Newsletter
for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and
Tobago, W.I.
Caracas,
17 of March 2012 No.541
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Dear
Friends,
I
would like to remind you that in May, God willing I shall be in
Trinidad for a few days.
Please
write me if it is possible for me to meet you, I have no schedule as
yet.
I
shall be having a get together with Don Mitchell and the Association
Gang, only Kazim and Nigel will be missing.
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From:
dgodda1@lsu.edu
Subject:
Brother Vincent is in Florida.
Date:
Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:40:23 -0600
Salvador:
I
would like to have Brother Vincent’s address as well.
On
one of my trips to Florida, I would like very much to visit him.
Thanks,
Don
G.
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From:
salvador coscarart [mailto:coscarartsalvador@hotmail.com]
Sent:
Monday, March 05, 2012 7:19 PM
To:
Father Harold Imamshah
Dear
Father Harold.
My
name is Salvador Coscarart.
I
live in Lafayette Louisiana USA.
I
have met Brother Vincent in St Petersburg, Florida.
He
invited my brother Pedro and I to his house where we had lunch and
had a wonderful day.
He
is a deacon in St. Petersburg and travels to Trinidad often to help
with the dioceses in PORT OF SPAIN.
I
can send you the phone number and his address once I get back home.
I
am working in the Gulf of Mexico and have at least a few more days to
complete the job am on.
My
cell number is 337-412-8751.
While
am offshore I keep my phone off .if you get on my Facebook you can
see some photos of the abbey when I was there.
I
was there from 1967 to 1974.
I
get to visit with Donald Goddard once in a while.
Best
wishes and many blessings.
Salvador
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Date:
Mon, 5 Mar 2012 16:48:03 -0600
From:
frharold12@gmail.com
Fr.
Vincent who left and ended up in Florida was not that much older than
I was and therefore would have been about 59 by now.
So
it's another Bro. Vincent.
humbly,
Fr.
Harold
Servant
of Mary for Jesus
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On
Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Don Goddard <dgodda1@lsu.edu>
wrote:
The
entire time we were at Mount (1953-1958), he was a Brother and not a
priest.
If
Brother Vincent was later ordained a priest, perhaps the person that
went to St. Petersburg, Florida is the Brother Vincent I’m
referring to.
Let’s
see if Ladislao or Salvador can clear up the mystery.
Ladislao/Salvador:
Whatever
happened to Brother Vincent?? Where did he go when he left Mount?
Don
G.
(Good
that you mention it, the Circular has no news on him, as he does not
pay his 50 words dues, jajajaja, editor)
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From:
Father Harold Imamshah [mailto:frharold12@gmail.com]
Sent:
Monday, March 05, 2012 3:11 PM
Well,
both descriptions and locations fit 2 different people.
The
first- living in St. Petersburg, FL-
By
the time I got to the Mount 1n 1976- there was a Trinidadian,
Fr.
Vincent Merrique who had just become the Principal.
He
left some time in the 1990's and married a Haitian woman in Florida
and eventually died there.
As
for the pigeon toed guy, Fr. Maurus Superville had been a dynamic
Principal for a short while and went to work in a new monastery in
Bartica in Guyana and left from there and later stayed in Guyana and
got married there.
So
who knows? It might be one of them, or maybe another Vincent.
humbly,
Fr.
Harold
Servant
of Mary for Jesus
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On
Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Don Goddard <dgodda1@lsu.edu>
wrote:
Brother
Vincent was the bursar and organized most of the sporting events.
He
was a short, pigeon-toed, coloured man, originally from British
Guiana.
I
was told that some years ago he left Mount and went back to BG where
he got married.
Don
G.
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On
Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Don Goddard <dgodda1@lsu.edu>
wrote:
Father
Harold:
All
my children and 90% of friends are on Facebook.
I
prefer to stay off.
If
someone wants to know about me, I just tell them to google “Donald
A. Goddard”.
My
shipwreck booklet is enjoyable to read, especially if you have
insomnia.
Because
you were a monk at Mount, perhaps you’ll want to get to know a few
of the infamous “mount boys,” including my two brothers, I’ve
copied here.
The
only thing is that these guys are much older by about 10 to 15 years
than you are.
The
person I’ve been searching for and who was one of the most admired
and respected persons at Mount during my time, was Brother Vincent.
The
last I heard, he was living in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Don
Mitchell maintains that very enjoyable Mount website.
I
look forward to your visit to Baton Rouge.
All
the best,
Don
G.
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From:
Father Harold Imamshah [mailto:frharold12@gmail.com]
Sent:
Monday, March 05, 2012 11:35 AM
Thanks
for the attached on Shipwrecks.
I
have filed it and intend to read with interest.
Gracias,
hasta la vista,
humbly,
Fr.
Harold
Servant
of Mary for Jesus
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On
Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:29 AM,
Father
Harold Imamshah <frharold12@gmail.com>
wrote:
Thanks
Don,
Lloyd
has written me and I have sent a friend request to both Lloyd and
Salvador on Facebook.
Are
you on Facebook?
Great
meeting you brother,
God
bless,
humbly,
Fr.
Harold
Servant
of Mary for Jesus
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On
Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:23 AM,
Don
Goddard <dgodda1@lsu.edu>
wrote:
Father
Harold:
It
was a pleasure having met you in Colfax last Saturday.
One
day, when you come down this way, let me know and I’ll make you the
most delicious callaloo you’ve ever tasted.
Next
door in Lafayette lives another “mount boy” by the name of
Salvador Coscarart.
Olga
a mutual friend has his email address and will get it to me soon.
Salvador
makes it a habit to travel to Trinidad often just to up and visit the
School.
My
brother Christian another “mount boy” lives in Oklahoma and gets
down this way occasionally.
It
would be nice to get together with both Salvador and Christian and
reminisces about those old times at Mount St. Benedict.
Don
G.
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From:
Don Goddard [mailto:dgodda1@lsu.edu]
Sent:
Monday, March 05, 2012 9:21 AM
Connie:
Here’s
a copy of the shipwreck booklet I said I’d send you.
I
don’t think that Lloyd and family have seen it.
Please
feel free to pass it along.
I
believe the first three chapters will bring back some wonderful
memories for ya’ll.
Don
G.
Donald
A. Goddard
Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
225.578.4538
(office)
225.975.0222
(cellular)
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FROM:Nigel
Boos
Tuesday,
May 10, 2011 12:08 AM
Joe,
Thank
you for this update.
2
things:
1.
Renny Villafana died July 28, 2010 (I notice you sent your note to
him)
2.
Would you please let me know whose email address is:
qballfez@yahoo.com?
Thanks,
and good luck in your new venture. I'll pass your note around these
parts.
Nigel
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On
2011-05-09, at 3:00 PM, Joseph Berment-McDowald wrote:
Dear
Friend,
I
am the host of the live call-in radio program Issues and
Perspectives on Heritage Radio 101.7 on Tuesdays and
Thursdays after the 4:00 p.m. news until 6:00 p.m. The program is
intended to respond to contemporary events in a manner that speaks to
the developmental challenges and opportunities for beneficial change
that we have as a nation AS WELL AS to attempt to insert our caller’s
ideas for improvement into the national agenda.
In
general, I attempt to facilitate discussion and critical thinking
that draws from business, economics and the other social sciences
including the theory of organisations as tools in analysing our
present circumstances and suggesting improvements, in the hope that
the informed voices of the people will be heard by the politicians
and policy makers. We give those of us whom love Trinidad and Tobago
hope that we can play a useful role in driving our country forward,
by providing the medium.
You
can listen to us streaming live at heritageradiott.com
and
you are welcome to call us during the show at (868)6283896 and (868)
6284846. You are free to suggest a topic or unburden you pet peeve
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Please
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Sincerely
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Joseph
Berment-McDowald
mobile
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Ladislao
Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,
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Photos:
Mount
Inside MARCH 1966 page 12
62UN001CLASS1965,
no names, a lost class, jajajaj
12DG0264DGOGRP,
Dinner with Fr. Harold
12DG0246CALLALOO,
Made by Donald goddard
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