Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School,
Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 17 of September 2016 No. 776
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Dear Friends,
Let us start with music, courtesy Glen
Evelyn.
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Here is an addition to the list of
brothers that have left us for a better life.
May I remind all the old boys that you
must supply the necessary information so that I can place it in the files of
the CIRCULAR or NEWSLETTER,
I try to look for information all over the
internet but better from the horse´s mouth.
Be this in the form of letters or photos.
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mailto:mark.soodeen075@sympatico.ca
Sep 19 at 11:29 PM
Hi Mr. Kertesz:
My name is Mark
Soodeen and my father is Ralph Trevor Soodeen who just passed away last week.
I was searching the
web to find some pictures from his days at MSBABBEY!
Would you be able
to assist me?
Thanks very much in
advance.
Mark
(Unfortunately, no photos, although I have
asked for them ten years ago, EDITOR)
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Nigel mailto:nigelboos@gmail.com
Sep 17 at 9:01 AM
Hi there, Hilary.
Thank you for the
sad news of Trevor’s death.
Have you any news
about how he died, and whether any of his children were with him when he passed
away?
Also, would you
please let me know what and when the funeral arrangements are to be held?
Trevor lived his
life like a gentleman and has fully run the course.
Now, he faces the
goodness, love and mercy of Almighty God.
Please extend my
sincere sympathy to his family.
Thank you for
remembering me with this news too, Glenda.
To the MSB Old Boys
- please remember Trevor in your
prayers.
He had been a
kidney dialysis patient for years, and during the last 5 or so years, had also
gone blind.
May his soul rest
in peace.
Nigel
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On Sep 14, 2016, at 7:15 PM,
Hilary Als <stacch@rogers.com> wrote:
Hi, Nigel,
Hope all is well
with you and your family.
I am the bearer of
sad news. Glenda asked me to let you know, Trevor Sooden passed away Sunday
evening.
No arrangements at
this time.
God bless
Hilary
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mailto:idmitch@anguillanet.com
Sep 14 at 8:14 AM
Hello, Ron,
That is pretty
clear.
We have to get
Kazim to correct your final year to 1966 instead of 1958 in the Database!
Interestingly,
Gordon got the Portuguese Man –o-War stings on a Sunday outing from Mount to
Maracas Bay.
I remember him in a
sort of coma for about an hour.
I am not sure in
those days we knew the different methods of killing the stings.
We had to wait
until about 1964 when James Bond offered to pea on Pussy Galore’s sea egg
wound, before we learned that heat was one of the recognised methods!
Another way is to
rub it with strong alcohol like rum: kills and denatures the protein in the
poison stings.
So, he lay passed
out from the pain in the back of the bus until it was time to set out for
Mount, singing “The Prison on the Mount” at the top of our lungs.
I don’t remember a
book store in the mid-1960s.
Which room was it
in?
Or, do you mean the
sweet shop, or tuck shop, where Juicy and sweets were sold?
I had a look
at: http://smethportpa.org/under-threat-of-rain-exciting-finish-for-wheel-around-the-hub/
Congrats on coming
in first!
That is quite
remarkable.
I make do with a
little walking and gardening.
See you next month.
Don
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From: horsey
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:49 PM
Not that old....LOL.
I got there in 1959
with my brother Terry, who was 2 years older than me, but only one class ahead.
I caught up to him
and my parents thought I was too young to leave school even though my marks
were better than his so that allowed me to waste a year of my life at the
mount.
I left in 1966.
Spent three years
in Guyana before moving to Toronto.
Spent a few years
in the 80s in Princeton, NJ, (not at the University...LOL) and about 7 years in
Florida.
I'm only 67 closer
to your brother Gordon's age., and we hung a bit.
I distinctly
remember him coming back from holidays with the man-o-war stings on his chest
and stomach.
If you look in the
66 class pictures you'll see my contemporaries, mostly troublemakers.
Most of the folks
you mention were ahead of me.
I was helping
Brother Vincent hand out the pocket money before he left and when you were in
the library I was in the bookstore helping Fr Augustine and took care of it
when he went back to Holland for a bit.
I ride a lot and
travel to compete, mostly to keep healthy.
Haven't ridden as a
youngster it's hard to beat the top guys my age, but in the second tier, fun
race I can hold my own against all ages.
One good thing
though the longer I keep at it the less competition.
Here is a race from
last year.
You can click on
the pics and results of the 15 mile race.
Have to rumble with
the young guys in Pennsylvania again this weekend probably in the rain.
I did a lot of
travelling, mostly to warm places, but I prefer to be off the beaten path.
It will be good to
jog each other's memories of the times at the Mount.
Lots of things have
been forgotten but I am sure that most of them can be revived with some
prodding.
Went from the old
dorm up to the top floor with Joe Azar and then in with the seniors between the
shoe and washroom.
Ron
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On Tue, 9/13/16, Don Mitchell <idmitch@anguillanet.com>
wrote:
To: "horsey" <oats@rogers.com
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 3:18 PM
Hello, Ron,
I looked you up in Nigel’s
Database, and I see that you were the “Towsie” who left Mount in 1958 five or
six years before me.
That would make you about 75
years old now.
That may also put you in the same
class as Brian Goddard who came to visit us in Anguilla last year.
He is hoping to visit Anguilla
again later this year.
In case he is going to be in
Anguilla at the same time, I’ll copy him in on this letter, as with Ladislao,
our chronicler.
Perhaps you were a contemporary
of Donald Goddard, Hamish Herrera, Gordon and John Thavenaut, Urbano Von Fedak,
and Joseph Azar?
You see, who says it should not
be called a computer since none of uses it to compute anything?
Looking forward to meeting your
group when you visit Anguilla later in October.
You will only be the second or
third Mount Boy I know to have visited Anguilla during my time here.
Don
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From: horsey
From: horsey
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 12:42 PM
That would be great,
hooking up again.
Still not the fussy
type.
The meal would be
on me.
Staying at Easy
Corner Villas Sandy Ground from 28th Sep to Oct 5th via ST Martin, then onto
Guadeloupe for a week and Orlando for a few weeks..
I live 50/40/10 in
Toronto, outside of Orlando and Niagara Falls NY.
Let me if there is
anything you need from here in Toronto or the U.S.
Ron
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On Tue, 9/13/16,
On Tue, 9/13/16,
Don Mitchell <idmitch@anguillanet.com> wrote:
To: "horsey"oats@rogers.com
Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016, 12:18 PM
I would love to
give you the guided tour, and perhaps we could have a meal.
How long are you
here for?
And, where are you
staying?
Don
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From: horsey
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:12 AM
Hi Don,
Hope all is well
with you and Maggie.
It has been over 50
years since our paths crossed at Mount.
I will be in
Anguilla in a few weeks, would be great if we can meet and touch bases again. I
will be with my significant other, Carol and another couple.
Doesn't have to be
anything complicated, let me know your thoughts.
Regards,
Ron Ferreira
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On Mon, 7/11/16,
On Mon, 7/11/16,
Don Mitchell <idmitch@anguillanet.com>
Dear Old Boys,
Posting comments on
this Blog should be easy to use, but let me know if you have any question on
how to use “comments”.
Of course, if it is
too complicated, you could always send me any comment you have on the contents
of any Circular.
I would then help
by publishing it for you.
Keep well.
Don
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According to the list, the following Oldboy
are not with us anymore.
The first number is the year the student would
graduate in Form V
77 ?? Boland
Peter
67
Aboud Edward
63
Alkins John
49
Anderson Mascot
58
Argenti Roberto
54
Austin
Trevor
Beddoe Peter
49
Bergasse Peter
63
Bermudez Rene
75
Bharath Pascal
63
Blandin Joel
63
Bonadie Earl
60
Brown Vincent Wayne
72
Burke
David
Please check the list and give us details
if you know any.
Like Beddeo Peter’s years at Mount? [Editor]
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EDITED by LadislaoKertesz, 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:
15LK3841FBAZAFAM, Arturo Zavarce and Family
15LK9140FBGFA, Gregory Farfan
62IF0024BVIWFE, Brother Vincent and wife
08LK4338FBJBA, Jerry Bain
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