Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict,
Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 26 of
December 2015 No. 738
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Dear Friends,
Enjoy the video:
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Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Dec 17 at 4:31 PM
Cheers Sir Donald
Thank you, I like, also funny, enjoy the
holidays my friend,
Adios Glen.
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Dec 9 at 10:34 AM
Amigos:
As young, innocent guys that had to go to
mass every day and to confession once a week with made-up sins? to tell the
priest, who even worried about religious issues. All the studying and all the
great sports activities between the three houses St. Anthony, St Francis (the
best of all ) and St Lawrence didn't leave much time for discussing religion.
If I remember correctly, we took religion for granted and it never even crossed
my mind.
As our wise, old Bajan fada would say:
"You boys just concentrate on studying, playing sports, dancing wid girls
(pronounced (gee-erls), and calypso music. Leave problems about religion and
politics to grown-up old farts who have notin betta to do wid dey time".
He was so correct. Now that I'm an old fart
of 71, I spend a great deal of my time worrying about and discussing politics
(e.g. Obama is a complete ass, Venezuela communists are worthless pricks, the
Muslim extremist terrorists are crazy baboons, Pope Paco knows about as much
about climate change as I know about building submarines, etc. etc,. etc.
etc. ).
Our fada (the Bajan, not the priest) also
would say: "If he religion does make he happy, that is good for he. Make
sure you does always respect each person’s belief even if you doesn't agree wid
dem."
That's just life and we must enjoy it! I
just finished reading the book "Zorba the Greek" for the second time.
I recommend it to you guys.
Donald Goddard
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Salvador Coscarart <salborbolla@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Well. It is a very Good question. I was
thinking about it and could not remember any talks or problems concerning
religion.
1967-1974.
Salvador. God bless.
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On Nov 18, 2015, at 07:40,
GEORGE MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net> wrote:
This question came to mind in lieu of all
the religious related wars that have occurred in the past and are taking place
now……never personally experienced any religious related animosities nor other
negative issues while at the Mount from 1956 till 1962
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Dec 9 at 6:58 PM
Hello Old Fart (your words)
I like how you still talk de Trini lingo - a
slick language we all own!
Yes, St Francis was the best house! But I
think 1/3rd of the readers will say theirs was the best!
I have to agree with most of what you say,
Donaldo, but it is ironic you like the house but not the host of the same name
- Papa Francisco!
On this complex climate change subject none
of us know enough to make a judgment, except to agree/disagree with so-called
experts we like/dislike.
This is a subject I have followed with
curiosity for a long time and it all comes down to the sales pitch since both
sides of the argument are plausible.
It is like the 10 hour debate and vote in
the UK Parliament we just had to send in Tornado bombers to Syria.
In spirit I agreed with the decision to bomb
the bastards! But listening to both sides of the House for 3 hours I was
equally convinced intellectually that each side was right.
But to add some value to this email group
let me draw everyone's attention to a very sobering, non-emotional video I just
saw which employs higher wisdom than obvious politics.
Not long to listen to - so follow the whole
talk by this guy who speaks with unusual intelligence, not obvious revenge, any
ex prisoner would have:
Anyway, I think that religion is not
something we need to discuss if we are brought up in a reasonably religious
home.
It is no different from not discussing
nationality.
We only have to articulate our culture in
both cases when we are challenged or see that our religion or nationality is
and we feel we have to say something. Verdad?
Your own Papa was wise and a good father to
tell you what he did in your penultimate sentence below.
But that takes maturity and self-control.
Passing quick judgement, as we tend to do and have a laugh, is fine as long as
we admit what makes us decide, emotion or intellect?
Just like the Donald Trump situation now hot
in the air. His argument about simply deciding to do something drastic (until
it becomes clearer when the danger is put under control) is nothing different
to what has been done for over 100 years in different countries. It only sounds
outrageous because most people did not live through WWII when CIVILIAN Germans
and Japs were put in detention centres in England and North America.
Intellectual argument is sound but emotionally / politically is a time bomb. My
view? No view, since I am not a US voter, and like Trump, and I do not yet
understand "what the hell is going on!".
Finally, long time no e-speak with you but I
wants you to know my 93 year-old mother said years ago when I was at the Mount
and mentioned the Goddard name that your mother in Barbados was one of the most
attractive women she knew. So wappen to you, fella? I tink Brian got de
looks – aheada you and Christian! Pax in virtute! Amen
Jon
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david
dumas <d-dumas@hotmail.com>
19/11/14
Great of you to mail, I now live in Trinidad
after 36 years in the US.
#8 Savannah West RD> blue range Diego Martin
799 4465
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Charles-Henri
Dunoyer de Noirmont <chdenoirmont@hotmail.fr>
3/11/14
Dear Old Boy,
Thank you for your mail and patience to find
me back after so many years.
Here are my personal data:
General (retired) Charles-Henri Dunoyer de
Noirmont.
Born 18 th of August 1946, in Rome (Italy)
Married 26 March 1976 to Anne-Claude de
Chasteigner de La Rocheposay,
3 children
Edouard: 1977
Hortense: 1980
Pauline:
1982
Military Academy of
Saint Cyr: 1968-70.
Staff College 1980
Paris Institute for
political studies: 1982-84
War College 1984 86.
Home address:
35, Rue de la
Grange-Colombe
78120 Rambouillet
FRANCE
Tel/fax : 33
(0) 1 34 85 51 65
Cellular
: 33 (0) 6 61 53 78 17
e-mail: chdenoirmont@hotmail.fr
I was one of the very few French citizens,
possibly only three of us, among scores of British subjects and some Venezuelans,
being a border at the Abbey School in 1957-58, in "Prep B", since my
grand father, Mr. Frank Agostini, and my mother, Yvonne Dunoyer de Noirmont, born
Agostini, were both born in Trinidad, in one of the old French Families
established in the island ever since the 18th-19th century, such as the de
Verteuil, Lange, Salvatori, Majani, etc.
My divorced mother lived in Maraval until 2008,
when I took her to France for treatment.
Unfortunately, she passed away in 2011 aged
84.
I still have an aunt and a cousin in
Trinidad: Mrs Danièle Agostini and her son, Philippe but my life is definitely
in France.
My best friend at the time was Gerald Kenny,
who passed away some two years ago.
Best regards.
Charles Dunoyer de Noirmont.
(Our own first GENERAL, the Editor)
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O'Connor
Elspeth <pethrich@westnet.com.au> 19/12/14
Enjoyed reading your Christmas email
newsletter so thought I would send you ours. It is a wonderful job you do
keeping all the boys in touch with what is going on. Unfortunately Richard is
not that computer competent so does not follow your example! He is well and
happy though and spends his days building jig saw puzzles when he is not fixing
something broken that others bring for him as he is known as Mr. Fixit here. He
misses his workshops terribly, had visions of going to the children for that
activity but it does not really happen! Merry Christmas to you all.
Elspeth and Richard
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Sep 12 at 11:18 AM Jon@goldings.net
Hi Everyone,
Here’s a funny pic I made of my first
graduation (Southampton Uni – 1970) and my last graduation (IFS University –
2015). Funny to me, anyway !
Time flies!! I wish it was 1970 again!!
I thought you might also like to know that
the Guildhall where my graduation ceremony took place yesterday was built in
the 12th century but it was built right next to the Roman
Amphitheatre which was built almost 2,000 years ago in AD70. Downstairs of the
Guildhall is a large room which is built around some of the ruins.
So quite a memorable place to get a postgrad
qualification in Higher Education with a great crowd !
This course was a very valuable and
essential asset for my education project starting in January.
I’ll keep you posted.
Best regards
Jon
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Dec 10 2015 at 9:43 AM
Dear All,
It is with much regret that I pass on the
sad news received from Rudi Singh that Paul Quesnel has passed away: https://www.facebook.com/groups/msbabbeyoldboys/
Don
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2/11/14
O'Connor Elspeth <pethrich@westnet.com.au>
Thanks for all your emails.
We are going to New Norcia, which is a
Benedictine Monastery, next weekend for the celebration of Bishop Salvado who
came from Spain and founded the monastery about one and a half hours away from
Perth. There will be a Mass, followed by a luncheon, Spanish guitar music and
Flamenco dancing and we will sleep in the Guest House. I will write a
note for you to circulate after the event.
Elspeth O'Connor
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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz Kertesz11@yahoo.com
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Photos:
Bandit p66x p67 The Early Times
15JG0001JGOGRADUATION, John Golding, a new
graduation after 45 year
12NB4754AJAXREUNION,
Nigel Boos reunion
15CD0001CDU, Charles Dunoyer de Noirmont.
