Circular No 710

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

Caracas, 13 of June 2015 No. 710

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Dear Friends,

Back to action.  The Association has just sent out an invitation to a Reunion between 21st and 29th of June.

I am overwhelmed by the swift action taken to my suggestion in Circular 708.

Just as if the organizers would have read my mind.

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Joe

Jun 6

Dear Nigel and Don,

Thanks for your words of support.

You would notice that I keep a rather limited mailing list generally of those Old Boys who I have a relationship.

Would you gentlemen be so kind to assure that the word gets around to the widest possible circulation.

Sincerely,

Joe

Joseph Berment-McDowald

President of the Abbey School Alumni Association

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Kazim

Jun 9 at 11:35 AM

Already posted on our Facebook group too

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From: bermentmcdowald@yahoo.com

Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 03:05:48 +0000

Hey guys,

Neil Charles who I made several penances with me during my time at abbey school (confined to camp during vacation, without any prospect of parole) will be here between June 21-29th.

I am thinking if any of you will be interested in being involved in a week activities during that period including:

A beach lime and cook-up on the beach complete with card games --Las Ceuvas possibly.

Best in the middle of the week to avoid the crowds.

Lunch and/or dinner buffet

A fishing trip

Every activity will be a pay as you go affair with every effort made to accommodate all and support those who find themselves in strained circumstances .e.g. walk with your own cooler beach chairs and enough food to share at the beach.

I believe that some of us can get together and pay for the tent and toilets, others will walk with their BBQ pits etc.

I would be happy to reimburse fully the return air fare of one Venezuelan alumni (in USD cash upon his arrival) and his share of the boat, if we can get sponsors for his out of pocket expenses (say $500USD) and local accommodation.

Looking forward to your enthusiastic response and participation by all generations!

Please email me and let me know if you support the idea and which activities you would be interested in by Friday 12th June, next Friday.

I expect that the boat ride will run about $600 a head for a day of fishing -- lunch extra.

Sincerely,

Joe

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Joseph Berment-McDowald

Jun 9 at 6:18 AM

2ND NOTICE

YOUR CONFIRMATION NEEDED BY THIS FRIDAY.

Hey guys,

We need Action to get things rolling.

Call Joe to sign up.

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Don Mitchell

Jun 6 at 5:18 AM

Wonderful initiative, Joe.

I hope the guys go for it.  I shall be stuck in Anguilla, but wishing I were there.

Don

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Oscar Cantore (oscar_cantore@aincosa.com)

4/13/15

Hola laszlo

Ahora estoy en Anaco por unos días +58 412 190 0810

Saludos

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On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 9:01 AM,

laszlo kertesz <kerteszven@hotmail.com> wrote:

Estimado Oscar

Me dijeron que andabas por Panama.

Que montaste??  Quiero fabricar lamparas de aviacion,  KAVIACION alla

No se si recibes esto

Saludos

Ladislao Kertesz

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Don Mitchell

12/15/14

Hello, Brian,

Good to hear from you. 

I too really enjoy reading them. 

I don’t know how Ladislao manages to keep up such an exhausting schedule. 

He must have the patience of a Benedictine Monk!

Keep well.

Don

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From: brian eaton goddard I.

Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 9:44 PM

Thank you Don for e-mailing these past & present circulars which I enjoyed reading.

Ladislao´s circulars, old & new, allow us to go back down memory lane, to a wonder-Full past which we were all so lucky to have experienced.

Thanks again to Ladislao, yourself and all of those old boys who have written about their good old days at the Mount !!

Gracias / Saludos,

Brian Goddard

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From: idmitch@anguillanet.com

Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:22:56 -0400

Dear Old Boys,

Just a reminder that Ladislao’s Circulars can be read at:  http://abbeyschool2014circulars.blogspot.com/ 

Keep well.

Don

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From:      stuart henderson

Subject:  Re: RE. Looking for Oldboys MSB

Date:       Wed, 4 Jan 2006 09:10:39 -0500

Hi Ladislao,

From your recent list of old boys ,I can probably (with about 50 phone calls and 4 dedicated hours) provide some information on the following.

Anthony Boos, Dr. Richard Clerk, Brian Costelloe, Jeffrey Camacho, Richard Fakoory, Michael Farah, Roger Farah (lives next door to me), Harold La Borde (round the world sailor?) Laurence McAuley, Ronald Mathieu, Ernie Tempro, Richard and Chris Webster, Peter Tang and Richard Jackman (living in Canada).

All the rest live in Trinidad (not sure about Chris Webster) but I am a little reluctant to do further work unless the data will be utilized in some meaningful way.  Also some may not want to be on a mailing list or reminded of their "Mount days."

I hope you understand 

I am presently publishing a monthly community newspaper, the "West Star" that highlights the news and views of the western peninsula. 4,000 are printed and distributed free of charge. 6 issues have been published so far.  Next time you are in Trinidad I can provide copies for you. Since the Mount is not part of the west, I cannot print any of its history or news.

All the best for the new year and congratulations on your monumental effort in sending out over 200 newsletters. I agree that you are more a mount "hero" than an old boy and that God must be pleased with the use of your talents

Stuart (MSB  1958- 1964) 

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From: kertesz11

Sent: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:43:06 -0500

Subject: RE. Looking for Oldboys MSB

Dear Friends,

I am looking for the following Oldboys that are in the list but no confirmed information exists.

Please write me either the telephone number, confirmed or email address so that I may send the Circulars.

God bless

Ladislao

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From: "stuart henderson" <stuart@cablenett.net>

Date: 9 Jun 03:33 (PDT)

Hi Ladislao,

If you can provide a few subject matters to write on, I can give it a try.

I can also provide a few names of my contemporaries but you may already have them on record; e mail addresses,  however, are difficult to get.

I have an actual "prize giving" programme from November 1963 with names and information  from the 1960-1963 era.  Will pass it to John Golding for him to scan and send.

Regards and keep up the good work

Stuart

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