Newsletter for
alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 2 February 2019 No. 900
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Dear Friends,
A call for help for
Robert Dumas.
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Faria
Gabriel <gabefaria@yahoo.com>
Jan 25 at 10:42 AM
George,
Thanks for taking
the time to act on this.
I can
also accept Canadian funds through Interac- just using an email or bank to bank
transfers or Australian & Honk Kong funds through bank
transfers.
Best
Gabe
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Kazim
Abasali <empowerwithart@gmail.com>
Jan 25 at 9:39 AM
George,
I have
shared your very concise email with our 'Boys' in our Facebook Group.
Kaz
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On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 1:40 PM
GEORGE
MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net> wrote:
Dear Fellow AS MSB
Old Boy
I am forwarding
Joe’s appeal note below to brothers who are not listed in his TO: below.
Robert
attended our school in the mid to late 50s…class of 1958 per database
Please
pray for Robert, his family, a successful fundraising effort led by his son and
a prompt and successful surgery.
If you
are willing and able to help, all denominations and amounts will be accepted,
please consider these options; if willing/able send your contribution to
Gabriel Faria:
If you
live in Trinidad, you may want to visit Robert at home…..that is priceless
Hold a
“dry/fasting” alum reunion in a park or other convenient location in your area;
say a group prayer, visit with each other and collect the money for Robert that
would have been spent on drinks and food in a restaurant type common reunion.
Zelle – Gabe/Gabriel Faria ID: gabefaria@yahoo.com
Royal Bank of Canada
– Gabriel and or Kathryn Faria Acc# 11000000350999l
Please
email Gabe to inform him of the name(s) and amount of money that you/group contributed
and its purpose at: gabefaria@yahoo.com
Please
share and forward this note to your classmates and other old boys who attended
the school in your time and whose names are missing in both these memos.
I am
attaching the latest database that has the names and many email addresses of
your friends and classmates in case you lost track of them.
In
advance, thank you very much for your prayers and assistance,
George (Shish/Yury/Jorge) Mickiewicz
AS MSB 1956-1962
PS. In 24 hours our
alums have contributed so far T$1500 and USA$150 toward a final goal of
T$175,000
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From:
Joseph Berment-McDowald
Sent: Wednesday,
January 23, 2019 9:34 PM
Subject: Robert
Dumas
Dear Fellow Old Boy,
Dr.
George Laquis "Pud" called this evening about Robert Dumas (72) who
went to Abbey School around his time.
I am
enclosing an article from the local newspaper about his family's efforts to
raise funds to pay for some of his medical expenses.
This
is not the first time that he has had a major illness: when we last spoke about
a year ago, when I called him about the possibility of contributing to the
Venezuelans he described having to drastically alter his lifestyle to pay for
treatments for two previous major illnesses - - click on article below.
Despite
his circumstances, he still promised to "see what he could do".
Fate
has dealt him another blow.
Possibly,
some of you may want to make a pledge towards his son's participation in a soon
to held 26.2 mile marathon which is intended to raise $175,000 towards his
expenses. Maybe some may want to arrange to spend some time with him or support
him otherwise.
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Sincerely,
Joe
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Robert
Dumas
Hi,
As I
was thinking back of my days under PG, I began to think about my days at the
Mount in a rather sombre mood and just whimsically wondering why good times
like those have to go by so quickly. Thanks
for memories and for persons like yourself who keep them alive.
Here
are some of thoughts from one of my senior moments:
The
shortcut with all those juicy Whatever became of Tom??
Remember
those soft drinks and snacks on a Saturday afternoon? Tom (if he took to you) would always ensure
that your boots had a good 'dubbing' put on them so as to keep the leather
pliable.
I also
recall being there when the swimming pool was being built and being in awe
looking down from the tennis courts at the opening of the pool.
And oh
those long waits to see if Bro Vincent would allow us to walk back to the Abbey
School the long way around. That was
always the highlight on a Saturday, and my days as a proud St Francis member (
the best).
I was
there also when they constructed the Seminary and the new Refectory (although I
never had the pleasure to eat in it). I
remember the bread and food fights at the old refectory,
We
would get there via the steps under the dormitory, pass the big boys’ room and
tread carefully along a path on the side of the mountain, and pass the woodwork
shop where I got my 'cedar' tops made.
When I
was sent to the dorm by the library I remember Prada was the big boy in charge
of my dorm, what a great guy... And then there was Mr. Taliban, Fr Eugene, what
a guy.
I was
one of the first boarders he sent into the showers next to the basket ball
courts, cold as hell, but he took a pleasure in that fact I am sure,
What
ever became of Pancho.. and Swami
Baby
Joe sat in front of me in Prep A at the time.
Then there was RugHead, Fr Augustine.
Hmmm, ever the serious guy. And
last but not least our favourite algebra teacher Mr Yip Choy I believe his name
was. He would appear out of nowhere on a
Friday afternoon and enter Prep A, in which was the longest blackboard I have
ever seen. He would begin to write sums
on the board and then proceed to climb the stairs of the 'pulpit' in the far
corner of the class from which he would survey all and sundry. Needless to say as he entered the class I
would whip out my favourite tool which was three pencils strapped together and
begin to write my lines. “The way of the
transgressor is exceedingly difficulty indeed, indeed, indeed.” It happened every Friday that I would be
given penance on the Saturday.
I
believe in the time I spent on the Mount I must have seen about 6 movies,
penance like rain.
Have
you any information about Stephen Malin Smith, Wayne Oconnor, David de
Boehmbler these were some of the posse at the time which was the bane of Fr.
'Taliban' Eugene?
It was
good to be allowed to have graced the hall of the Abbey School and to have the
memories, maybe others can be encouraged to reminisce a bit, the young ones do
not know half of it.
Thanx
Robert Dumas
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ROBERT
DUMAS to me
details 30 May (5 days ago)
You are correct, the
old refectory was by the bells. At the
time the senior boy in charge of our table was 'turtleback' Galt... what is the
news on his brother 'swami', and yes 'boxhead was with us at the time... good memories
you will agree.
Keep up the good
work.
Robert
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Re: MSB Old Boys Database April 12, 2009...
From:
Nigel P. Boos <nigelboos@eagles-wings.ca>...
Hi Robert,
Thanks
for getting in touch. I see that the e-address we have for you is correct, and
I'm happy about that.
Your
note has also given us 1 more name - that of Clement James - which we hadn't
listed before, but I will now do so, as a result, so thanks!
What
are you doing in 2009? Where do you live and work or are you retired? Have you
a family? Perhaps you could spend a few minutes, just to give us a brief
summary of Robert Dereck Dumas, as I'm sure others would like to know a little
about you too.
Happy Easter to you
and yours.
Nigel
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On 14-Apr-09, at 2:21 PM, ROBERT DUMAS wrote:
Hi Nigel,
Keep up the good
work. I think you are doing a fantastic
job...
The
name is Robert G. Dumas. I left MSB in
Form 1 due to family reasons My
classmates at that time were David de Boehmler, Wayne O'Connor , Stephen
Malin-Smith, Clement James just to name a few (around 1957/58 I beleive...
I was
an active member of St Francis House (we won almost everything) back then. I know the guys from St Anthony would dispute
that...
Whatever
happened to Bro Vincent, the best Sportsmaster MSB ever had, and Tom our
groundsman???
I
remember you very clearly as a scout, marching in the band. You all made us very proud back then...
You
may want to research Stephen Malin Smith and Clement James. Both as far as I know live in T&T. Clement is the Communications office at
ALUTRINT (tried to contact him with no luck)...
Keep
up the good work Nigel
Regards
Robert
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Hello MSB Abbey
School Brothers,
I have
a message from an email from Jennifer Kom-Tong.
She is
trying to find out any information on a previous student, her father –John
William Kom-Tong.
He
attended Mount Saint B when he was a child.
"He
was adopted (unknown) to a family Kom-Tong I believe when he was 4 and was a
student of the school until approx August 1968
Do you
possibly have any records of him? Pictures? Who his birth parents might have
been?
I am
his daughter trying to understand my past.
There
are no relatives that I am aware of and both adoptive parents have since passed
away.
He
immigrated to Canada in Fall of 1968.
If you
have any info I would be so appreciative.
Thank
you in advance for your time.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
Kom-Tong
North
Vancouver Canada"
"P.S.
My biggest challenge so far is trying to get any info on his Birth parents,
whom I am sure are deceased but maybe there were other children…"
On our
MSB Database #782, we do have listed John Kom Tong with no email address and
this detail "Retired from construction. I asked Ian de Verteuil to help me
to find his email address. (April 2013)"
Let us
see how we can help Jennifer in any way possible.
Blessings
to all......Kazim
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...17 feb 2010
From:
Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Hello Brian,
I have
family in Aruba, I am from Trinidad, however my father was from Suriname.
I have
been in Nova Scotia since 1977, when I got married,
I
can`t remember the last carnival I saw Ha! Ha! I love music,
I had
my share of carnival when I was young.
It’s
good to hear that you have made a firm contact for Stephen Pitcher,
I know
the feeling, it is once in a life time.
Have a
good day,
Cheers! Glen.
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:51:05 -0800
From:
briankong@yahoo.com
Thank you Glen.
Are
you from Aruba but living in Nova Scotia?
I
didn't go out my door this Carnival, not even looked at it on TV as I had
planned.
Stephen
Pitcher was away from home last weekend but we will chat this Sunday coming.
Brian
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