Circular No 460

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

Caracas, 28 de August 2010 No.460

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Dear Friends, 

This one I am going to start with Glen and Cornel, both in house philosophers to end the month in a good shape

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Salah Wilson

Hi Ladislao,

I thought I had sent the link for my steelband 's winning performance in Toronto 2010....the following is the link 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R87VEudNf8o 

Looking at the photo of you and David Basanta just tells me that the next time I am back home in St. John's village that I ought to pay him a visit.

(note editor: nobody has visited him since he retired from the Abbey School, another first for your editor)

Apart from giving me a ride up on the Mount many a morning he had been my Spanish teacher and of course a neighbor in the village.

You both look well

God Bless

Salah 

(PS. Remember that it is Basanta Drive and a blue house after the first turn, lots of dogs, ed.)

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RE: There comes a point in your life when you realize....

From: Glen Mckoy   

Cornel,  

Thank you for being so Grand, at this point I have no words, and can only share tears of Joy, as we continue our journey of knowledge and wisdom, from our castle in the sky, we march along, all Knights on this, road of Light,

Glen.  

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From: Cornel de Freitas   

To Glen (McKoy),

And to all of my "Old Boy" Mount St. Benedict 'Brothers';

I reached out to you, Glen, and in your own 'Magical way' you reached out, and the response was very special.

Too many to name. 

To all of you, your outreach of 'Love' is overwhelming, and I am grateful for all of your prayers, they are your blessings to me.

May or Loving Father in Heaven bless all of you and your loved ones.

As I sit here, my eyes welling with tears, it is a wonderful feeling to realize how much "We" all care for each other.

It took a few minutes to compose myself and to find the words to respond to you all.

I thank you all from the deepest recesses in my heart for your overwhelming response of Love and Kindness.

It is indeed hard to find the correct words, to actually put them in a chain to form the sentence to best express how it truly feels, when you realize what a great feeling it is, when others express their love.

Thank you all for your prayers and not hesitating to express your love.

Jesus was always teaching us to Love one another. 

You are all fulfilling what He has taught us.

We will soon celebrate His birthday again, (My most favourite time of the year - and not for presents...),

But more for the "Peace on Earth and Good will toward men"; "Love of neighbour".

I reached out to you, and in your own 'magical way' you also reached out and responded,

In truth, your out-reach of 'Love' is overwhelming.

I believe that there are a lot of us suffering quietly; there is no need for any of us to suffer like that. 

It doesn't nor should it matter what the source of the pain is. 

Whether it be emotional, marital, physical, or even a fear.

Share it at give us a chance to do our share, and to lift you up out of it, to lift you up the the Lord.

I truly wish that all those of us that are suffering quietly, would reach out and give us a chance to show that we all care about 'you'.

Last Sunday, my parish priest, Father Horacio (He is from Colombia, and a missionary from all over the world, and is now been given the task to sheppard this parish)

His homily was about the story of the blind man, that believed in Jesus and called out to Him even though others were trying to silence him, Jesus saw his Faith.

We all see through our physical eyes and see things that we could help change, we all have our moral eyes and what our heart tells us, and in this way our conscience speaks to us to have the courage to do the right thing, and we also have our Spiritual eyes, our eyes of Faith, to have Faith in our GOD.

My Brothers in Christ, I pray for you all, even the ones I don't know by name.

I see us all as brothers that were privileged to be guided by GOD to the same Castle on the Hill we all know as Mount St. Benedict, to grow up together.  

As the little boys came to The Abbey school as little brothers and as we all grew to be older boys sharing our lives together.

There is a bond, a golden thread that weaves through all of us, bringing us all together in many special ways.

Never lose Faith, we were all blessed in a special way.

To all the 'CheChes' (you were in my class Echeverria) and all the 'Carlos Dvoraks', and all of the 'Coscarats Salvador', who each express themselves in their own choice of 'Beautiful' words, GOD bless all of you in a very special way.

... and thanks for allowing me to 'Babble' as I tend to at times...! 

I Love You All

Cornel .... 

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From: mckoy43glen@hotmail.com

Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:51:31 +0000 

Thank you Ambassador Salvador, A Knight to remember, you have already touched Cornel, before this news came about, your endless support in so many ways, thank you for your prays, my brother, classmate and friend,  

 4yrs.4ever, long live the Dream.

Glen 

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From: coscarartsalvador@hotmail.com

TO MY ALL MY ABBEY BROTHERS.

WHEN IN NEED OF PRAYERS, YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MINE, GOD BLESS YOU ALL .

CORNEL IT IWAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO MEET YOU ON THE REUNION IN AJAX.

WILL STILL BE IN TOUCH.

GIVE MY REGARDS TO YOUR SON MIKE .

TAKE CARE.

SALVADOR. 

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Thank you Carlos, thank you for the blessing, I do treasure the special friendship we all share, by blessing me you have blessed yourself,

 Glen. 

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From: carlos_dvorak@aincosa.com 

Thank you all.

Glen God bless you…. I have always enjoyed your messages…. This is a very wonderfull one…..

I am proud to have friends like you all.

CARLOS DVORAK 

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From: Glen Mckoy   

Thank you Cheche, Trevor and Stu for your emails regarding our brother Cornel, reading that the prays has started, may the sun shine upon you, from today on, as the healing begins.  

All for one, and one for all, long live the mount, Best regards

Glen. 

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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:03:47 -0400

From: reglaw@gmail.com 

Thank you Glen ... my bro !!! ... wonderful message ... and SO TRUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... SOOO POSITIVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHECHE  

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On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com> wrote:

My dear brother Cornel,  

You always bring such wonderful words to the club, you are always caring for your brothers with words of kindness, to brothers you really don't even know.

I have read many times, when you reach out and touch your brothers, well we are reaching out and touching you now, we pray, your pain is little, we pray that this is not the worst and a recovery in on the way, that whatever treatment is done works, and my brother,

I have seen many brothers over the past few years having some serious medical problems, and they are still here, I feel helpless and can only extend my love and prays, if there is any way we can be of service, please lets us know, and we are here at all times, a phone call away. 

Hold on my brother, we will let our lord know you need a helping hand now, keep the faith, we are all here, right now right here with you.

I pray that you start feeling better today,  

Best regards,  

Glen McKoy.    

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Ladislao Kertesz

15 Mar 2010 

Dear Cornel, Terrence

Good for writing about the meeting.

None of the others did as yet and I presume that they are not going to write either.

But I need to get the contents of the little box, photographed item by item.

Also scan the documents.

The general photos of the items make my mouth droll, but they are not good for the general archive.

Especially the scout badges, only Jan has sent a couple of photos but the rest of the KING or QUEEN Scouts just do not remember anything and have nothing to show.

Not even memories of the Camps or others.

Finally I get to see Egan, after 49 years.

He sat next to me during the last year at the study hall at the back row left.

He is on the list since 2002 but is not inclined to write, I am glad he is well and has a beautiful wife, please tell him.

I can only ask you to be an intermediate for this job, as you are closer than I.

Also remember that if you get an interesting email, please FW it to me if you believe that it can forward the cause.

This is the "material" I talked about.

Ladislao 

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Michael A. Stein

18:47 (14 minutes ago)  

Father Augustine because of his class discipline that had all paying attention and learning.

Michael A. Stein

Corporate Vice President

Baptist Health South Florida-International Division

tel: 786-596-2426

cell: 786-417-9101 

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From: Ladislao Kertesz [mailto:kertesz11@gmail.com]

Sent: Sun 8/29/2010 1:40 PM 

Dear Michael

Please help out with one of the adventures at the Mount for the Circular.

Maybe you can tell me about the best teacher you had and why??

Thank you for the info.

God Bless

LAdislao 

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On 22 August 2010 19:51,

Michael A. Stein <MSTein@baptisthealth.net> wrote: 

Wanted you to know.

Recently I saw David Bratt upon my visit to TT to visit St. Clair Hospital

Michael A. Stein 

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Now to the photos. 

Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Photos:

06WK0016WKE, Roland Charles and Winston Kerry

65UN0001CLASS67, Class 1967 with names by Raphael How Chung.

10LK2932FAUFCU,  Fr. Augustine and Fr. Cuthbert with the Editor.

Anouncement Baptist, Paul Stein

Circular No 459

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

Caracas, 21 August 2010 No.459

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Dear Friends,

Good to hear from Salah, but his video has not arrived for the Circular.

I shall include it as soon as I get it.

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...8 ago 2010

From: Salah Wilson   

Hi Ladislao,

Good to hear from you...this is actually the first year that I do not yet have a copy of Audio or Video........unbelievable.......but as soon as I do ..........it will be a pleasure for me to forward the song to you so that you may share it with all my brothers....this was another for the Mount...(and I did see some old mount boys at the Toronto Panorama)..

Anyways I should have a copy this week.

God Willing

Regards

Salah 

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...2010 6 23

From: Nigel P. Boos  

Hiya, MaryLou. 

How nice to hear from you.

It's been such a long time, hasn't it? 

I'm so glad that Chris C. sent my email on to you, as it has stimulated this great response.

Congrats to Chris (F) and yourself for your 43 years of marriage. Wow!  

So here's what's going on.

About 7 years ago, a group of Old Boys of Mt. St. Benedict's Abbey School decided to try to find all our old friends and buddies of those long-gone days, and to set up various reunion meetings wherever we happened to be.

Net result: We've formed a dataBase of 1280 OB's and we've had a number of interesting get-togethers, in Trinidad, in Venezuela, in the US, in Canada and so on. 

My own responsibility has been to try to find the email addresses of everyone, for ease of communication, and that's why I'm trying to find Chris' email, (for which I thank you).

If you might happen to have the email address of Fr. Peter, would you please let me have it as well?

I had heard that he was quite ill, but I have no details.

Also, would you please confirm, if possible, the last year that Chris (F) attended school at MSB? 

Thanks again, MaryLou. 

Nigel P. Boos 

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On 2010-06-23, at 3:27 PM, CHRIS D FERGUSON wrote: 

Nigel...

This is MaryLou (Wainwright) married to Chris Ferguson, some 43 yrs...yah old no arse!

LOL...and Chris did attend Mount St Benedict ...at some point in his life; where he met Ben Hutton...

I just got Christopher C's email question...and don't mind at all answering your question directly....

I did see a pic of you recently on Fbook...great to catch up after so many years...

Chris and I live here in south Miami...we are also very good friends with your family, Helen (Boos) Hutton (married to Ben Hutton) as you know...see them often.   

Our son Wayne lives in Dubai and is good friends with your nephew, Damon de Lima...what a small world eh boy? 

Would love to catch up with you ...I know Chris would, but he is the world’s worst communicator...we both still work, but hopefully in a couple months I will be retired, so this might entice Chris to do the same. 

Trust you get this with no problem...this is our home email address..and would love to hear from you.. 

Blessings MaryLou 

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from: Alex Lew

Date: 27 April 2010 15:36 

Nigel and Ladislao

Can you please send the circulars and any OLD boys MOUNT mail to my home E-mail (alexlew@cogeco.ca ) instead of to alex lew@nova chem .com,

Since today the 27 of April /2010 I am retiring from Nova Chemicals in Sarnia Ontario after 34 years of working in this petrochemical lab,

It was a good 34 years I enjoyed the job all these years.

It was a good paying job, hard to find today.

So thank you again

ALEX.    

Ps I am Myron Lew´s brother who you probably remember better.

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From: Glen Mckoy

date: 28 May 2010 10:20 

Hello Nigel,

We were talking about the roll call; I do hope more brothers fill in the names, email addresses, or cell numbers, of brothers still missing, and photos without names.

Nigel, Knight of the Light, I must thank you for the information below, this is a Great Knight, and when he left the Castle, there were only a few Knights.

A man from the times, when the history of “The Knights of White Stones began, and moulded into what it is now, the Club.

He went from a Knight, to a Monk, and is an old boy.

Nigel, when you next speak to our brother Msgr. Urban Peschier, please let him know, that The Club, is still here, and I have two brothers he would know about, a David De Castro and Trevor Evelyn, oh yeah, they were on the mount, a few years before him, however, they may have even crossed paths, at the Club, in 1948. 

Very Interesting, thank you for sharing this True Story, this is not The Tales of "White Stones",(or is it?) but of a Knight who was there, the rest is his-story. 

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Subject: MSB Old Boys DataBase Update may 26, 2010

From: nigelboos@eagles-wings.ca 

I'm pleased to be able to welcome Msgr. Urban Peschier into our little group.

For those who do not know the good Monsignor, here's what I've found out about him:  

His DOB is 27 April, 1929.

He attended the Abbey School and I believe, graduated in / around 1948.

He was ordained a priest on 1st November, 1953. 

He served in the parishes of:

Princes Town Dec. 1953 - Dec. 1956;

Arima Dec. 1956 - Jan. 1961;

Erin Jan.1961 - May 1967;

Princes Town May 1967 - Oct. 1971;

Mt. Lambert Oct. 1971 - May 1977;

San Rafael Dec. 1977 - August 1984;

Study leave from August 1984 - April 1986;

Marriage Tribunal May 1986 - January, 2006 during which was appointed Judicial Vicar on 1st November, 1991. 

He has not fully retired as he assists in the Marriage Tribunal alongside the present Judicial Vicar, Fr. Joseph Harris C.S.SP., and is still consulted by the Archbishop on certain matters.

He resides at the Cathedral presbytery.

Thank you to Ms. Maria Afong, Secretary to Abp. Gilbert, for providing this data. 

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010 1:28 PM

From: "Peter Chandler"  

Hello fellow Old Boys;

You last newsletter is bringing forth a very disturbing aspect of our group.

I can't remember the Mount Old Boys association or whatever you wish to call it, being a religious organization although we all have in common having being schooled at an institution with a religious a affiliation.

So please let’s leave religion out of it since it has caused and still causes enough wars and suffering.

Who is to say which is the wrong or right religion which I personally believe highly presumptuous of any to assume that title. 

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Phillip Clegg

detalles 7 may 2010 

Hi Ladislao, 

                I just came across this particular email of yours that I had missed previously, along with some others, because I had left them un-answered at the point of time of receipt, initially for a time, just so that I could catch up on some legal work that I am doing with respect to a long-standing land development issue here in West London that is still on-going and as a consequence is taking up a great deal of my time - please forgive what may have seemed to be outright rudeness on my part - rudeness was not on my agenda.- it's just that the days just aren't long enough and my energy level perhaps not what it used to be. 

                With respect to my contacts with Nigel Boos - I had sent Nigel four or so photos, really just to put a face on the page that they the lads might recognise if perhaps they did not recognise my name - most generously indeed Alain Devaux did seem to recall me quite well indeed, as in fact I have also I recalled him - it has, after all is said and done, been a very long time since any of the MSB brigade saw me, and it may be the case when the truth is known, that I have a very forgettable face and personality,

in view of the fact that I had written Leary O'Connor what I had thought to be a fairly reasonable and friendly email, but nevertheless failed however to get any response whatsoever from him, which of course does unavoidably have a somewhat deflating effect on one.

By contrast however, I have had some level of on-going contact with the old School Hero, Trevor Evelyn, the guy who seemed to surpass everyone else at seemingly everything, who incidentally, I have discovered, was born on the same day as myself, i.e., 6Th November, (different year however).

I have to say that I am really pleased indeed to learn that his treatment has been successful.

I have also had the great pleasure of being in contact once again with David De Castro, who at the time I always knew as Dougle, who appears to be just as happy, cheerful, and buoyant as he ever was in the past, seemingly being every bit the same guy that I remember when at MSB all of those years ago.

However, even David had to admit that he only 'sort of remembered me' in spite of the fact that we did  knock around together quite a bit off and on when we were both at the Mount way back when, (It would seem from the discourse that we have had with each other that we had both commenced as boarders in 1944 prior to the opening of the New School on the Mount) leading me to suppose that I might indeed be a great deal less charismatic than I had supposed, and perhaps also just plain forgettable when all is said and done.    

                I had sent both Nigel and Trevor Evelyn photos of myself from times past. The photos of myself that I had sent to Nigel Boos I have already explained –

I think that I have already sent you another copy of the, "1951 Footie Team" that you had requested of me, if however I have failed to do so please email me once again with respect to the matter and I will of course email you another copy.  

                The photos that I had sent to Trevor would perhaps be of little or no interest to anyone else, as one of the photos was of my late mother's Hotel "The Montrose" that was situated in Camp Street, Georgetown, in BG, all those years ago, which I thought might interest him as he used to visit with my sister there in times gone by, whilst the others were of myself at the time that I was modelling here in UK in the 1970's, which I do not think will be of any interest to the MSB 'Old Boys.  

                 In addition, at the time that Nigel Boos was asking for a response to his "Roll Call" presentation, I had written a synopses of my stay at the Mount which I had captioned, "Before, During and After MSB - A Synopses". 

Having no way of knowing just what the other guys would write, I had done a fairly epic account of my experiences before MSB, together with a fairly detailed recall of most things that I remembered from the days at the Mount, explaining how my particular upbringing had made the event of being enrolled at the Mount a most traumatic experience for me,

Then recalling to mind various of the priests that I had known, at the same time recalling to mind what effect some of them had had on me, and then finishing it up by outlining what had happened to me after MSB right up until the present point of time - however, when I saw just how brief and cursory the other 'Old Boys' accounts were, mine seemed unnecessarily epic by comparison, and I realised that what I had done was probably not at all relative to the situation and probably was more fitting to a publication of my memoirs than for inclusion in your column - in fact just plain 'overkill', and that is why I did not send it off to Nigel, nor later to you.

If however you think that you want any of it, it is there for the asking - however if you do ask for me to send it off to you I would not want you to publish any of it if you supposed that it might have a negative effect on anyone.   

                  From reading the various emails that you have presented from time to time in your circulars, I have come to realise that I have evolved in a quite different direction to everyone else that I knew at the Mount.

I am very straight forward and perhaps too open-minded and outspoken, and also not at all religious (in a doctrinal sense) when compared to the rest of the Old Boys,

(having said as much, I have to tell you that I have never indulged in Alcohol, smoking, drugs, gambling, clubbing, etc., to the extent that most people who know me suppose at first that I am very religious), so I feel that I am now perhaps a bit of a misfit when compared to my old pals at the Mount, and it may be that things that I had to say in my Synopses might prove a somewhat too controversial for the general consumption and peace of mind of my old compatriots. 

I certainly would not like to upset any of the 'Old Boys,’ or worse still make enemies of any of them - that would be quite unnecessary at this point of time in our lives.    

          Should you want anything else form me do please feel free to contact me with respect to anything. Once again I would like to thank both yourself and Nigel Boos for all of the very good work that you are both doing for the MSB Old Boys.   

My very best regards, 

Phil Clegg 

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On Mon, 1/2/10,

From: laszlo kertesz <kertesz12@gmail.com>

Date: Monday, 1 February, 2010, 1:38 

Dear Phillip,

I finally reached to Circular No. 429 that has been reserved to your experience at mount and the photos.

You seem to have sent 4 photos to Nigel

I only got one, the football photo, but this photo has problems so please could you resend.

Also the other three, Nigel has not been forthcoming, HE MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN.

GOD BLESS

LADISLAO 

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Now to the photos. 

Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Photos:

10SW0001PAN FESTIVAL, our good friend Salah at the PAN FESTIVAL.

09NB0006REUNIONAJAX. Finally with names.

10LK2925DBALKE, David Basanta and Ladislao Kertesz

09LK2158LKEGRP, Dinner in Caracas

Circular No 458

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

Caracas, 14 August 2010 No.458

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Dear Friends, 

Comments are now visible on Circulars Blog page.

To facilitate your writing comments, Don has devised a method to make it easier.

Please do not forget to send me a CC.

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...12 ago 2010

From: "Don Mitchell, CBE QC"  

Hi Ladislao,

You might like to announce in one of your future Circulars that comments are now visible in the right-hand panel of the 2010 Circulars website:  

http://abbeyschoolmtstbenedict2010circulars.blogspot.com/ 

Readers wishing to post a comment should click on the word "comments" at the end of the post in question and type their comment in the box provided.

Don't forget to indicate in the text which Circular the comment relates to, and to give your name.

Keep well,

Don 

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from: desclaire smith

Date: 14 August 2010 10:18 

Hello,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

Among the pictures I received the only person that I recognised was Arthur Knaggs.

I can also confirm the actives following VJ day , that is a fact i.e., the painting of the rock in white and huge red VJ letters, as I recall Fr Ildefons supervised the actives.

I also recall the story about " Dougle", but I believe that Andrew Marcellin was the best at marbles.

It is also true that Fr Lee Sing also pitched marbles.

I can recall the many instances that he would be pitching and an argument would break out in another group, he would blow his whistle and all marbles ceased and he would investigate as to the cause and take action if needed.

On one occasion I can recall Fr Chris blew his whistle, and Jack Knags blurted out "the venerable dean has blown his penny whistle"

Jack was immediately ordered to go to the classroom,

That statement did not go over well because the statement caused huge laughter by everyone except Fr Chris.

Dougle may remember this.

When next I can find some time I will describe our dormitory facilites and supervision.

Des 

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From: Ladislao Kertesz

Date: 9 August 2010 18:56 

Dear Desmond

Finally a recount of the beginnings of the school, there has been too many starts and I never understood the starting process.

I am not going to ask you any questions since I have to check out other accounts which I need you to corroborate.

I just wanted to let you know that I received this.

I presume you do not have a photo of the time.

God bless

ladislao. 

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from: desclaire smith

Date: 9 August 2010 14:35 

HI Ladislao,

Greetings, thanks for the very prompt reply, as well as the updates on the recent activities of the Association.

None of these names are familiar to me - there is one exception there were two Pradas in my time viz. Charles & Jeffrey.

I do not know if these are the same guys from my period.

What I would try to do will be to provide the really early days.

As stated the pre-cursor to the Abbey School was Mt St Benedict School.

The original intent was apparently to have a day school.

The start of the school was coupled with the start of the Seminary of St john Vianney

Both started in Jan. 1943.

The day school began with approximately 15 Pupils,

The majority were drawn from the Tunapuna Area, the exceptions were Pat Sellier from St Joseph and myself from San Juan.

In the Seminary were about six,

The most notable were John Mendes-later Fr.Mendes, Urban Peschier later Father Urban.

Some of the others that I recall Andrew Joseph.

Another named Daly.

I understand the dropped after a couple of years.

Father Mendes had a younger brother Arnold who spent a few years before leaving.

The reason I mention the seminary at this time is because following the first term, after missing quite a few days of school Fr Bernard (the cobra as we referred to him) suggested to my Dad that I should become a broader and he could arrange for me to live with the seminarians.

So I lived with and followed all of the seminarian activities and their routine.

I spent two terms (1943) with the seminarians.

In 1944, the true boarding school started, some of these names that I can recall are Darwents- John and Michael brothers and their cousin Walter, from Palo Seco,

The Marcellin brothers Andrew & Hamil, from San Fernando,

Ian Mc Lean.

The Knaggs Brothers (Jack &Arthur). 

WE also had first overseas students both from St Lucia.

In 1943 we had only one class, In 1944 we suddenly had three classes.

From one broader, (myself), in 1944 we had about twenty boarders.

From one class in 1943, Come 1944 we had three classrooms.

The expansion in 1944 was so rapid, that we not only had priests as teachers, we got our first lay teacher.

( Subject to correction I believe his name was Nello Lambert)

In 1945< there was much further expansion of the boarding school.

Initially we occupied half of the upper floor, the following year we occupied the entire upper floor.

Down stairs Bro. Michael had the bakery and at the far end was where they extracted the honey from the honey combs ( just to give you some idea of the location.

It should also all of this was within the monastery

If you had female visitors Mom, Sisters, you had to meet them outside of the monastery enclosure.

I945 the student body exploded and the eventual Abbey school site was excavated and levelled.

Boy did we have fun on that site during the construction.

I was fortunate to be present at the laying of the foundation stone.

This was presided over by Archbishop Finbar Ryan also present were Fr prior Dom Hugh Van Der Sanden, Fr. Bernard and also signing the document on behalf of the students was John Darwent.

The scroll was rolled and placed a large glass jar (alias a sweetie jar) it was then placed in a niche at the main entrance.

Brother Gabriel supervised the entire construction of the structure.

I never occupied this building as I left for CIC for the Sept term.

Best Wishes

Desmond 

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From: Ladislao Kertesz

Date: 8 August 2010 21:51 

Dear Desmond

I am confirming the receipt of the email.

Shall include you on the mailing list.

Please look at the blog run by Don Mitchell.

He has placed all the Circulars in the Internet.

I would like you to check out the stories by Leary and Richard O’Connor

Would like you to give me the names of your friends, and the classmate that you remember.

Any news or stories are welcomed; the Circular need help

God Bless

Ladislao 

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From: desclaire smith

Date: 7 August 2010 12:58 

Hi Ladislao,

My brother Rod Smith has informed me that you are involved with the Abbey School.

If you are interested I can furnish you some of the back ground on its evolution.

I attended the Mount from its inception Jan '43 to Aug. '45

I have tried on several occasions to contact you without success.

VTY

Desmond Smith   

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Re: William Mew ?

...28/7/2010

From: Tim Mew MHC  

Hi Nigel,

Sorry I cannot help you as we have not been in touch for many years.

If I do find out any news of William I will let you know.

He was two years ahead of me so probably left MSB in 1956 and after Guyana went to the UK.

What a small world, Vernon is your father in law and I remember him well from MSB.

Also a Trinnie in Melbourne says he knew Vernon in London when studying for his law degree.

Quite amazing so please say hello to Vernon after so many years for us.

What do they say about six degrees of separation???

Tim, Gail & Family. 

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From: Nigel P. Boos

Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 8:55 PM 

Tim,

Any word on this, please?

Hope you're keeping well.

Nigel 

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From: "Nigel P. Boos" <nigelboos@eagles-wings.ca>

Date: July 12, 2010 8:55:55 AM EDT 

Hello, Tim,

I was talking with my brother-in-law, Vernon de Lima, and he mentioned that you had an older brother, William, who had also been at the Mount.

I'd like to add him to the dataBase.

Have you any information you can share with me, about your brother?

Thanks.

Nigel  

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From: Cornel de Freitas

Date: 18 June 2010 09:11 

Dear Ladislao,

I hope all is well with you and your family. 

The last time Coscarart Salvador communicated with me , he told me he was going to visit you when he got to Venezuela, so I asked him to give you a Big Hug and thank you for all your contribution to this "Golden Ring of Light" that McKoy writes of in his tales of "The Knights of White Stones"  (I really enjoy reading his stories....)

The reason I am writing to you is to just ask a few questions.

Do you still send out the Circular?

I have not received a copy in a long time and I do miss it.

Can you please let me know what's happening with it?

Best regards,

Cornel A. de Freitas   MSB 1959-1964 ...
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA 

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Ladislao Kertesz 

Dear Cornel

I try to keep the Circulars Circulating, jajaj

a bit late sometimes but I do not mail them regularly.

I would like you to go to Don, Mitchell Blog and he has all of the on.

The address is in the Circular.

God bless

LAdislao 

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Cornel de Freitas

9 Mar 2010 

Hi Ladislao,

Sorry it's been a while since you heard from me.

I don't remember the last time I wrote to you, but so much has happened.

I believe I may have mentioned that my brother Carlos was in the hospital for a number of weeks with a serious infection. 

I have no real details at this time, but he was released last Friday and had a heart attack on Saturday. 

He passed away that afternoon sometime after 5 pm.

He was the middle brother, and the one I had a very good relationship with. 

I am going to really miss him.

It's been a while since I've received the Circular and wonder if I was removed from the list?

Since we made contact I have always received them.

Kindly let me know what publications there were in February.

I will check and let you know which was the last ones I received.

All the best, GOD bless you and yours,

Cornel ...  

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Cornel de Freitas

10 Mar 2010 

Hello again Ladislao,

Got your email, I saw the picture as a boy sitting on the playing field, but you did not publish the 'string' of pictures, any particular reason why? 

I thought they would give a perception of my growing older' and what I look like now.

I am also aware that Nigel sent you the pictures of the 'Mini-reunion' we had up here. 

I was a really great evening that just happened with a few suggestions.

I have already written to you about that evening, but it is also my hope that the others I attendance would take a minute and write a few words of their perception of that really nice get together. 

The photographs of that same evening that shows me, my son Michael, and his two boys, my two angels could also be included.

Let me know what you think.

GOD bless you and yours,

Cornel ...... 

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Now to the photos. 

Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Photos:

06WK0021MPRPTA, Manuel Prada and Peter Tang.

09LK0094EDIMSB, Monk´s Cemetery

50XX0001FOOTBALL, 1950 football Team.

09TF1869CDFFAM, Cornel De Freitas and family.