Circular No 473

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

Caracas, 27 of November 2010 No.473

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Dear Friends, 

An encounter in France by two old boys.

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Meetup Paul Zeven and Jan Koenraadt in France and the Netherlands

From: Jan Koenraadt jankoenraadt@gmail.com

Dear Ladislao,

Wish to send you some French and Dutch connections of MSB alumni for the Circulars.

Paul Zeven contacted me via the Circulars.

His father happens to stay in my home town Oosterhout in the Netherlands, so last February he came by to visit me at my home.

He is also staying in a renovated place in France little bit east of Clermont Ferrand, about a 90 minutes drive away from our place in France.

So I visited him too at his home last June and enjoyed very much the excellent view he has on the Puy de Dome Mountains.

During holidays, friends with families came to stay at my place in France.

I showed them how to make a tower with rope and poles like the MSB-scouts used to do with bamboo.

Much greetings and many thanks for all the good work you do for all of us!

Jan Koenraadt 

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Ed Lloyd

Friday, February 22, 2008 12:52:22 PM 

Dear friends and family

I have decided to hang up my hard hat and retire from the oilfield (one more time) to enjoy family, friends, golf, woodworking and importantly to not hear the lament of my dear wife - she is simply tired of waiting for me to come home.

We both will take a short break here and then take a holiday in Trinidad via Barbados.

No plans have been made as we both have commitments prior to this announcement, but bear with us; we will be calling on you all when we get down.

Love to all from us both

Edward & Betty Lloyd  

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From: Ed Lloyd <edwardlloyd@yahoo.co.uk>

Date: April 23, 2009 9:54:40 AM GMT-04:00 

Hi Nigel,

Yes, Maurice lives in Vancouver (has been for the last 39 years).

His postal address is 11943 - 118A St, Pitt Meadows, BC, V3Y 1W9 and his cell is 604 644 2905. He can also be contacted by email at the above address
Regards

Eddie 

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

Date: Thursday, 23 April, 2009, 12:52 PM 

Hey, Eddie,

Would you please tell me - does Maurice live in Canada?

If so, can you let me have his address and telephone number, please?

Thanks.

Keep well. Love to Betty and the family.

Nigel 

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...28 dic 2009

From: Anthony Cintra   

Many thanks Nigel,

Seasons greetings to all.

On Boxing Day I visited the Abbey where I had a brief meeting with Fr. Cuthbert.

There are times when the full impact of reality "hits' you as it did as I walked around the old, yet familiar, paths.

There are just two monks who were there in my days.-Fr. Cuthbert and Fr Augustine, who still looks like Richard Burton . 

I said to myself with a smile Anthony you are "old".

Now there is another Justice Lucky in Trinidad, our second daughter Gillian.

So some lawyers, in my absence, refer to me as the old Justice Lucky.

I am still a judge of the International tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

The Headquarters and Court are in Hamburg. I pass through Amsterdam on the way to Hamburg to attend the Sessions.

Whenever we arrive there I reminisce and think of those who came to the Abbey from Holland.

I had been in contact with Fr. Paul and Fr. Francis before they passed on.

Fr. Ignatius is still alive.

We received a Christmas card from him last week.

With kind regards,

Anthony Lucky 

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Glen Mckoy

Monday, October 20, 2008 12:04:33 PM 

Hello Anthony, 

You would not believe the funny comments I got for that one, this is the first time no one was actually offended.

I get so many rude stuff from the guys, I just delete them, and once in awhile I send the good ones on.  

Well just travelling along get one jet lag and sometimes takes a day or two, to adjust to normal, so you must be a bit tired. 

I was shocked to read that you were the guest speaker, I thought you would be too busy to fit this in, however I am so pleased, all the time I thought the Abbot, was lined up for that, ah guess the Abbot have to take 2nd. place.  

Anyhow, you have your job set out for you, glad it’s you and not me giving the speech, don't worry ah behind yuh all the way, whatever you say, 

Best regards to you and your family, 

Glen. 

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From: celandaal@hotmail.com

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:52:24 +0000  

Dear Glen,

I had hoped to be home on 20th but I had to pass through Vancouver for a few days.

We leave for T&T via Lancaster, Toronto tomorrow morning.

If the prudes who were offended did not like the humour then they should not read the jokes.

I have completed a Session of the Court with many social engagements I had to attend. Needless to say it was enjoyable but I am tired.

Regards,

Anthony 

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From: Anthony Cintra 

Sent: 12/27/2005 8:57:53 PM  

Dear Ladislao,

My family and I wish you and yours a Happy and Holy Christmas and a Bright and prosperous New Year

Many thanks for the Newsletters, through these I am informed of the progress of "old Boys" and those not "so old".

I access the mail while in Hamburg.

I visited Caracas very briefly in October last year to deliver a lecture at the Pedro Gual Institute under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Venezuela.

It was a two day visit filled with meetings and conferences.

A working lunch was arranged with Professor Isidro Morales Paul at his home.

I was very sad to hear of his passing-on.

At the last session of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, I was elected president of the Marine and Environmental Chamber Court for the next three years.

Cintra, my wife for 42 years and I have four daughters, two are married and live in Canada.

The other two live here in Trinidad, Cindy-Ann the eldest is a medical doctor and is currently an assistant professor in clinical medicine attached to the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

She is an emergency physician at St. Pauls Hospital Vancouver.

She is married, her husband is also a doctor and they have a daughter Isabel, who is three.

Gillian, the second is a lawyer and currently the member of Parliament for Point a Pierre.

She is a member of the Opposition and was Minister of Legal Affairs when her party was in Government.

Elizabeth , the third, has a degree in Industrial management and Accountancy, she is married and lives in Hamilton Canada, they have a son Matthew. he is three .Antonia the youngest graduated with a degree in geography (Fr. Ildefons would be happy about that) She now has a Masters degree in Environmental Management and is currently the Environmental and Safety Coordinator at the national Gas Company.

Cintra has retired from active teaching and is Chairman of one of the Secondary School boards.

I do not like to write about myself

If you wish have a look at www.itlos.org under judges you will see what I look like.

With kind regards,

Anthony Lucky. 

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Re: Postcard Mount St. Benedict about 1963

Jan Koenraadt

Monday, July 7, 2008 6:17:29 AM 

Hoi Attila,

I can’t remember properly if I answered this card.

I think I did if I got such a reminder.

On December 2nd in 1967 I was with my head under water in a swimming pool, not looking for marbles or coins or rings, but holding this girl in my arms and kissing until I was out of breath . . .

And the rest of the time I was with my head under water in my dreams . . . ha ha! 

In the seventies as a student I visited the national archives often to figure out my ancestors up to about 1650.

From there I took on the hobby to have my own archive and the family archive of my parents.

Sometime there I sorted all old letters by date, which survived the moving to a retirement home of my parents, and put them in order, hardly ever looked back at them.

Could be I still have your letters from then.

Interested? :-), then I will have to dig deep and take a look.

Greetings Jan Koenraadt 

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From: Attila GYURIS

Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 1:09 AM 

Jan: 

You never cease to amaze me with what you have kept throughout the years!

So, did you ever answer to that card? 

I don' t remember.

"A.T."

Attila Gyuris 

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Jan Koenraadt <jankoenraadt@casema.nl> wrote:

Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 11:01 AM 

Dear Nigel,

You asked if we had any other material to add to your memorial.

I have this postcard with a nice aerial view of the entire Mount St. Benedict monastery.

Keeping it in a box, never gave the backside any thought, until now.

It is Attila Gyuris who sent me the postcard!

Maybe I can add this story to it.

After I left MSB in 1967 I went to a mixed boy-girl school in Paramaribo.

Every day I drove with a motorcycle from home to school, which was at the other side of town.

After school and in the weekends I had a lot of free time to skylark through town on my motorcycle.

This was something we had lack of experience in at MSB.

Being able to cope with all that freedom.

Only the last term before I left, some boy was caught by telescope from the monastery that he was talking to girls outside the boundaries.

It was announced on Saturday evening during supper through the loudspeakers that the boy was to write lines in study every Saturday evening for the rest of the term.

This is how I remembered Mount the rest of my life where it comes to contacts with girls.

So the story of Attila about girls coming to dance at the basketball court from about 1968 on astonished me very much.

I had never known before.

And then the next term I was having all the fun with girls as much as I wanted at school in Surinam and not being punished.

I realised that most of the students of my new school were on a boy-girl school all their life.

In fact I was walking years behind and had a lot of catching up to do.

Managing all this freedom and develop some self-discipline instead of just following the bell was something I was in lack of.

That - and getting dumped by the girls - made that I failed exams that school year. The only year I had to double in my life.

The lessons it had for me later on in my life, was that I let my children go to a combined boy-girl school.

Regards

Jan Koenraadt 

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Now to the photos. 

Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Photos: 

10JK0272JKO, at his farm in France

10JK0538JKOPZE, Jan Koenraadt and Paul Zeven

09KA0010KABBTA, Bernard Tappin and Kazim Abasali

10LK2855LKE, Ladislao Kertesz  your editor in Valencia Spain.

Circular No 472

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

Caracas, 20 of November 2010 No.472

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Dear Friends, 

----- Original Message -----

From: Nigel P. Boos

Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:45 PM

Subject: New Book on Mt. St. Benedict 

Hey, you guys,

As you must know, Mt. St. Benedict is suffering today, largely through the shortage of vocations, which ultimately means a shortage of personnel required to make the monastery work.

As a result, it appears to me that we can individually offer a little help to the monks as they struggle through each day.

A new book covering the history of Mt. St. Benedict has been published and is available for sale at the monastery.

Perhaps each of us can consider purchasing one or two of these books, for ourselves or as presents for others, as a way to support the efforts of the monks.

I have no idea what the price of the book is.

Anyone wishing to buy one can order it directly through the Monastery or perhaps, through Fr. Cuthbert ( cuthpax@yahoo.co.uk )

Over to you.

Nigel 

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calypso1@clear.net.nz23 ene  

Hi Laszlo,

Happy New Year! 

I found an old photo I had of a class group - I think it would have been taken in the mid-sixties. 

I can remember the names of quite a few of the guys but I'm afraid I've forgotten the others! 

Some I remember the surnames of and I will put surnames where I can. 

I am fourth from left in the back row. 

From left to right: 

Back row:  Douglas Watson, Jan Koonraadt,  Unknown, Derek Philipps, Unknown, Paul Quesnel, ? Ortega (surname), Unknown, Michael Farah, Errol Ng Hem, Unknown (nickname Pinhead), Unknown 

Middle Row:  ? Allum (surname), Unknown, ? Millett (surname), ? Skeete (surname), Cecil Camacho, ? Gurley (surname), Unknown 

Front row:  Peter Attong, Allan Herrera, Richard(?) Thomas, Trevor Davis, Wally Gillezeau, Richard Knox, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. 

Maybe someone else could help to remember the names of the 'unknowns'. 

All the best! 

Regards, 

Derek 

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Temporary Closure of MSB Seminary; New Deacons Ordained

...3 nov 2010

From: Nigel P. Boos  

Thanks for this video.

You might recall that these were the 20 new Permanent Deacons for whom the MSB Old Boys had provided dalmatics, in honour of their ordinations.

I'm proud of the fact that we were involved. Praise God.

Wonderful.

Nigel 

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On 2010-11-06, at 10:30 PM, QNOISE@aol.com wrote: 

YouTube - Low intake of priests causes closure of Mt St Benedict seminary.flv

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...22 oct 2010

From: Nigel P. Boos  

Hello, Kazim.

You are a gentleman. I'm sure we all appreciate the wonderful effort you have been / are making to develop a website for our MSB friends, to help us to keep in touch with one another.

You're doing a heck of a job.  

But I know too, how this must impinge on your time and personal cash flow.

These things aren't free, and money does not come easily. 

So, now that this opportunity has arisen, and John Gerharde has expressed interest in sending ads to your site/s, it seems only fair to me that you should benefit in some way from any revenues which might accrue to you, even as a way to defray some of your expenses.

None of us OB's have any claims to your website.

This is all your initiative, and you should accept whatever remuneration comes from it.

At least, that's my view. 

Perhaps you might like to get the opinion of others - say, Ladislao, Don, or might I suggest, Jon Golding in England. 

As Mr. Gerharde has said, you can try it for a time and see how it goes.

And you can delete any ads you find offencive or otherwise unwanted. 

Good luck with this idea, and more power to you.

Nigel P. Boos 

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On 2010-10-21, at 11:04 PM, KAZIM ABASALI wrote: 

Hi Nigel,

Thank you for forwarding this to me.

As you may realise the cost of hosting the website does cost money with renewals every year for the domain names as well as the hosting fee.

And with the amount of work I do for various causes, the bill does come up significantly.

I personally would love to embrace this offer. 

Can you share your thoughts with me?

Is it the reason you sent the email to me in the first place a suggestion on your part that I can take up this offer?

If this is this is your feeling, can you let me know Nigel?

I do appreciate you very much.

Or is it something I can use on other websites to gain an income to offset my expenses?

I do not think it will be much in terms of payment, since the website has such a very small following compared to what these companies are talking about.

However, every bit helps my cause.

Incidentally, I was having a conversation with my other Alumni secretary - Holy Cross in Arima about opening the their website to ads from members to help defray some of my expenses.

These are some of my views.

Nigel kindly let me know what you think.

I am open to suggestions.

Also, I want to make absolutely sure whatever I do is something that brings dignity to our work, and at the same time continues to support the tremendous work you, Ladislao and Don are doing. 

Take care my friend, blessings to you and your precious family.......

Kazim 

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On 2010-10-19, at 12:58 PM, John Gerharde wrote: 

Greetings,

I'd like to contact the person responsible for the development of abbeyschool2008circulars.blogspot.com.

Have you ever thought that you should be making more money from your website's traffic? You can!

See, most ad networks share only a small percentage of the amount they charge their advertisers.

To make matters worse, they have also colluded with the IRS, so that they can deduct a portion of YOUR hard earned revenue in taxes.

Consider supplementing your income by placing our ads on your website and we guarantee the following: 

1. You will receive 70% of the amount collected from the advertisers.

2. We charge advertisers $0.10 per click MINIMUM to ensure our publishers are happy.

3. No Tax Deductions - You decide what you want to report to the IRS.

4. 100% Fill Rate - We guarantee your ad space is sold.

5. You can run our ads alongside other network or display our ads instead of Public Service Ads. 

This program doesn't cost you anything of course; we only get a small portion of the amount collected from the advertisers.

So give it a try now - you are not obligated to commit, so you can remove our ads at any time if you choose to do so.

For more information please visit http://adrevenuestream.com.

Thanks,

John Gerharde 

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Elizabeth Ince

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 11:23:51 AM 

Dear Ladislao:

Have sent a photocopy of your reply and my recount to Maurice - he told me years ago he had absolutely no interest. 

Hope this will nudge him. 

(Sometimes making money is a full time affair, editor)

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Elizabeth Ince ...

Monday, February 4, 2008 8:52:16 PM 

Dear Ladislao:

Well the Passing Parade - Val's dear Mother at 88 and John Gordon Lang - about 76?

Gordon sometimes sat next to me at MSB class room - and at times, from memory, in the row immediately in front of me - my row was at the very back.

John Gordon was always mature beyond his years - always highly looked up to and respected by myself and his other fellow students. 

The various priests/school teachers had enormous respect for him. 

In 1991, he visited Barbados with his wife and came to the office to see me.

Best Wishes.    

CECIL INCE 

P.S.  I attended John's sister Kathleen Lang's funeral year before in Barbados.

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M.S.B. Start Date

Nigel P. Boos

Monday, February 18, 2008 3:41:28 PM 

Dear Cecil / Elizabeth,

Thank you for this confirmation of start date.

I'm passing this on to Ladislao and Don for their records and general historical notes.

Nigel Boos 

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On 18-Feb-08, at 2:26 PM, Elizabeth Ince wrote: 

Dear Nigel/Arthur:

Have located another MSB book commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of MSB - 1912-1972.

But the Abbey School was originally opened by the Monks of St. Benedict in January 1943.

Quoting from Page 77 " Because of its situation and also at the request of parents, it soon became a boarding school ................ began to attract pupils from other islands and South America besides those from Trinidad, who were always in the majority." 

CECIL INCE

15TH JANUARY 1948 - DECEMBER 1949 

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Elizabeth Ince

Monday, May 18, 2009 5:44:10 PM 

Dear Nigel: 

Aubrey (George) is not a common Bajan surname - more Trinidad or Grenada and in any case I don't recall Barbados sending students to Trinidad as our schools were generally very high standard.

I have attempted to idetify 19 old boys.  

I entered MSB January 1948 through the kind intervention, Mr. Teddy Maingot (John's - 61) Father who pleaded with Father Leo - I was a day student from Arima - sat Senior Cambridge, December 1949 and managed along with J.G. Lang (17) to secure a First Grade. 

It was Gordon Lang's second try, my first try and the first day boy to gain a First Grade.

I was very proud and framed Certificate still hangs over my desk at home. 

Not having being a boarder, my overall knowledge of the student body was not as sound as it might have been otherwise. 

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...6 oct 2010

From: Nigel P. Boos  

Dear Cecil,

Thank you for your wonderful and very informative letter.

I wish others would keep in touch as much as you do.

It'd make my job of keeping track of everyone a whole lot easier.

Hey, that was great that Lawrence and Scipio were able to get together with you recently.

Reminiscing about old times, old friends can be a lot of fun.

I have never met either of you fellas, but certainly, I know Kathleen Gibbon (wasn't she Roddy's daughter, sister to Mary and Ian? - maybe Lawrence will clarify for me.......) but it's still good to know we can "meet" one another via this marvellous electronic medium, isn't it?

I've added Lawrence's email address to the dB and he'll receive any notes from the rest of the OB's from now on.

Ladislao can retrieve his email address from this note, so he'll begin to get the Circulars soon.

Thanks again for the letter and for the photograph of you and Elizabeth on the bridge of the Oriana recently.

You both look great.

Keep on doing whatever you're doing. it's working.

Kindest regards.

Nigel Boos 

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Noel Llanos nllanos@shaw.ca

24 Aug

Will you please delete my name from your e-mail list as previously requested.

Thank you

Noel Llanos 

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Now to the photos. 

Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Photos:

10CI0001CINWFE, Cecil Ince and wife

83SW0001SWE, Stephen Webster as appeared in O.A.S.I.S. No.8

83PP0001PPO, Phillip Pollonais as appeared in O.A.S.I.S. No.8

83AB0001ABRWFE, Anselm Brunton as appeared in O.A.S.I.S. No.8

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Circular No 471

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

Caracas, 13 of November 2010 No.471

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Dear Friends, 

Here are a couple emails from Tim Mew.

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Tim Mew MHC

26 ago 2010 

Hi Nigel,

Your work is much appreciated and it must take a very long time to produce these spread sheets.

I really do not know what will happen to MSB Old Boys when you and Ladislao have to give up this kind work.

Perhaps it is better not to think about it and to hope you persevere for a very long time yet.

I will go through ASAP and see if I have any new information for you.

However have already saved it in my HD and Desktop.

Cheers Tim.

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I'm pleased to be able to welcome Desmond Smith into our little group.

It turns out that he was probably the first "Old Boy" of what was to become, in 1943, the "Abbey School".

Ladislao has documented Des' comments in his latest Circular #458.

I also have to record the death of Renny Villafana, who passed away a few days ago. May he rest in peace. Here's what Angela Pidduck, journalist, had to say about Renny:

“Renwick Harlan Villafana, known as “Renny”, a most affable man, recently passed away at age 55. A funeral service was held at Jesus Elam Revival Assembly International in Barataria, followed by cremation at the St James Crematorium. He was born in Aruba and brought to Trinidad at age five by his parents, from which time Renny learned to accept challenges as he was flung head first into a new language, new culture and new world, all of which he avidly embraced. 

Knowing only Papiamento, the language of the Netherlands Antilles and a smattering of Dutch, learning English was his first challenge. At age 12 Renny became a boarder at the Abbey School run by the Dutch priests, facing another challenge of separation from his parents and younger brother. He surmounted this, excelled in sports, honed his leadership skills, and was proud to be an Abbey boy. With a strong Roman Catholic background, Renny served as an acolyte in his St James parish church for many years. 

On leaving school, Renny threw himself into the family’s medical supply business with the same passion that he attacked everything else in his life. And when with his wife they started the home care centre, the Villafana reputation for excellence, quality and service continued to grow throughout the hospitals and nursing homes in Trinidad and Tobago. 

It was important to Renny to continue to search for ways to be on the cutting edge of the health care field. He had the knack for finding anything, and it was common knowledge that if you could not find a product anywhere, check at Villafana’s.”

Nigel Boos

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Tim Mew MHC

3 ene 2010

Hi Guys,

Some success at last for Michael Correia and you can now include him on your emails.

Hi Tim:

I saw Mike today & mentioned about MSB etc etc.

He said to give you his email!!!!   So here it is moc6711@yahoo.com

You can take it from there.

I never see Maurice, so can’t promise anything there. 

Take care...Jan

Tim.

Ladislao sorry about the use of the "wrong" email address.

I guess we should put the ring into the too hard basket, as Nigel also said it is a chore to collect $ and co-ordinate individuals.

Still it was an interesting thought,

Tim 

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2010

...30 dic 2009

From: Tim Mew MHC  

Happy New Year.

May you and family have a truly wonderful 2010.

I have an idea which I would like to pass across you two guys first and then if accepted in principle, we may be able to take it further for broad approval.

I was thinking that for those MSB students who were interested, a ring featuring the Abbey School could be designed.

If worn everyone we met by purpose, accident or sheer co-incidence could recognize we were from various classes of Mt. St. Benedict.

Most universities have such a ring and if made of gold [14 ct] it could last a lifetime and be passed on to our children as a memento of our school days.

What do you think?

If it is too difficult in your opinion we could shelve it. However if and once we gained substantial acceptance from students, who would like to have and wear such a ring, we could then decide on the design and where to make it etc.

Some new thoughts for 2010 which may bring us closer together in a different way.

Ring in the New Year.

Tim

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Re: Dalmatic Fund - Gifts for 24 Deacons

...28 sept 2009

From:   Tim Mew MHC

No problem and it will be easier to keep track of with fewer active bank accounts.,

Can you now send emails to any MSB students in Australia or Canada etc. that you know about and include the Canadian account details for contributions.

We can use direct deposit for these ex OZ.

Thanks for your kind work,

Tim

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From: Nigel Boos

Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:41 PM

Subject: Dalmatic Fund - Gifts for 24 Deacons

That's fine with me, Tim. You know the position there better than I, and I accept what you say.

So we are agreed, then. No special account to be set up in OZ. Any contributions from down under to be sent directly to our existing account in Canada.

Thanks for the communication.

Nigel 

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Re: Dalmatic Fund - Gifts for 24 Deacons

...27 sept 2009

From: Tim Mew MHC  

Hi Nigel,

I am OK to open an account in Melbourne for your suggestion, but wonder how many old MSB students are in OZ and willing to contribute.

I do not think many are here from the emails etc.

Would it not be better to send any contribution funds directly to you in Canada?

Please let me know and your ideas are very good and will be appreciated by the deacons to be.

Look forward to your advice,

Tim 

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Re: MSB Boys and Our Lives after Mount.doc

...sept 20 2009

From: Tim Mew MHC  

Hi Ladislao.

No problem and thanks for asking.

Here it is again for your use if you wish.

Will try to call you again one day soon on Skype.

Thanks,

Tim 

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From: ladislao kertesz

Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 6:35 AM

Subject: Re: MSB Boys and Our Lives after Mount.doc 

Dear Timothy

Thank you the photos,

If you want to include the curriculum that you sent to Nigel, please resend it to me, and doing so you shall be paying your DUES (50 words) for the year.

Although Nigel keeps me informed, but sometimes information is misplaced.

God Bless

Ladislao 

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From: Tim Mew MHC <tim-mew@bigpond.com>

Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:33:51 AM

Subject: MSB Boys and Our Lives after Mount.doc 

Nigel,

Sorry I am running a bit late, but you know the old saying, "Better late than never".

Hope this is what you are after, so please let me know.

Tim Mew.

Class of 1958. 

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Gentlemen,

This is just a reminder and a second request to those who have yet to respond.

I propose to issue a PowerPoint Presentation highlighting where the Old Boys of MSB are today, with a brief summary of our "Lives After Mount". I'm therefore inviting those who are interested to send in their photographs and summaries, if you'd like to be included. No rush, but I would like to get this done ASAP, as I've got other things on my plate.

I had earlier asked for submissions to be made by September 14th, and I'd like to hold to that date, if possible.

If anyone needs an extension of time, do let me know.

Here's the format I'm using. Feel free to drop you picture into the left side of the blank slide, and add some words of your own.

No pressure. This is just an invitation.

Kindest regards,

Nigel Boos 

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Re: 1250 Boys

August 5 2009...

From: Tim Mew MHC  

Dear Nigel,

This is a fantastic piece of work, which must have taken you a long time to put together.

I have saved it and will one day print it out and give a copy to my five daughters and for their kids.

The pictures and paintings are great and the amount of information on Monks, teachers and students fantastic.

I must admit that at time of writing I have only touch on a part of it, but am looking forward to reading it all.

Many thanks and good work on behalf of all MSB boys ... now grown men!!!

Tim Mew.

PS: Also Ladislao 's account of his recent Trinidad visit was much appreciated and it is guys like you, who make things happen ... congrats.

Attached is a very recent photo of Gail & myself with our granddaughter Sophie Estelle at her baptism. 

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From: Nigel P. Boos

Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:42 PM

Subject: 1250 Boys 

About 2 years ago, I prepared a PowerPoint presentation entitled "1050 Boys" in which I tried to pull together a series of photographs, anecdotes, quotations, and memories which we as a group could share and enjoy.

Today, the list of old Boys of the Abbey School has expanded to 1250, as one by one, the Old Boys keep sticking their heads out of the woodwork and open themselves up for us all to see.

Here now, is a revised presentation, incorporating many of the photographs you've already seen, but also many more which have emerged since the first file was sent out.

I hope that you enjoy the show, and that you are able, once again, to relive those heady days we all enjoyed / endured as students of the Abbey School.

Nigel Boos 

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Tim Mew MHC

05/05/09  

Dear Ladislao,

First of all I wish I could join you in Trinidad and sincerely hope you have a fabulous trip filled with great memories.

Will any other MSB students from Venezuela join with you?

Gail and I will be away for a lengthy period on vacation in Italy and Turkey.

So during this period can you please not send any more emails for me, as I can always look back in the files.

We will be away from Friday May 15 to Friday June 19.

This will be much appreciated as no one will be here to clear the email in-box.

Some important emails may then be bounced, eg. Utility bills, Bank notices etc.

Thank you so much and God Bless al your good work,

Tim & Gail

PS: If I send you another as a general broadcast email to friends please understand.

_    Also I tried several times to reach Farcheg & De Fedak and others but with No Luck.

C'Est La Vie!!! 

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Tim Mew

9 de febrero de 2009 21:46 

Thanks Nigel and I have emailed Fr. Cuthbert [hope he does not collapse with surprise!!!] to enquire about ordering some MSB books.

I can give a few as gifts to family and friends.

Guess you must have heard of all the fires in Australia, our state of Victoria and around Melbourne.

I am copying in an email I sent to my family for your info.

Cheers to you & Ladislao,

Tim [Mew]

“Hi to all,

Just an update for your information.

The official death toll is now around 175 and still expected to rise, as the grim task of going into devastated areas continues and the search for bodies in burnt out home and cars.

Even now the burnt land is still so hot and not easy to walk on or work in.

Needless to say the loss of animal life has also been severe, both farm animals, pets and bush life, eg. Koalas.

The fire front was sometimes as high as four or five story buildings and moving over 100 K's / hour. The fire balls were "spitting" 40 K's ahead of the fires and the embers & ashes were as if raining fire.

Now with this apparently quite different fire behaviour the news is "If you can see the flames it is too already too late", do not try to run away and if you have made plans in advance for the fire, stay inside and try to fight it and save the house, seems hard but either leave early or stay.

Many lives have been lost in cars as the evacuation was too late and the fire moved so fast.

Also some incredible stories of survival, with persons sheltering in Wombat holes, water dams or in large pipes running under creeks.

So a very bad scene and situation all around.

Melbourne is a very big city [some 4 m people] and quite spread out, so there were only fires in the outer suburbs and some evacuations required, eg. our daughter Alexandra in Upper Fern Tree Gully about 30 K's from the city centre had to leave in a hurry with her two kids and husband with their two dogs.

The other problem is that Melbourne [called the Garden City] has a huge number of trees, treed parks, grassed areas, gardens etc loaded with trees, shrubs and greenery ... all pretty dry by now!!!

The worst fires were about 1 - 2 - 3 hours drive from Melbourne, so not that far away.

There was huge concern that the fires would destroy the electricity power lines and one even threatened the huge Loy Yang Power station near to Traralgon about 1 1/2 hours drive away from Melbourne!!!

This week fires are still burning but the current temperatures are low in the mid - high 20 's, however they are expected to rise again.

So far no rain at all or even forecasted and Feb / Mar are both very hot months.

The last big fires called the "Ash Wednesday" fires were also in March., so not out of the woods so far in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.

Funnily enough [not humorous funny] is that in Northern Queensland there have been cyclones, severe flooding and huge amounts of rain.

Also very devastating for the people living there, with home and lives & livestock lost.

Very strange weather all around.

Love from us and all is well with our family.

Tim & Gail." 

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Now to the photos. 

Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Photos:

08TM0003TMEWFE, Timothy Mew and Gail.

60NB0100GRA, Richard Galt

57IF0009AATGRP, Volleyball, with Azier Atela giving instructions.

09SC0023GRP, Reunion in Canada 2009