle band could be heard from far.
BROTHER FRANCIS does a marvellous job and BERNARD LANGE is still ruling the Venture Scouts, though he teaches at St. Joseph College.
Maybe you heard about the “Jolly Roger” cruise which existed for some time in Barbados and now also exists in Trinidad and Mr. RUSSEL CUNHA is P.R.
So we the scouts of the 2nd Mt. St. Benedict rented the boat with crew, food and drink for Saturday 27th Nov. 1982, hoping to make it jolly and financially profitable.
For our parent Committee wants to send 3 leaders and 17 scouts to the world Jamboree in Canada next year (maybe you heard about the Jamboree from your friends) a rather ambitious scheme, but for them realistic.
A pity the Jamboree is not in Nova Scotia.
By the way I returned from Holland still the same (+5 pounds).
Abbot Bernard is now back in his wheel chair, happy to be back and Fr. Peter seems to get back all his energy.
Happily I have to stop, space is lacking and my time is running out.
Best wishes and lots of blessing to all of you.
Cuthbert
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I have restarted sending the Circulars. So start writing, Make this your New Years resolution.

REMEMBER TO PAY YOUR DUE, 50 WORDS PER YEAR.

God Bless

Ladislao
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Photo:.Roberto Bodington, photo 2b1 and 2b2, please make comments on the photos.
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Circular No 163

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago , W.I.

Caracas, 18 of December 2004. Circular No. 163

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Dear Friends,

I am back again!!!

I know that most of you by now have been feeling relaxed after having opened your mail boxes, Thank God, no Circulars to delete!!! Maybe some have even looked into the trash bin, where the unwanted mail gets, but again no Circulars. But there were those that have written inquiring about my health, noticing the lack of these Newsletters, I can confirm that at least for the time being I shall keep sending out these Circulars, until there is nothing more to inform or reprint messages that you want me to send out.

The reason for my shortcoming is that I have been travelling all over the country these last four weeks doing multiple trips by pickup truck and two technicians, specialized technicians that climb 300 foot communication towers. It took us four weeks to repair and install obstruction lighting on 10 towers belonging to the local Petroleum Company, PDVSA. These were located all over the country, from the Guajiras (north of the Lake of Maracaibo), to the Andes; then to Puerto Piritu in the orient and finally in the Peninsula of Paraguana. The total trip of about 5000km just ran my creative powers down to a minimum, although I was back in Caracas every weekend, I just could not bear to sit in front of the computer. Thank you for the letters of encouragement, I never would have thought that these Circulars would be missed.

During my short stay in Maracaibo, I met with Roberto Bodington, he has health problems with one of his legs, uses crouches to move about. Also I met Pablo Castellani, who has not been able to get a decent construction job these last two years, he sees the possibility of an interesting foreman's job in with a large construction company in Aruba!, hope he gets it. I was not lucky with Rafael Echeverria, we talked by telephone and I tried to meet him but not luck, he was at the moment in a very important law case. Maybe next time when I get to Maracaibo???

I am going to send the missing Circulars before New Years as all unfinished business must be concluded before 2005. This Circular is going to be short but I must send it out today as next week, who knows how much running around I have to do to satisfy Santa.

Since it is one week before Christmas, I do wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and that all your wishes would come true, together with the required good health to do it
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Commentary Christmas. 12 th December 2001. Worth reading!!

Every year we celebrate the Christmas season, it is a season of goodwill and peace, a season when we concentrate on our families, our friends and our relatives, we exchange gifts, consume enormous amounts of alcohol and food at the many parties almost everyone has during the season. We decorate our homes, we paint and renovate them, since we have to invite our friends over to celebrate the season with us, and we want to impress them.

Some grumps, who think that all this good will and celebrating is a waste of time and consider it the biggest hoax in the history of the world, too commercialized to be truly reflective of its original intent, are of course welcome to that view.

The celebration of Christmas has its roots in the celebration of the birth of the Christ child. The beginning of Christianity. There are 2.1 Billion Christians on the planet nearly a billion of them Catholics, nearly one third of the population of the planet.

The Christian religion tells us that we must love each other, do good to those who persecute us, and turn the other cheek. And that we must have goodwill and peace to all men. It is important to remember all of this goodwill and peace business in view of what I will outline for you next. And I am speaking here from 31 years of experience in these matters.

Unfortunately, as laudable as all of this is, it is a time of the year which most of US, MEN, secretly hate. Goodwill to all men turns out to mean goodwill to all women and the children.

We men first become aware of the Christmas feeling when we come home from work around the 9th of December and find the entire house in total disarray. Our wives have decided that they must BREAK UP the house for Christmas and all the furniture is piled up in a corner and you have nowhere to sit, if you, like me, like your afternoon siesta you discover that your cozy dark bedroom, now devoid of all curtains, is too bright for a proper lunchtime nap, you also discover that YOU are required to climb up in the most inaccessible parts of your house, since the ladies can't, and help to cobweb and wipe the walls, the ceiling and the windows.

You are then reminded that you will have to find several thousand dollars, you cannot afford, buying gifts for people you really do not like and you know that you will have to listen to the fall out of this exercise until the middle of the next year, that so and so, and THAT SO and SO got a present from US for three thousand dollars and they only bought US a present for one thousand dollars. It is very important to remember this ladies and gentlemen, only the good Lord in heaven will help you if you reciprocate with a present which is cheaper than the one you got, and believe me, prices are checked very carefully.

We men have to work harder at Christmas because we have to earn more to clean up and fix everything. We are for example presented with all of the old Christmas tree lights along with the old tree and we have to make sure that all of it works. Your wife, you very quickly realize, does not care if the lights are not working, you realize that it is a matter of complete indifference to her, that, if only one bulb becomes displaced in the packing up operation after the last Christmas, YOU have to spend 4 hours lying on the floor trying to get the things to work. Tell me men, Did you ever notice that all the adapters you had last Christmas which you thought was packed away with the lights last year, are now missing, so there is no way that you can put the lights on the tree without taking ISO bars from your favourite stereo player or your computer to make the tree work, and it does not matter if your stereo and your computer does not work anymore, only the tree is important!!! In all of the financial planning that goes into the Christmas operation, not one cent is usually allocated to the purchase of new lights, and why should it? we men have to make the old ones work. How so many new lights are sold at Christmas time, is still a mystery to me perhaps some men after fighting with the old one for two-three days throws them out the window, Of course on Christmas day when we men accompany our wives and our children to the tree to see what Santa [YOU] brought for Christmas, you discover that you got nothing. You ask yourself how could I possibly have forgotten to buy ME, anything?

After everything is cleaned in the house you now discover that YOU have to help to put all the furniture back in place, have any of us men actually ever asked where the manpower required to pile up all of this furniture in one corner of the house came from in the first place? Even those of us who are lucky enough to have domestic help, have you noticed that the ladies can pile up all of the furniture in a corner but that YOU have to help to put it back? I wonder what the incidence of hernia among men is in December?

So by the 18th of December your house is now in perfect order and ready for the season, you are exhausted but relieved that all of the climbing and lifting is over. If you think that you can now relax and watch TV, think again! You have to write cards, you have to help in the decisions of who will get what gift... you have to have a response to ridiculous questions like "do you think that Kim's baby will like this gift?" you discover that you and your wife have family which you did not even know you had, or care about.

Now we come to the most dangerous exercise of Christmas, men, the question of the various dresses that will have to be worn for the many functions during the season!!!! It is a matter of total indifference to most men what we have to wear for Christmas and whether we wore this or that pants or shirt last year to this or that function and whether, so or so will remember that we wore it. I don't care if my brother Eddy thinks that I have only one shirt, not so the ladies.

So the fashion show begins, pretending to be interested in the proceedings, since you do not want a war on your hands or to sleep on the couch which is now dusted and clean, you are required to pass judgement on whether this or that dress for Christmas eve night, Christmas night, old years night, so and so's party are NICE, now we are talking about at least six outfits here men, so this can be a protracted exercise.

And you better pay attention, this is dangerous ground, you have to know that certain observations regarding this ritual are completely unacceptable, observations like "that is a little too tight" is out of the question, even if she put on 15 pounds since last Christmas, you have to be cautious, you resort to the cowardly path "it looks great babe but didn't you wear that one, eight months ago and the GIRLS saw you in it" that is always a good strategy. This ritual can go on for days and of course new dresses will have to be gotten and judgement will have to be passed on those as well, but here again extreme caution must be exercised, one wrong word can precipitate a war and destroy the season of peace, at no time must the words gravity or drooping be even contemplated much less mentioned.

You realize that fighting with the old Christmas tree lights and the cob webbing was actually relaxation compared to this. Especially when the shoes and the bags have to match, I love the one when they tell us that quote "I want to look my best for YOU". Now we know that this is a complete fabrication men, but we bite our tongues and nod our appreciation. We need to have a lot of good cheer indeed, to get through this season men, I guess that that is why we all get drunk on Christmas Eve and old year's nights, we deserve it too, indeed we have earned it.

But seriously now, ladies and gentlemen, my wife's name is Jewel, she is arguably one of the most exotically beautiful women in the country, she is my whole life and despite our age difference she understands me better than anyone I have ever known, she is my best friend and to her and the two beautiful children we have, I would like to tell them that I do not just love them, I cannot conceive of life without them. I only have one other son living here, Anthony Jr. and I extend season's greetings to him also.

To the rest of my audience I would like to extend the most heartfelt greetings and best wishes for the season and for the New Year. To you men who can relate to what I have laid out here, I offer you my sympathy.

We have problems, of that there is little question, but we make do with what we have, we give thanks and try harder, Dale Carnegie once said, that he was sad because he had old shoes until he saw a man who had no feet. Let us thank the Lord for what we DO have, and let us celebrate the season by remembering that it is a season of goodwill, peace and love to all men and women.

Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to you and yours.

Tony Vieira
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- Thank you Tony for your timely seasonal account. This was published in Circular No. 59

God Bless

Ladislao

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Photo:.Primera Comunion 1 (Kertesz family)

Column: dbratt , Best toys for your child
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Circular No 162

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 11 of December 2004. Circular No. 162
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Dear Friends,

Here is an article that was sent to me by Fr. Abbot, regarding the Yogurt factory at the Mt.St.Benedict. The attached photos by Anthony Harris and the article by Michelle Loubon.

Those in Trinidad are enjoying the wonderful product.
Here in Venezuela are hoping the once production increases we can also taste it.

This is the first Circular being sent using the semiautomatic method.
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So down to the Story:

Dutch monk Cuthbert van de Sande, "the brain behind the yogurt," samples sour sop in the chiller of a small factory on the grounds of the Mt St Benedict Abbey, St John's Road, St Augustine.
Tobago will soon get a taste of Pax yogurt from the monks of Mt St Benedict in St Augustine.
Maxim de Comarmonde, manager of Pax Yogurt Company Limited, was buoyed by the response he got from hotels last Wednesday.
"A lot of hotels are interested in it, especially those with German guests," he said.
"The chefs in the hotels use it for cooking.
They are very interested in it.
We did some sampling from the local company.
The tasters found it was excellent...a local company producing this neat product.
I will be going back within the next week."
Pax yogurt produces six delicious flavours: almond, guava, passion fruit, pineapple, soursop, strawberry and natural.
Vanilla is expected to be on stream by month's end.
Prior to producing yogurt, the monastery produced Pax (Latin for peace) honey on a small scale.
The monk/apiarist died and the abbey sold the hives to another priest who continued the practice.
The more successful business venture, Pax Yogurt Company, was innocently started 14 years ago in the kitchen of the Mt St Benedict monastery.
Abbot John Pereira credited former Mt St Benedict abbot Francis Alleyne, now bishop of Guyana, and Dutch monk Cuthbert van de Sande, the "brain behind the yogurt," for their pivotal roles.
Tracing the birth of the company in April 2003, Pereira said:
Yogurt making was simply an attempt to improve the diet of the monks.
It began as a "kitchen master" finding ways to improve the diet of the monks. Fr Cuthbert grew up in a dairy culture.
He also makes fine goat cheese.
It is sold to the embassies.
Then, we started to sell the yogurt to friends.
We opened up a little outlet in the front.
We started getting orders.
Suddenly, we had to think of a way to respond to this trend.
Little by little, it was catching on throughout the length of the island.
Soon, the abbey invested in a refrigerated vehicle to meet the demand of Hi-Lo, Tru Valu and Xtra Foods supermarkets.
A half-litre of the signature health food fetches between $10 and $11, and a litre, $21.

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News from Guyana

From: "Guyana Benedictines" benedictines@solutions2000.net
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:16:56 -0300

Dear Lazslo,
Peace!
Thanks for your on-going articles about the Mount.
Two notes:
1. Fr. John Chrysostom Lee Sing (notice, no 'h' in the spelling of Sing;it's Chinese not Indian).
2. Bro. Robert (Wilfred) John left the monastery, got married, and fathered a family. Then his wife died of cancer and he went back to the Seminary and was ordained a Diocesan Priest two years ago. Isn't that something?
All the best,
Bro. Paschal Jordan, OSB
(Joined 17 Aug. 1964; professed 08 Sep. 1966; sent to Guyana to open a new monastery, 16 Dec. 1988 together with Fr. Maurus Superville - who has since left and married an Amerindian lady, and returned to Trinidad.)
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Now some bits of information on Fr. Abbot of the years 1960s

Here is the annunciation of an award given to him

Van Duin, Adelbert (Rt. Rev.) - O.S.B.
Lord Abbot, Mount St. Benedict
Religion
NATIONAL AWARDS
HUMMING BIRD MEDAL GOLD
1972
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The Abbot's successions, this news was taken paper, maybe someone might remember the date??

Old Abbot van Duin, from Holland, once the man in charge of Abbey at Mount St Benedict, had suffered with his heart. When he retired he was succeeded by Abbot Hildebrandt, then Abbot Francis.
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A letter from Fr. Adelbert van Duin.

7 of July 1982.

Greetings from the Old Mount Inside!
I was in Holland earlier this year, I met with Fr. Bernard.
His speech has not improved.
The burns he suffered last year he is unable to stand and so is confined to a wheel chair.
He is in a rehabilitation centre where they are giving him therapy to see if they can make him able to walk.
It seems he will be coming back in September to the Mount.
He surely is carrying a heavy cross!
You will remember him specially, I am sure.
When last you visited T´dad, you give me some book-markers with Teen-agers 10 Commandments printed on it. As I have passed that age unfortunately! I gave them away and people have been asking if I had more of them.
On your next visit or in some other way, could you bring some of them if possible?
Thanks a million in advance.
God´s abundant blessing be with you and your Family!.
Very best wishes and kindest regards.

Adalbert van Duin

(Dear reader, please send me information on Fr. Adelbert, there is so little for now. Ed.)
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So one more Circular, just before Christmas.
Hope that you would have a merry Christmas with lots of health and family reunions.
Snow where there should be snow, and for us here in the tropics, lots of sunshine.


God Bless
Ladislao
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Circular No 161

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 4 of December 2004. Circular No. 161
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Dear Friends,

I am going to send this Circular with news of Richard Driver, from Canada.
Maybe you could be in the next issue of the Circular??.

Also I have been told that you have been missing some issues that have gone out blank.
This is possible as I have told you I am experimenting with five servers, Hotmail, Yahoo, Icqmail, Cantv, and Netscape.
The Hotmail addresses go out by Hotmail.
Yahoo and Aol by Yahoo.
The Netscape is being used for Wow, Opus, Trinidad, Carib-link etc. those living in TT.
The Cantv server is for Venezuelan guys.
And Icq is for the rest.

If you chat with your friends ask them about the newest Circular, it could be that you are not getting the Circulars, please inquire.
Maybe you have not paid the dues, 50 words per year!!!.
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From: "rdriver" <rdriver@telus.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:26:59 -0700

Hi Ladislao,
I guess you have shamed me into putting in my 2 bits.
It has been quite while since I last wrote, basically, just lazy.
I retired 2 years ago after 42 years with NCR in Guyana, Suriname, and Canada.
Now I volunteer a couple days a week at the local Food Bank, also do Meals on wheels with my wife.
Living here on the West coast of Canada, I see very few West Indians and far fewer MSB old timers, Bruce Peter (1950's) the exception.
Some years ago on a trip to the Maritime museum with a few visitors from Toronto, I was approached by a lady who asked if we were from T'dad. I explained we were from Guyana, but that I had connections with T'dad, my mother a Trinidadian, I also lived there for a few years in the mid fifties, and did spend a few years at MSB.
She then mentioned she had a cousin/uncle who was a priest there, Fr. Leesing.
That brought back quite a few memories, some quite "painful" as he administered justice after some "infraction", getting caught picking mangoes unlawfully, Smoking, (haven't touched one since) etc.
I also remember he was pretty good at marbles.
Thanks to your bulletins I was able to find Fr. Hildebrand back in Guyana.
Thanks for everything.
Richard

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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 05:31:03 -0700 (PDT)
To: "rdriver" <rdriver@telus.net>

Dear Richard,
Thank you for the lines.
I am glad you bumped into the lady. It got me a story.
Remember that the letters you write to others can also be a good source for the Circular.
Just write them in such a way that they can be used without editing.
But you still owe me for the Circulars !!!
No money please but the name of your classmates and those that you remember from your time.
Were there air scouts whose leader was Fr. Leo???
Exactly when did you graduate Form V, no matter in which school.
Fr. Bernard was your teacher??
Did you know Anthony Lucky, John skinner?
Of the clergy in the anniversary photo, whom do you remember?
What did they do ?
Now with all the questions I am sure you can pay me back with a few hundred letters.
God Bless
Ladislao
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From: "rdriver" <rdriver@telus.net> View Contact Details
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:06:01 -0700

Hi Ladislao,
you may be sorry you got me started, however, here are 2 email addresses:
Benedict Lopes benedictlopes@sympatico.ca,
Bruce Peter brucepeter@telus.net
Benedict is a lawyer in Toronto, Bruce lives just outside Vancouver BC, he is retired but does some consulting.
Think he's a structural engineer.
regards.
rd
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From: "rdriver" <rdriver@telus.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:30:36 -0700

Hi Ladislao,
Just look at the BBC news, quite a fire in your neck of the woods.
Got this article from today's Trinidad Guardian. (about the story on MSB)
Re Bruce Peter, I see him occasionally, but don't know John Skinner, is he in Vancouver?
Regard.
rd
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From: "rdriver" <rdriver@telus.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:07:55 -0700

Hi Lazslo,
The article was in the "features" section of the online Guardian on Sunday 17th.
Regards.
Rd

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From: lazslo kertesz
To: rdriver
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 6:08 PM

Thank you, Richard,
What was the name of the article you sent, I tried to look it up but no luck.
John Skinner 1948/49 is in uk.
God bless
Ladislao Kertesz
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rdriver <rdriver@telus.net> wrote:

Hi Ladislao,
Just look at the BBC news, quite a fire in your neck of the woods.
Got this article from today's Trinidad Guardian.
Re Bruce Peter, I see him occasionally, but don't know John Skinner, is he in Vancouver?
Regard.
rd
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Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:06:36 -0700 (PDT)
To: "rdriver" <rdriver@telus.net>

Dear Richard,
It is not true that you do not have MSB neighbours. There are some:
we have one in Saskatchewan, others in BC,
Need the email of Bruce, Peter, I suppose Peter is the first name?
If you want to contact them?
Thank you for the lines
Did you know John Skinner?
God Bless
LAdislao
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Here is some of the older correspondence.

From: Richard Driver <rdriver37@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 16:13:17 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Ladislao,
Your “newsletters'" as they come in, have lots of the names I know, mainly from living in T'dad. in the '50's, however your one before last had an article on the Benedictines in Bartica, Guyana, there I came across the name of an old (Long-time) school friend from Guyana. Fr. Kevin Hildebrand Green and I knocked around together quite a bit. I knew he was at MSB but hadn't seen him for close to 50 years. We are now it touch again, with him in Bartica, and me in Vancouver C'da.
Email works wonders.
Thanks again
I'm sending you an email address for Bruce Peter (from St Lucia) and was at Mount in the '50s brucepeter@telus.net.
Regards to all
Richard Driver.
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From: Richard Driver <rdriver37@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:46:12 -0800 (PST)

Hi Las, I left MSB in49?? it was really interesting getting your email, (nearly didn't open it, glad I did).
Going through your list brought back many memories.
I have forwarded the email to some people I remember, and whose names I don't see.
Like I said, I left in '49 (form 1?) and went back to Guyana and finished school there.
I now live in British Columbia, C'da. with my wife Pauline and two "kids", my daughter Catherine 27, lives in Vancouver, and my son Mark 24, lives in Toronto.
I just retired after 42 years at NCR corp.
Hey, how did you find my email address?
Hope you and your Family have a very Merry Christmas and all the best for '03.
Thanks again.
Richard Driver.
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I hope to get out the New Years issue on time, please help!!
I have made my resolution early.

God Bless

Ladislao
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Photos: By Roberto Bodington, please identify the photos, send photo number
and names, year? 161a, 161b

Column: dbratt , for the mothers
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Circular No 160

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 27 of November 2004. Circular No. 160
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Dear Friends,

I am sorry to inform you that in the files received from Arthur Knaggs, BULL No. 9 is missing.
Can anyone help with a copy???
So instead I am going to send a copy of some of the letters that would have made this Bull No.9.
Remember to send in comments in case you would like to add, delete or modify anything that is being sent.

Need information on the ALUMNI that are to be mentioned, I do not have all the email addresses and telephones, or even the wellbeing for some of them.

So here is the first letter:
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Sept. 9, 1982

Dear Arthur
Just a quick line while at work to say hello and to enclose a cheque for $20.00 (postage for Stephen Shoul and myself).
We spent the month of August in Antigua and had a lonely day as guests of Stephen and family.
His wife Jenny, came to Canada in late August to put their two eldest kids (Robbie and Nicole) to school.
We are all fine and had a really lovely time in Antigua.
The kids are back at school and Jeanie has resumed her part-time job in the Gold Department of Bank of Nova Scotia, so if you want to buy 100oz every week, you know who to phone!
Next Thursday, I am off to Trinidad for a week on business for the Bank.
This is my third trip there for the year, so I have been lucky re: seeing the family.
Hope all is well at your end and that Val and the family are in great shape.
No doubt, like all of us, you are dying for the snow and slush of winter.
I spent 4 years at St. Mary’s University, so have experienced the bleak N.S. winter!.
Good Luck.
Hugh Henderson
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16 Nov. 1982

Dear Arthur
Many thanks for O.A.S.I.S. a well presented newsletter which I am sure most will agree.
I am sorry I have not written before to thank you and I really have not excuse.
We at home are all in good health I have changed jobs and back into the finance industry with the Towns and Country Building Society as their Organization and Methods Officer doing similar work to when I was with Barclays in Trinidad.
My avocados are doing very well and some of the trees I planted last October are over 6 feet tall of which about 70% flowered, with some luck I may get some fruit.
This year I am putting in 100 more trees.
It is hard work and without Mark, my son’s help I don’t know how I could cope.
He is now 17 and taller and bigger than I am.
He has one more year of school after which he hopes to go to University to take a degree in Agriculture.
Naomi is 15 and still small for her age.
She has her own horse and takes part in various competitions in which she has won a couple ribbons.
Teresa who got married still works in the Bank and no grandsons in sight.
Do you remember Mona Lisa Skinner, Peter´s daughter; well she got married to Kevin Blade´s son of the Blades from Barbados who is our very good friend.
The couple got married in August and now live out here in Perth.
The last time I saw her was in Arima, what a small world.
By the way how are all the folks in Arima, give them my regards when next you write them.
Well I must close for now and hope all is well with you and your family, my regards to Arthur Bell when next you speak to him.
All the best and have a Merry and Peaceful Christmas.
Regards from Anthony and all at “Maracas”
PS. Donation enclosed, don’t spend all in grog, but have one for us at Christmas.

Anthony Llanos
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January 17, 1983

Dear Arthur
I received your “little bulletin”, O.A.S.I.S., dated December 1982, today and in the light of your additional note make haste to reply.
If I really had to update you about myself, it would take the equivalent of seven editions of O.A.S.I.S.

If I had to tell you about my cousin Winston, not my brother, unless of course you mean that we are all brothers, then he now lives in Trinidad with his family at 65 Victorian Gardens, Diego Martin and is a quite a successful businessman.
For Winston I can give you about a paragraph.

With respect to making headlines, thank goodness you did not see what they did to me before Christmas and more recently what they have been doing to me; putting my name up as a candidate for the Judiciary.
“Me, a High Court Judge? Amazing, isn’t it!”. Suffice it to say that rumors are still rampart in Trinidad.

With respect to the financial appeal, I will shock you with my contributions as soon as I get permission to remit and surprise you even further when I include something from Ray.

Best wishes to you and your family
Sincerely

Anthony Lucky
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19 Jan 1983

Dear Arthur,
Thanks for the OASIS, which needless to say I was rather surprised to receive as I had no idea that such an organization even existed far less was run by you in Canada.
To tell the truth I have never really kept up with the Mount as after leaving in 1958, I went to England and never returned to T´dad till 1963.
As you know I only spent six years in T´dad then left to work overseas, and hardly ever go back home as all the family are now in Australia and Frances Ann´s in Canada (Vancouver).
Anyway, it was nice to receive the Circular letter and I enjoyed reading of people I knew (and some I didn’t).
My news is that since leaving T´dad I have worked for Dowell Schlumberger in Libya (1yr), Argentina (5yrs), Brazil (3yrs), Brunei on the island of Borneo (3yrs) and presently in Norway (1 1/2yrs).
Our daughter Joanna who is now eight came along whilst we were in Argentina; she is our only “gold bean”.
As you can see from the card enclosed I am the manager for Norway and can assure you it is very interesting and challenging job as the labour laws and safety regulations keep you on you toes!!.
PHILL SCOTT who you asked about is in Aberdeen.
MICHAEL SCOTT who I believe is also an old boy now lives in Houston, as does RAYMOND DEVERTEUIL who is also an old boy.
Well Arthur, hope all this is of some interest to you and your readers.
Also, pls wish you, your family and readers a Happy and Holy New Year from us.
Best regards
Esmond Lange.
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Dear Arthur and Val,

“O come again with gladness, your Christmas songs upraise, to magnify your Saviour, and sing His worthy praise”.

And with very prayerful wish for God’s abundant blessing of good health, happiness and success so as to make the New Year truly Prosperous for you and the Children!.
Thanks also for the Ten Commandments, etc.
Fr. Bernard came back to the Abbey, and he is able to move around only in a wheel-chair.
It seems he has some other complaint on top of it all, but I do not know really what.
He surely is a very courageous person
With all good wishes and kindest regards from us all,
Sincerely yours.
Adelbert Van Duin

Who was the photographer who took those beautiful pictures?

(Fr. Abbot had a very nice way of writing and saying things. Ed)
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Do you want to be in the Circular??

REMEMBER TO PAY YOUR DUE, 50 WORDS PER YEAR.

This issue had all the Hotmail, Yahoo and Cantv emails send through each email address book. All the others were sent by Icqmail. Trying to clean the email list!!

God Bless

Ladislao
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Circular No 159

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 20 of November 2004. Circular No. 159----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Friends

Thanks to Ian for his resume, I hope that some of you, especially those that have not sent in their dues, would make make it soon to keep the words flowing.


De: Ian de Verteuil [ irdev@shaw.ca ]
Fecha: 20/09/2004 00:11:08

Hi Ladislao,
I have been meaning to do this for quite a while and finally got down to it.
I was in the class of '58 with Csaba and Azier Atela et al.
After I left Mount in 1958 I went to St Mary's University in Halifax.
Didn't graduate and eventually moved to Toronto and worked for Pittsburgh Paints in the development lab.
After 10 years there I couldn't see any great future and I have always liked working with my hands so I took the plunge and went to work for a truck repair company as an apprentice mechanic (age 32).
I am still at it and have been an Auto Technician for the local Ford dealer for the past 23 years.
In Ford National Technician competitions I placed first in BC in 1984, 85 an 86 and 2nd in Canada in 1985.
I also helped coach five Provincial winning teams in the Ford High School Auto Skills Contest, one of which went on to win the Canadian Championship.
I plan to retire later next year.
I married Joan Galt in 1968 (she is Swami and Turtle Back's cousin) and we lived in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario until we moved out to Vancouver Island, BC, in 1980.
We now live in Duncan on Vancouver Island.
We have three kids - Peter (33) and his wife, Jennifer, have a 20 month old daughter and they live in Duncan; Suzanne (29) and her husband, Andrew, live in Vancouver; and our youngest son Andrew (25), single and also lives in Vancouver.
As far as I am concerned Vancouver Island is the place to live in Canada.
The weather is milder than the rest of the country, not too hot in the summer and not too cold in the winter.
We really like it here; the only downside is that we don't have any other family close by. Joan's family still live in Trinidad and mine are scattered, three brothers and my mom in Toronto, two sisters and a brother in England and a brother in Australia.
Peter joined Cubs in February 1981 and I became a Cub leader in April of that year.
Two years as a Cub leader, 15 years as a scout leader and 5 years on the Group Committee - the last four as Group Chair.
This is fabulous country for camping and we were out almost every other month for most of that time.
I retired from scouting a couple of years ago but I still go to the annual banquet in February as it was a big part of my life for so long - its hard to let go.
We bought a 17.5 ft runabout in 1989 and I took the Power Squadron Boating course and started on another of my loves.
The fishing here can be great in the lakes, rivers and in the ocean.
We did a lot of fishing from that boat and had a great time water skiing on Shawnigan Lake as well.
In June of 1997 we bought a 25 ft Sea Ray Sundancer and started to go cruising.
We have spent as much as two weeks on her at one time but most trips are just weekenders. We can go out pretty much all year and have been out for New Years.
We even woke up to 3 inches of snow on the deck once but as long as the heater keeps working life is good.
I am attaching a couple photos which I have reduced so I hope they aren't too big.
The first was taken at Christmas.
Our daughter Suzanne is on the left with her husband Andrew behind her.
Next our son Peter and his wife Jennifer and daughter Jessica and then son Andrew and his girlfriend Jocelyn and Joan and I.
The next is of our boat, Bajan (the boat behind us belongs to a couple we boat with quite a bit).
I hope this hasn't been too long winded - feel free to edit if you wish.
I really appreciate your efforts in keeping us posted as to who is where and doing what.
Take care,
Ian

Ian & Joan de Verteuil
2010 Andemere Way
Duncan, BC, V9L 5M1
250-748-6506
irdev@shaw.ca

(I have included the photos sent for the occasion. Ed).
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Michael,

Wow! Those photos are really a flash from the past.
My memory is also fading because I cannot remember all the names.
I recognize the faces but I cannot put a name to all.
If you see Allan again tell him his e-mail address is bouncing back.
Perhaps, I have an incorrect e-mail.
How is you son doing in Canada?
You were going to put him in touch with me.
I was elected to the education committee of Factors Chain International last week.
I will be able to travel to Europe 4 times during the year and at least once to the Orient.
The committee of four has a mandate to write 2 manuals this year.
One is on running a finance company in the early stages and another on dispute prevention. This should be fun with a Brit, Turk and a Czech on the committee.
PJ my actor son finally got his mug on the silver screen for a couple of seconds in the opening scenes of Denzell Washington movie, John Q.
He recently did a solo commercial with a speaking role for “String Cheese” on YTV.
Baseball season is fast approaching.
Robert Lee

PS> Tony did a fabulous job with the Mount web-site!

(Dear Robert, miss your lines, send a home run. Ed.)
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From: Eric De Verteuil
Date: 10 Dec 05:22 (PST)

Have got an address for Peanuts == 10 Elm Avenue , Bayshore , Trinidad.
Hope to hear tomorrow re Raymond and Paul , both of whom are resident abroad.
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Ladislao Kertesz wrote:

Dear Friend,

I am looking for David (peanuts), Paul, Raymond and Roger , who went to the Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, about three or four decades ago.
Can you help??
God Bless
Ladislao Kertesz, Class 1960
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From: Eric De Verteuil
Date: 8 Dec 01:25 (PST)

Got your email and should be able to provide you with the addresses.
Give me a couple days.
Regards
Eric de Verteuil

(Please Eric, send in your dues, I am missing your lines. Ed.)
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God Bless
Ladislao
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Photos by Ian de Verteuil
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Look us up at http://www.theabbeyschool.com, an all class msb web site.
Look at www.paxabbey.com for information on the Monastery, Mt St. Benedict.
For those that want to communicate with the web, use, webmaster@theabbeyschool.com,.
Send information to: Ladislaokertesz@hotmail.com if you would like to be in the circular's mailing list or any old boy that you would like to include. Telf. 0 (212) 263.5346 Caracas.
Use Kaviacion@cantv.net or kertesz11@yahoo.com for photos as I leave enough storage space for these.
Please note: you may have missed some of the circulars, if you have not received one every week, do not hesitate to ask for the missing number to idmitch@anguillanet.com
For those that would like to contact me here I include my telephones:
Telf.Office: 58 (212) 263.5346, 267.2416, From: 11:00GMT to 22:00GMT
FAX: 58 (212) 261.0829,
Home: 58 (212) 238.4084. From: 00:00 GMT to 04:00 GMT
Cellphone: +58 (0416) 612.5695
Remember that Venezuela's time is the same as Trinidad's, -04:00 GMT.

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Circular No 158

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 13 of November 2004. Circular No. 158-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Friends,

Please note: you may have missed some of the circulars, if you have not received one every week, do not hesitate to ask for the missing number to idmitch@anguillanet.com. Don (1964) has now retired from the Supreme Court and gladly will help you

I have been trying to get some more of the old boys, especially those in Trinidad.
I have taken out of internet the following article, hoping that Richard Fakoory is one of our alumni. Please those that know him R.S.V:P:

Football Superstar Rangers chairman Richard Fakoory and Pro Sports Caribbean representative Peter Miller were guests of the club
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These next few Circulars are going to be short, because of my lack of time.
Maybe you could write some more to help me in setting up the circulars??
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I have reprinted this for my friend CD collectors; I have news from a long forgotten CD made by a Choir The Assumption Folk Chorale directed by our friend and old boy Nigel Boos.
Here is the story:

Dear Las,

I'd very much like to be there with my friends, but my work does not permit a visit to Trinidad at this time.
So I'll just have to leave it alone, I think, and wish everyone who attends lots of love and peace and happiness.
I've already communicated this to the group, but I'm quite sure they can get along fine without me.
The last time I met with the Choir was in 1985 when I was asked to conduct them for the 15th Anniversary Celebrations at Assumption Church.
It was really something special.
When I walked into the Church for the practice, I could hardly believe it - - - so many of the "kids' had turned up that 1/3 of the church was filled with Choir members and their husbands / wives and muchos ninos.
I felt a great lump in my throat and when I got to the podium eventually and started them off on one of our old favourites, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", the years simply fell away. It was as if they hadn't missed a beat since my last meeting with them 11 years before.
The Choir has formed an important part of my life, Las, and I believe that God must have used me to draw some of his children back to him, through music.
Many of these young people are today extremely active in the Charismatic Renewal in Trinidad and elsewhere, so maybe we did have an effect, after all.
Can you make a story out of all of that?

Nigel
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Las,

This isn't really a news item.
But for the record, it's just a record I made with a choir I founded in 1969 by the name of "The Assumption Folk Chorale".
The Choir operated (and probably still does) out of the Assumption Church in Maraval.
At the time of founding it, I had intended it to be a forum for teenage religious expression and no effort was ever made to exclude anyone of any faith whatever.
Basically, I tried to encourage youngsters who wanted to meet together in a communal spirit to praise God and to enjoy one another's company.
We had blacks, white, pinks, browns, yellows, greens, purples, reds, and practically every hue of the human condition.
We had a wonderful time, and the record was one of our productions intended to document the fact of our existence, and to demonstrate new forms of praise and worship.
The teenagers of 1969 -1974 are now turning 50 and they're having a get-together in Mayaro in August 2002.
I understand that they're coming together from many parts of the world for the occasion, and they'll be attempting to celebrate the mass using the songs we loved back in the distant past. So much for the news item.
Good luck in all your efforts, Las.

Nigel
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Dear Salvador,

Thank you for your kind words and for the memories. I agree, our days at MSB were special, although perhaps we didn't think so at the time.
It is wonderful to see how Ladislao has been able to bring so many of us together through the use of the computer.
The record you're referring to was made back in 1970 and it seems to have become a sort of rallying point for the teenagers of those days, who are getting together again next month in Trinidad to celebrate their "Group Age 50" since so many of them are turning 50 either last year, this year or next year.
Thanks also for the invitation to contact you in Louisiana.
May I extend the same courtesy to you if you should happen to pass through Ajax, Ontario.
God bless, and keep the faith.

Nigel
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Salco56@cs.com, wrote:

Hello Nigel, it has been a very long time.
My name is, Salvador Coscarart and my brother Pedro, we both went to the Abbey School in 67 to 75.
We are from Venezuela, two years ago we went to visit our sisters and she gave us back a record that I had purchased in Trinidad, it was one of your records and your Choir,
I also found a picture taken at the abbey refectory during a mass with the boy scouts and your Choir, Father Cuthbert was saying the mass and you were standing behind him.
Just wanted to tell you hello and I’m glad to know you have done good for yourself,
I have been in contact with, Tony Johnson and Ladislao, it is also nice to have met new oldboys from Mount,
I live in the USA now in Louisiana, Lafayette.
If you ever come around this way you are welcome, my phone and address are in the Abbey School Web, best wishes God bless

Salvador Coscarart Msb Old Boy.

For those that like to collect Choir music, please contact either Nigel or Salvador. CDs are part of our history.
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SCOUTING OR NO SCOUTING.

There is a lack of news on scouting activity.
I cannot believe that this activity did not leave a mark on its members.
How about the yearly trek to the North coast?? for those wanting the badge (called the Breaking out badge, Or was it something else?), maybe someone can tell me the badge's name??
And the other badges, can anyone remember at least some of the names??
Those that were the Queen's Scouts??? Can you raise your hands??
And better yet, those that were King's Scouts?? Any alive??
I would like to include your names in the big list, for posterity!!!!
What did you do to get them?? I cannot believe that all of you threw the badges away as soon you left the school, as something without value!!!
What about the structures that were build for the annual competition???
I only got photos for two, the watchtower at the swimming pool site built in 1956, and the Caura river camp.
But I know that every year something new was built, can any one help???
Non scouts please help our scouting brethren with a line or two!!!.
Why were they built?? for what??? competition against whom??
I can write about the scouts as I saw them from the outside but that is not fair.
I cannot conceive that the continuous practice of: flag waving, construction, cooking delicious chicken, making dozens of knots, memorizing booklets, wonderful camping, sightseeing trips by WV bus, taking the oath and Fr.Ildefons tutoring, did not make a story.
I still have my Royal Lifesaving medallion and cross and still remember how I got them, but that is for another story.
I still buy sew on badges for both, from RLSS in UK. for use in my bathing suit, when they get old!! it helps to create conversation with children and friends.

(Maybe Issais Farcheg with his mighty pen can help us out. Ed.)
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I am enclosing two photos of the Matias Fedak´s family.
I am sorry that I have no report or resume, also that I have no names to include.
The only news that I have is that Matias is in ecology tourism, has a farm outside Caracas, some say that it is spectacular, but that is hearsay.
Maybe when I get invited I can give you details!!!
I have met him twice during dinners that brought a few of us friend together, about three years ago.
As you see our Caracas MSB get together is as frequent as the Presidents election.
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God Bless
Ladislao
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Look us up at http://www.theabbeyschool.com an all class msb web site.
Look at www.paxabbey.com for information on the Monastery, Mt St. Benedict.
For those that want to communicate with the web, use, webmaster@theabbeyschool.com
Send information to: Ladislaokertesz@hotmail.com if you would like to be in the circular's mailing list or any old boy that you would like to include. Telf. 0 (212) 263.5346 Caracas.
Use Kaviacion@cantv.net or kertesz11@yahoo.com for photos as I leave enough storage space for these.
Please note: you may have missed some of the circulars, if you have not received one every week, do not hesitate to ask for the missing number to idmitch@anguillanet.com

For those that would like to contact me here I include my telephones:
Telf.Office: 58 (212) 263.5346, 267.2416, From: 11:00GMT to 22:00GMT
FAX: 58 (212) 261.0829,
Home: 58 (212) 238.4084. From: 00:00 GMT to 04:00 GMT
Cellphone: +58 (0416) 612.5695
Remember that Venezuela's time is the same as Trinidad's, -04:00 GMT.
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Circular No 157

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

Caracas, 6 November 2004 No.157

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Dear Friends,

From the numbers on the Circulars and the dates on them, you might have noticed that I am a couple of Circulars late.

Lately I have not been able to concentrate because I have lots of work, thank God. That does not mean that I shall skip numbers but they are going to get to you later.

Last week 22 to 26 of November, I did 2,250 Km by pickup truck, doing repair work on three telecommunication towers in the interior of Venezuela. This week I am doing another tower but closer to home.

But I do not want to you to dwell on my problems so here is another Newsletter but this time the actors will be local Venezuelan oldboys.

In some cases I have had to compose as the individual made no effort to write, but I could not post pone this Circular dedicated to the guys in Pto. La Cruz.

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De: michielid@cantv.net [michielid@cantv.net]

Fecha: 27/09/2004 23:01:44

Dear Friends,

Good night.

At this side is writing Daniel Roberto Michieli Carrizo, 48 years old, 1967 class.

I was in Abbey School from September 1967 until December 1969 (form 1, form 2 and one trimester of form 3).

I returned to Venezuela because of big a familiar problem.

Since then, I don't remember having a contact with friends (students, teachers or priests from Abbey School), and I am very happy of having this moment.

I remember the following friends from my class: Alfredo Montiel, Coscarat Brothers, Jose Costa, Frank Ibarra, Felipe Dáger, Simón Dáger, Oscar Cantore, Winston Cabello, Carlos Carabaño, José Antonio Luongo, Moffie Brothers, and from others classes Zanella (remember Aqualads), Carlos Malavé (leader of my boy scout group, I was his second), Franklin Malavé (captain of Saint Lawrence football team).

I can remember Mr Sheldon Gomes (our football trainer), Mr Chow Fatt (geometry teacher) , Brother Frederick (chemistry teacher; he left the Abbey because he chose to get married with a very pretty girl).

Remember Cutty (Father Cuthbert), Bobo (Father Bernard, the principal), Father Theo (he went to Holland in my second year).

I remember the bus driver when we went to play vs Arima High School, football, and we lost; he said that the only good thing we had was the colour, because all of us were white.

Six months later you had the big race problem in Trinidad; civil troubles called The Black Power.

After that (January 1970) I didn't hear anything of Trinidad and the Abbey School, until today.

At this moment I have a big family; my wife (a very good woman, a black woman; a marriage of 30 years), 2 sons (27;12), 2 daughters (24; 16) and 2 grand-daughters (3;1).

I am a physician (paediatrician and paediatric internist) working in Lechería, Estado Anzoátegui, Venezuela, and I am very glad to enter in this new-old circle of friends.

Perhaps we could meet someday, sometime, and could have a good time, a good and long conversation.

Greetings to all of you, my brothers.

Daniel

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Alfredo Benarroch has been working in the same Hospital for some years now, I hope you meet him soon, if he gets time off from the emergencies.

Alfredo has a brother Gustavo but I have had no contact with him as yet.

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Another guy is Pal Kecskemeti from I have no information to send, whom I have met twice in the last four years.

At that time I was visiting with him together with my daughter Victoria on my way to Trinidad by ferry.

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Hector Ahow is also there in Pto. La Cruz and sends his greeting, my daughter Victoria (15) is a friend of Keyla his daughter.

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Another old boy, Wbladimiro Diaz sends his greetings from Pto. La Cruz.

He is my Dentist and works about 500 meters from the other two Doctors.

I am trying to get his resume and hope to get it soon.

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Roberto Argenti, gold dealer, explorer, world traveler in the security business, antique collector and restorer, etc.

Unfortunately I did not take with me a recorder, because of the fascinating stories that I heard from him.

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Now some lines from Maracay, here in Venezuela:

De: albache@cantv.net [albache@cantv.net]

Fecha: 29/09/2004 09:17:13

Ladislao:

Estoy usando solamente mi celular por ahora: 0414-5894865.

Próximamente tendré uno de Cantv porque allí tengo un reclamo sin resolver.

Un abrazo.

Alberto Ache

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From: "Donald Goddard"

Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 13:22:59 -0700

Hola Peter:

The Louisiana Mount contingent was represented by Salvador Coscarart.

What I had mentioned in my email to Ladislao was that I would gladly attend the reunion if the wealthy Venezuelan like yourself, my brother Brian, Pradita, Urbano, and Isaias would send me the airplane tickets.

From your note it appears as though none of these guys went.

I presume that the tickets they sent to me got lost in the mail??

Anyway Salvador is back, had a great time, and will be sending me some photos of the event. But in all fairness, I do realize that at this time makes it difficult for most to travel.

My excuse is that Trinidad is too far to go for such a short period of time.

I still dream that some day I can visit the lovely island (preferably during carnival) and go up to Mount for a visit.

Best wishes to all.

Donald G.

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From: "Demorvay, Peter"

Sunday, August 31, 2003 12:40 PM

Hello Ladislao,

With all the notices prior to the big reunion of old Mount boys I thought some of the poor Venezuelans would make it to TT and take in some sun & fun in the Caribbean.

I thought I read Donald Goddard threatening to show up ??

As for me I would have liked to show up just to see how the old place faired.

Would like to see how some of my classmates look after all these years (I finished in the "middle ages" in 1962).

I don’t remember most of my classmates, except for those from Venezuela: Chabita ( Gerhard Most ) , Iwaskiewicz , Mickiewicz .

I know I kept the list of my classmates, but to find it is another matter.

I managed to pass through Piarco airport many times in the 60´s and 70´s on my way to Grenada .

I can understand how David Bratt feels about the place.

Back then it was only slightly better than Grenada’s.

With the current work situation in the country I can only keep on working where I can , usually in these isolated God forsaken oil patches of Venezuela .

No chance for retirement, or a cushy job in a university with lots of time off.!!

Greetings to all those old Mount boys out there ..

Peter

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Need the names of the photo and possible date it was taken, final graduation date from Form V.

God Bless

Ladislao

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Photo: By Luciano Mellone, Class 1975 taken in 1973.

lucianos photos 3 INSERT NAMES <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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Look us up at http://www.theabbeyschool.com, an all class msb web site.

Look at www.paxabbey.com for information on the Monastery, Mt St. Benedict.

For those that want to communicate with the web, use, webmaster@theabbeyschool.com,.

Send information to: Ladislaokertesz@hotmail.com, if you would like to be in the circular’s mailing list or any old boy that you would like to include. Telf. 0 (212) 263.5346 Caracas.

Use Kaviacion@cantv.net, or kertesz11@yahoo.com, for photos as I leave enough storage space for these.

Please note: you may have missed some of the circulars, if you have not received one every week, do not hesitate to ask for the missing number to idmitch@anguillanet.com,

For those that would like to contact me here I include my telephones:

Telf.Office: 58 (212) 263.5346, 267.2416, From: 11:00GMT to 22:00GMT

FAX: 58 (212) 261.0829,

Home: 58 (212) 238.4084. From: 00:00 GMT to 04:00 GMT

Cellphone: +58 (0416) 612.5695

Remember that Venezuela’s time is the same as Trinidad’s, -04:00 GMT.

Circular No 156

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 30 of October 2004. Circular No. 156
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Dear Friends,

It is time again for a new copy of the Bull, this time it is No.8, dated November 83.
Arthur, I am sorry that I cannot include the beautiful layout and all the newspaper cut outs. You did a wonderful job.
Please send me comments in case you would like to add, delete or modify anything.
This same note is for all ALUMNI those that want to add to history.
Need information on the ALUMNI that are to be mentioned, I do not have all the email addresses and telephones, or even the wellbeing for some of them.
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Dear Beloved,

You must be wondering where I absconded to with all the subscription money, as there has been utter silence since June.
The fact of the matter is that I was on summer holidays (3 month) and then got writer’s cramp from the overflow of correspondence that rolled in; and am now in the throws of changing my job and going back to my old sales field at RNG; having had a years worthwhile experience in the “Oil Patch”: No regrets.

The only thing I ask is to change my address to:
c/o RNG Equipment, 19M Pettipas Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Note: Most of the subscription went into the purchase of our new Convention Centre and Motel (only kidding).

(A post card photo was included of a Motel named OASIS. Ed.)
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Feelings are neither right nor wrong; it’s what we do with them that are.
In other words, it’s better to be pissed off – than pissed on.
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Well lets get cracking with the news.

Got a letter from LOUIS LACOUR of Guadeloupe, to whom I apologize for calling Allain (who never went to Mount).
He also has a brother called MAURICE, they jointly run SOCIETE GENERALE D´EXPLOITATION COMMERCIAL (Speciality Tools).
MAURICE is married MARIE-CHRISTIANE and has two sons, LAURENT 15 and CYRIL 12.
LOUIS is married and has ODILE 14, and twins FLORENCE and FREDERICK 12.
His wife NICOLE runs her own insurance business.

He wants to get news on “SWAMI” GALT, “TURTLEBACK” GALT, “GUNK” GOLDING, “KOKY-JOE” BROWN, “GABY” JOHNSON, “PUPSY” KNOWLES, MIKE HERRERA, MANUEL PRADA and MICHAEL KING.
So if any of you know the whereabouts please drop a line.
c/o B.P. 82, Point a Pitre, Guadaloupe, W.I.

He also passed on RAYMOND and MICHELLE VIVIES address, but I have not heard from them, yet.

Louis plays tennis, fishes and hunts, and would like to met any old boys who pass through, as long as they don’t stay.
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Never got JOHN “SLIM” SKINNER´s May letter into the June issue, and he says that “OASIS” revives a host of memories even with the short stay at Mount, somewhere in 47/48.
His son, Robert is married and is an avid Cross Country Motor Bike Competitor.
His Daughter Joy is also married (1year) and hunting for a home in London.
John and Gill are at 54 West Drive, Mickleover, Derby, England, DE3 5EW, so some of you guys in the North Sea can give him a buzz on your days off.
His youngest daughter Alison completed her final exams, but has not decided what she is going to do yet.

His hobbies: watching his wife grow flowers.
Does some oil painting and bends elbow at the “PUB”.
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Money does not bring happiness – but, it has been known to cause the occasional smile.
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TREVOR SOODEEN has just moved to 9520 Chestnut, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N8R 1G8.

He is with Revenue Canada, which is our Income Tax Group, so feel free to apply for a refund.
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BRIEFS:

Got a thank you letter from PHILLIP NASSIEF of Dominica re our MAY issue.

Heard that PAT GOMEZ, one of the original old boys of Mount, (somewhere in 1943) has unfortunately lost a leg.
Our prayers for strength and courage in his recuperation are needed.
I don’t have his address, but would like it.

Got a splendid update in June from STUART HENEDRSON, 75 Vernon Joseph´s, San Fernando Trinidad as follows:

JEOFFREY GRANSAULL is a pilot with BWIA and was owner / skipper of a yacht that recently won the Tobago Race.

BRIAN LEWIS, designed the Gulf City Mall at La Romain, with first ever Bowling Alley for Trinidad.

HARRY LAUGHLIN who owns his furniture business, is rated No. 3 in Local Squash. ROGER GELLIZEAU is No. 2.

RICHARD ANDERSON runs his own landscaping / gardening company.

JEAN DE MEILLAC is in the Real Estate business (recently had one of his houses up for $8,000.00 per month rent, can you imagine!!!)

MICAHEL AMES recently left Texaco and opened an engineering workshop in the Oil Belt.

Hear, MICHAEL FARAH who is also in the furniture business, held a “Late Sixties” Fete, long hair, beads and flowers. Would like ton hear more of this.

CHRISTOPHER (PUPSY) KNOWLES is “beering” up, and an ardent bowling fan. Perhaps Louis can contact him at the Pelican Inn.

GERALD (JINX )ANDERSON works at Chas McEnearney in San Fernando selling Ford’s no doubt.

RANDALL (SWAMI) GALT, lives near Stuart and still plays his week end cricket. Should we call “the Oval”?

JEFFREY CAMACHO has a hamburger business “Around the Savannah” and is doing very well.

FRANKLYN (STONES ) KERRY runs his old man’s Quarry al Wallerfield.

BENEDICT HUTTON still playing golf (at his age?), Treads on his carpet business.

DAVID BRATT is a doctor at the P.O.S. General. That guy got patients.

RICHARD FARAH is the Manager of Claude Noel, ex-middle weight boxing champion.

STUART also advised me that Mr. TOM (of the sport’s field) died about 2 years ago for those of you who didn’t know.

Thanks Stuart for all these “briefs”, much appreciated, and it makes my life easier. Would like some addresses to put these guys all on the mailing list.
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We guarantee fast service, no matter how long it takes.
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Got a super $100.00 donation to the OASIS from PHIL POLLONAIS for which we give grateful thanks.

Phil´s letter is fine, outlined the recession that Trinidad was in at that time, and from all accounts it has not improved since.
The entire economy hinges on the Oil Industry, and Governments´ indecision on Taxation has virtually brought the Island to a standstill.

But on the lighter side Phil has 5 boys and one princess.

His eldest son Ross, has just completed his second year at University of Miami, and is doing International Law, and may move to Barbados to do English Law.

He is trying to get his next two sons to University in Port Hope, Canada; perhaps we will even see them out here in the Atlantic.
They could use the summer Offshore jobs with the experience they got from Dad.
He still loves the life in dear old Trini, even with all the hastle.

He says GORDON & DAPHNE VILLANUEVA has twins (boys) after 21 years of trying – way to go.
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Albert Knowles, 82 Long Circular Rd, Maraval, wrote to give me Christopher’s address.
He also let us know that Fr. Vincent COMPTON “Copperhead” is actively involved in Marriage Encounter.
He is Parish Priest of Point Fortin.

Anthony Bolo Krogh is a quantity surveyor with Ellis and Borde, Saddle Road, Maraval.

ESMOND LANGE, who was with Dowell in Norway, has now moved to 3 Creekview Close, Rossmoyne, Western Australia 6155, in August.
He passed on the addresses of JON GOLDING and MIKE (Donkey man) KENNY.

Wish you good luck and hope to hear from down under when you get there.
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Got a letter from ABBOT VAN DUIN, with news of the Canadian Jamboree that Fr. Cuthbert attended, so I hope to get some more details when (Cuthie) writes? YES?.
Fr. Abbot continues to suffer greatly from good health and great happiness, and sends his love and prayers to all the old boys.
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STEVEN WEBSTER´s letter of July should really have been published in this issue, but, it has been withheld to protect the innocent.

He still plays Tennis at St. Augustine Club where many old boys continue to lower the tone of the place.
The Hendersons, Vernon De Lima, the Farinha´s (two generations) and many wild tribesmen, Costellos from the Valley, etc.
His brother, Richard, is with Home Insuranse (N&M) he is also active in Marriage Encounter.
He has three girls.

CHRISTOPHER and PETER WEBSTER are with Trinidad Oilwell Services.

He also gave me LAWRENCE MACAULAY´s address, Phoenix Eng. Ltd. Point Salinas.
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Shared some wonderful memories and times with LEARY O´CONNOR in July, frolicking amongst the Rocks, Forests, Lakes and Seashore of Nova Scotia.
He has a wealth of memories to share and ad made a world tour of visiting “Old Boys” all over the globe.

Was wonderful having you with us. Love to all.
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PHILLIP, have you got QUINTIN SCOTT´s Address in Maracaibo??
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RON LAMBKIN of Hunting Drilltech, Box 134, San Fernando writes to accuse me of only waiting till issue No. 7 to get him on the mailing list, but he went to Mount so long ago that even I forget.
Ron is now a paid up member to year 2000, GOD SPARE LIFE.
Thanks for your trust in me, and your confidence in my health.

Ron has 4 kids? Joanne is married and lives here in Halifax with one grandson.
Gary is with Rabco in South, married with one girl, and one on the way.
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Wayne is also with Rabco, but no kids yet.

Rick is a commercial Pilot and shaping up to build his own airplane.

Ron worked for years with Philip & Andrew Scott before the business was bought out. Phillip, as you know is operating in the North Sea.

Ron & Baba had planned a honeymoon cruise to Orlando in September, but I have not heard yet how it went.
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The secret of Happiness is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do.
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Got the most wonderful prescription in August, from Dr. TYRONE SOODEEN, his life history, which has gone into C.I.A. files (Correspondence from Interested Abbeyboys).

Tyrone left Mount in 1953 to go to CIC, and then to Leeds in U.K. for his M.D. Worked in San Fernando then in Winnipeg and Vancouver before settling in the Fraser Valley.

Married with 3 daughters (18, 15 and 12) is Encountered and has tested the Charismatic. All well and happy at 3441 Doulyn Ave,. Abbotsford, B.C. Canada V2S 4W6.
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My most cherished correspondence is from my old friend PETER GAFFNEY, who philosophically writes of the old rogues whose memories have stirred his past and cast doubtful aspersions on his future. He has crossed paths with many of the Mount Mafia; ADRIEN ACHE, PHILIP SCOTT, the O´CONNORS, etc.

He has three sons, two in English boarding school (15 & 13). His eldest is still a Scout and likes camping, mountain climbing and parasailing. His 10 year old is a Cub, and his wife Tessa a Cub Mistress.

So hat’s off to Fr. Ildefonse for the early grounding of the father of these bright lads:

Peter, remember (oh, too vividly) our famous bicycle ride around Trinidad. What a host of experiences.

He asked about MICKY MCCOY, but the last I heard was that he was with Aeronautical Research at Cape Canaveral, but that was many years ago.

Peter, I cherished your insight and reflections on life before and now in our little island, and understand and appreciate your disillusionment.
When you are looking at Trinidad from a distance you get a completely different view, which residents (being so tied up and occupied with their local problems), fail to conceive.
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A wise man makes more opportunities than he finds.
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Some Knaggs News,
My sons, Derek and Edward ¨(hidden) winning the “Float” race in Dartmouth with Dad’s designed “Fun Boat” (Two truck tubes and a sheet of Ply board).
Derek was recently the recipient of his Chief Scout Award and St. Mary’s University. See Photo attached.

My daughter, Anne-Marie, graduating from the Convent of the Sacred Heart, and now attending St. Mary’s University, taking Commerce.
There are quite a few sons and daughters of Trini´s and Mounties at St. Mary’s.
Ian Shoul´s and Gordon Lang’s daughters are there.
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ANSELM BRUNTON has certainly moved up in life, and feels that the present Mount Students do not enjoy the same atmosphere that we had in long past days.

He sees LAWRENCE MACAULAY now and then at Caroni.
Amselm and Vilma are married 23 years and have on daughter 7 at St. Xavier’s Private School in St. Josephs.

They just returned from a trip to London, where he revelled in the history of that wonderful old city. (see attached photo).
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Bro. RON YEE-MON wrote in September to get some addresses in Florida for a trip he planned there, I sent them off and hope he was able to contact some old boys on his trip.
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My latest letter from EARLE KAYNE, in October, was the one that jolted me back into the realization that I was very much behind in my correspondence.
Thanks Earle. Se here I am once more.

Earl is heading for his 20th Anniversary at 39 Glengarry Cress, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. T8A 3A1 and works as Parts Mgr. for WAYAX (Equipment Dealer not unlike TRAC MAC).

He compares Calgary to the easy going life of Trinidad, although things have been very quiet there (as in Trini).

Just had a new addition to his family, white and small, only 4 legs- Hot Dogs!.

Still plays tennis, squash and racquetball.
He did not give an update on the quantity of kids, only the quality, outdoors, sporting types.
Earl does a lot of camping, but in Hotels.
He hears form ANDREW SCOTT in Houston off and on.

He meets WLLIE STONE and IAN WITTET, once in a while.
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Well folks, that kind of brings me up to date once more, and I hope that the heavens rain blessing upon all those who deserve it.
Keep smiling, and when in doubt, try a prayer.

Love to you all

As always
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So this one was a very long one, hope you appreciate the efforts of Arthur Knaggs.
Those that are not getting every Circular please let me know as I made changes to the way I am mailing these and even some of you might have been left out.
Please ask your friends if they are getting this Circular, if not tell them to write me.

God Bless
Ladislao
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Photo. From Bull No. 8, anne marie knaggs, anselm burnton, derek knaggs, knaggs sons, phillip pollonais, steven webster.
Column: dbratt , next issue
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Look us up at http://www.theabbeyschool.com, an all class msb web site.
Look at www.paxabbey.com for information on the Monastery, Mt St. Benedict.
For those that want to communicate with the web, use, webmaster@theabbeyschool.com .
Send information to: Ladislaokertesz@hotmail.com if you would like to be in the circular’s mailing list or any old boy that you would like to include. Telf. 0 (212) 263.5346 Caracas.
Use Kaviacion@cantv.net or yv1aci@yahoo.com for photos as I leave enough storage space for these.
Please note: you may have missed some of the circulars, if you have not received one every week, do not hesitate to ask for the missing number to idmitch@anguillanet.net

For those that would like to contact me here I include my telephones:
Telf.Office: 58 (212) 263.5346, 267.2416, From: 11:00GMT to 22:00GMT
FAX: 58 (212) 261.0829,
Home: 58 (212) 238.4084. From: 00:00 GMT to 04:00 GMT
Cellphone: +58 (0416) 612.5695
Remember that Venezuela’s time is the same as Trinidad’s, -04:00 GMT.