Newsletter for
alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas,
15 of August 2020 No. 980
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Dear
Friends,
This is the Abbey as it looks today.
It appears that all the side altars that
existed in my time (1956-1962), and where I used to frequently serve mass for
one of the monks, have been removed.
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From: GEORGE MICKIEWICZ
Sent: Friday, May 8, 2020 10:19 AM
Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ
We learned earlier this week that Jose
(Cachapa) Malaver died on Tuesday (5th May). Please keep
Jose and his family in your prayers……he graduated from the Abbey School in
1969.
A NEEDLESS AND PREVENTABLE DEATH.
It appears that he died from renal
failure.
His country, local hospital and health
care system failed him as they ran out of medicines/supplies required for his
dialysis treatments.
Jose is one of the hundreds of scores of
suffering Venezuelan fatalities in the current chaotic state within the
country.
NO: MONEY, MEDICINES, FOOD, ELECTRICITY,
WATER, HEALTHCARE, FUNCTIONING HOSPITALS, ETC.
Please say this prayer for Jose, his
family, his friends, and all our Venezuelan sisters and brothers:
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From: GEORGE MICKIEWICZ
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 4:29 AM
Subject: FATHER HAROLD - 30TH
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS PRIESTHOOD
Let’s all join Father Harold in prayer this coming Wednesday; asking OUR
FATHER to continue to bless him and his ministry.
Also ask those who know and/or studied
under Father Harold to share those memories that are still in your minds,
hearts and souls with him and us.
We thank and praise you Father for all
that you have done, and continue to do for us alumni of that great school on
the mountain.
Also invite and ask our alumni brothers
living in Trinidad to represent us by attending this special mass…..thank you
in advance.
Please publicize and share this note as
appropriate with other alumni not included in this note…..thanks
“To all my Abbey Alumni friends:
On Wednesday 24th June, 2020, through the grace of God I will celebrate
30 years of Priesthood during the 5pm Mass @ St. Peter's, Carenage. Fr. Herbert
Charles( who was my Dean in Form 6 @ Fatima) who'll celebrate 48 years next
day, will be the Homilist and all of you brothers who have had an Anniversary
this month and this year, our suffering brothers in Venezuela and our dear
Nigel Boos, all who have a special need, are included in the Prayers of this
Mass. You are part of the journey which has led us to where we are.
Sincerely,
Fr. Harold Imamshah”
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From: Nigel Boos
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 7:39 AM
Subject: Fwd: FYI - ALEJANDRO FELIPE
PAULA - ADDED TO SEMINARIAN LIST - DO YOU REMEMBER HIM?
Thank you, George.
Alejandro attended the seminary at Mt
St. Benedict between 1954 and 1958.
I was there from 1955-1960 and I did not
know him then.
May he now be at peace.
Nigel
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From the past.
This last circular # 157 I could download and read... thanks!
The previous ones I could not lower them
and I do not know why?
I take advantage to inform you that
during the visit of Donald two weeks ago, we did meet with the old and used
friends: Urbano and Isaias in Caracas.
Soon after Donald went to PLC to visit a
friend in Lecherias and I haven’t seen or heard of the crazy geologist
since!!??
I guess he is ok and back home in the US
by now!!??
Well Ladislao I sure hope that we get to
meet in 2005 at some reunion or a lunch meeting some time and finally give you
the photo and brochure that I have from your Bajan friend.
Take care and all the best for 2005,
Brian Goddard
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From: "Brian
Goddard" <briangoddard@oterca.com>
Date: 4 May 14:08 (PDT)
Ladislao:
A really tired swimmer after having
crossed the Orinoco and Caroni river (3.5 linear km but the true km distance
against the current is more like close to 5 km).
The first is the expression of an
exhausted swimmer and the second is that of a curiously happy swimmer after
realizing after finishing that he had not drowned while swimming the
magnificent Orinoco river!!
I wish I had Steven Tempro´s e-mail
address in Barbados; so as to copy him on this message.
Pls copy Steven if you have his address.
Saludos,
Brian
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Ladislao
I have been pending to call you before
going to Caracas.
I saw to Urban Fedak last month and he
promised to call me for a possible reunion.
But before everything I wanted to inform
you that I visited your friend Steven Tempro in Barbados.
I have a photo of both of us near the
swimming pool of his hotel "Smugglers Cove" which I promised to give
you personally when I arrive in Caracas, since I do not have it in digitalized;
So I will call when I have my next
visits to Caracas and finally will meet you, ok.
The news of the present time is that a
"senior citizen" Brian swam the Orinoco and the Caroni in the middle
of the last month.
It was magnificent experience which I
will explain it with details when we see ourselves in Caracas and will send a
pair to you of photos of the arrival that I received by email.
Greetings,
Brian
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Donald:
You are a baby in the photo and by
curiosity what about the life of Bodington.
Is he still in Venezuela and where?
If you have his telephone number please
let me know.
I am copying to Ladislao and Urbano with
my message; since I have not called Ladislao and I have a photo for him of a
friend whom I met during my recent trip to Barbados.
I believe that I have mentioned it
previously but never I had answer.
I see Urban once in a while near his
office in Caracas and I promised Isaias Farcheg to visit him one of these days
soon.
They promised to call and let me know
when they would have to dinner reunion but never do?
We are going to see if in AD 2004, we
can make a specific one reunion in Caracas that I can attend.
Greetings to all,
Brian
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From:
Richard de Verteuil 1949-1951 <ashl03@dsl.pipex.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:13 PM
I left school in 1959 in England and went to University in Birmingham; I
would probably have left Mount a year earlier.
By 1966 I was married with two daughters!
Richard
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From: Ladislao Kertesz
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:00 AM
Ok Richard,
I am sorry but I do not have the date
you graduated or would have graduated Form V.
Only those in the list were sent the
message.
Please give me the graduation date at
MSB or elsewhere.
God Bless
Ladislao
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From:
"Richard de Verteuil" 1949-1951
To: "Ladislao Kertesz"
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:23:46 -0000
Dear Ladislao,
A very interesting picture, but in 1966
I was 25 years old!!
So although that person No 20 may be
called Richard de Verteuil, he is a different one to me.
Please make sure that the email address
does not get mistakenly promulgated as I do not want to spend much time telling
people I don't know them!!
Thanks a lot,
Richard de Verteuil
1949-1951
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From: Chris Knowles
To: Me London
Subject: Greetings for 2005.
Date: 1/4/2005 7:16:47 AM
Dear Family and Friends,
Greetings for 2005.
2004 has been an eventful year for me.
A short holiday in Normandy for the
Bastille Day week with my old friend Alfred Bell.
Two visits to Trinidad (with one side
trip to Tobago).
A visit to Toronto with my sister
Frances.
And two weeks driving around southern
England with Frances, who had not been here since the Sixties, seeing the
sights and visiting family and friends, one of whom counted as several people
because of a multiple personality scenario.
Very interesting, that one, if you can
imagine the situation(s)!
The main reason for having all this free
time is that at the end of September I retired from my employment of the last
fifteen years with Tate and Lyle, the British sugar company.
And for better or worse (time will tell)
have been travelling and chilling out.
Now that 2005 is here it is time to get
a new job and do productive things, so I have already signed up to do a course
in Industrial Safety etc, a topic which is my latest interest, and is part of
my experience over many years past.
In June, Cindy finished her degree at
LSE and within days of the final exams was back home in Trinidad, such is the
lure of the place!
She is working there at the moment, but
may be returning to this country some time this year to work in this
environment for a time.
Charles is nearly mid way through his
undergraduate degree here, and doing well.
To you all, and all others who you know
that I know and can pass this message to, especially Aunts Suzanne and Mille,
and also Lisa, I send from the three of us our Greetings, and our wish that you
and yours have had a Happy Christmas and will enjoy a Prosperous and Untroubled
2005.
With Love,
Christopher.
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From: ViviesEvelyne@aol.com
Subject: Re. Circular No. 149 The Abbey School
MSB
Date: 9/19/2004 11:34:06 AM
Dear Ladislao,
Unfortunately I have no use for this
news letter so you can take me off the list.
But I finally got a hold of the 2 email
addresses that you will be interested in.
First, simon.hayot@Sadipro.gp is the
email address of Simon Hayot who is married to Raymon Vivies' daughter
Collette.
Simon is very keen on Raymon's family
history.
He is the one who takes the Vivies
family photograph every year on the day of Raymon's mother's birthday.
Plus Simon speaks good English and has
often gone to Trinidad.
Second, lvi@egce.gp is the email address
of Laurence Vivies, wife of Raymon's son Bertrand.
Laurence is also related to the De
Verteuil family from Trinidad.
PLEASE resend them the first pictures
that you sent me of Raymon in Trinidad!!!
Best regards
Evelyne
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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz, kertesz11@yahoo.com, if you would like to be in the circular’s mailing list or any
old boy that you would like to include.
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Photos:
18LK3850FBTTA, Tilson Tang
14LK1780FBPQUJGI, Paul Quesnel and John Gioannetti
12LK1375FBGAL, Garth Alexander
15LK5303FBAFR, Andres Freytez
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