Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 20 October 2012
No.572
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Dear Friends,
The celebration is over.
dad´d last song
MEH LAST CARNIVAL---THE BANDIT IS BACK 1
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FROM: david decastro
Wednesday, October
3, 2012 11:15 PM
MY LATEST
COMPOSITION ON THE MESS UP AT CARIBANA CARNIVAL. LET ME KNOW IF YOU GOT
IT-ENJOY --"BANDIT"
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FROM: Peter Sammy
Thursday, October
18, 2012 4:12 AM
Ladislao,
Can you circulate
the attachment which contains a signed statement of the collected monies which
were collected for the gift for Fr. Cuthbert.
These are to act as
receipts for the money collected by Gabe and Joe.
Peter Sammy.
Copy Sammy’s statement in db
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FROM: Glen Mckoy
Thursday, September 27,
2012 7:12 PM
Hola Andres Mi Hermano, (
Re: Sr. Francisco Raffensperger)
I am sorry you had to read
it this way, your request for a special prayer for Rascapelo your Pal, has been
sent out to all Knights,
I see you mentioned Fr.
Peter, a great inspiration.
Take care my friend, best
regards to the family,
Adios - Glen McKoy.
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Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012
18:20:27 -0400
OK, my daughter back in
Caracas tells me that I had received a message in my mobile in Caracas about
Rascapelo's death...
This must have been Gabor
Hoefle.
Just to clarify
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Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012
12:20:44 -0400
This is not good news but
as Father Peter once told me...Freddy the only sure thing in life is death !!!!
This does not ease our feelings for Rascapelo!!!!
He was our good friend...we
all are very sorry to hear this news...
I just do not know why
Gabor Hoefle (his cousin) had not advised us earlier...
Thanks Peter for letting us
know so that we may all elevate our prayers for him...
Yes Nigel he was an MD and
lived in Venezuela ...
Retired in his beautiful
house located next to a golf green and near the beach....
He was at mount in 1960 and
around...
RASCAPELO I want to make a
special prayer for you my PAL!!!
Please rejoice in Heaven as
you did Down Here!!!
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR
SOUL!!!
Andres (Freddy)
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From: mckoy43glen@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012
16:35:58 +0000
Dear George, Nigel &
Peter,
Very sorry to hear this
news about our brother Sr. Francisco Raffensperger, who was around 64- 66,
still at a young age in this club, I will send to others who should remember
him as a classmate.
May the lord bless his
soul, as the Eagles fly over "White Stones today, to carry him home to
that Castle in the sky, Amen.
Yours Faithfully, Glen
McKoy / Canada.
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From: amickiew@att.net
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012
07:13:51 -0500
Nigel,
My guess is that it was
between 64 and 66,
George
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From: Nigel Boos
Sent: Thursday, September
27, 2012 6:41 AM
Thanks for the info, Peter
and Shish.
Sorry to hear about Rafi. I
never knew him, as I don't think our paths crossed.
I wonder what year he
graduated from MSB, so I can advise his classmates that he has gone home.
My records indicate that he
had studied medicine in the USA.
Was he a doctor, then, and
did he live in Venezuela too?
Sad that cancer has hit yet
again - but it's one way for God to call us home, our jobs done.
And so, on to glory. I
shall keep him and his family in my prayers as well.
Nigel
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From: Demorvay Peter
Sent: Wednesday, September
26, 2012 5:38 PM
Hi George.
Based on the evidence provided, maybe I should
retire from the oil industry and go on to golf or similar activity, just to
increase my chances of surviving another 20 years of living.
Last week I went to the funeral of an “old” Mount
boy, Francisco Raffensperger , Rafi as we all knew him, another victim of
cancer.
He was my age, 65.
Enjoy your life and God bless.
Peter
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FROM: Don Mitchell
Thursday, September 27,
2012 12:58 P
Just received this from
Gordon:
"Rafi, was a good
friend at school and was in my class right up to form five.
Really sorry to hear he's
moved on.
Always wondered what became
of him."
Since Gordon did Form 5 in
1964, that can be Raffi's graduation year in Nigel's database.
Don
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RE:
Refreshment Donation to MSB Centenary Celebration.
We have a shortfall of TT$ 2,000,00 on the
budget (TT$8,000,00) for Refreshments towards MSB Centenary luncheon catering
for 1200 persons on October 6th. All cheques collected were made payable to
Incorporated Trustees of Mt St Benedict and forwarded to Fr Odo. Listed below
are the contributors in TT$ :
1- Mike D Ornellas -
$1.000.00
2- James Jimmy
Samaroo - $1,000,00
3- Anand
Rampersadsingh - $ 1,000.00
4- Winston Ramsahai
- $1,000,00
5- Toddy Ramsahai -
$2,000,00
This was a separate funding project from the
"Gifts to the Monks" initated by Gabe Faria which is ongoing and needs
URGENT support as we approach the final moments.
Regards
Winston
Lets rise to the occasion and support our
First Alumni
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Thursday, October
11, 2012 8:09 AM
Joe,
Would you mind
telephoning any of the Azar OB's to ask them for their emails, please?
I'm having a really
difficult time to get any response from Michael.
Thanks for your
help.
Nigel
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From: Glen Mckoy
<mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Date: 30 September,
2012 9:32:05 AM EDT
Hello Nigel,
I send Joe Azar Mount
related stuff all the time, one of our many silent supporters.
I remember Joe well,
when I was a boy in scouts he was a product of Cutty, ha! ha!
Dem guys don't joke
man, I was 12 yrs old and scared like hell ha! ha!
Joe was the man,
strict and always so serious, remember we won everything in the country, we
were soldiers, in our minds ha! ha!,
I was on the mount
in 1968, so I know Jimmy, Robert and Edmund.
They were the big
guys, I remember Robert Aboud nice guy, we all hanged out around the school, so
you had to know who was who,
Danny Essi? (Syrian)
good friend also.
Nigel, so many mates
are still missing, and we don't even have a clue, where they are, good luck in
our quest, for The Lost Tribe.
Adios Amigos
Glen.
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From: nigelboos@yahoo.ca
From: nigelboos@yahoo.ca
Date: Sun, 30 Sep
2012 08:03:26 -0400
Hello, Joe.
I haven't heard from
you in ages, and I hope this email finds you in good health and happiness.
I'm trying to find
out the email addresses of the following Azar boys and I'm wondering whether
you might be able to direct them to me:
>
Joseph Azar (1955?)
>
Jimmy Azar (1968?)
>
Robert Azar (1969?)
>
Edmund Azar (1971?)
As you know, i'm
trying to complete the Old Boys database, of former students at MSB, which is
the reason for my question.
Do you feel
comfortable to forward these addresses?
if you are unsure
about this, perhaps you can send all of the Azar "boys" MY email
address and ask them, if they're interested, to contact me directly.
Thanks, Big Joe.
I appreciate your
help.
Nigel
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FROM: Faria Gabriel
Sunday, October 7,
2012 10:35 PM
Gabriel Faria
Guys, I am wrapping
up this exercise and this will probably be my last email on this topic and my
last communication to the group
52 Old Boys
contributed to this effort.
If you sent in a
donation and your name is not on this list please let us know on this post.
I understand that
Peter Sammy will be sending out receipts to each Old Boy.
Some people who made
commitments did not come through but all in all it turned out well and the
amount collected was more than we originally targeted.
Based on this we
gave the monks a larger cash donation of US$750.00 instead and will also give
Cutty more cash for spending money on his trip.
I would like to
thank everyone for their support in this effort.
Oscar
Cantore
Roger
Juman
Neil
Charles
Salvador
Coscarat
Glen
Schaefer
Gabriel
Faria
A
Anonymous
Joseph
Berment
Richard
Galt
Dennis
Gurley
Chris
Knowles
George
Laquis
Anthony
Lucky
Ananda
Rampersad
Raj
Rooplalsingh
Jimmy
Samaroo
Peter
Sammy
Harold
Stauble
Carlos
Guio
George
Mickiewicz
Don
Mitchell
Gordon
Mitchell
Winston
Ramsahai
Toddy
Ramsahai
John
Roopchand
Ken
Austin
Stephan
Bushe
Alan
Chandler
Marlon
Da Silva
Shaun
Gianetti
Luis
Guio
Victor
How Chung
Mike
Howard
Fr.
Harold Imamshah
Glen
Mckoy
Azizul
Mohammed
Jerry
Toolsie
Kelvin
Khan
Adrian
Chandler
Glen
Evelyn
Hans
Herman
Jorge
Iwaszkiewicz
Hudson
Mckoy
Moses
Oderson
Salah
Wilson
Yunnus
Ali
Winston
Kerry
Gary
Matthews
Gangaram
Rampersad
Stuart
Henderson
Ian
Gomes
Nigel
Gomes
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Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,
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Photos:
12LK6230FGR, Fr. Green
12LK6237LKEFCU, Ladislao
Kertesz with Fr. Cuthbert
182582LK12FACEBOOK, taken
from facebook
Data base with the receipts
of the collection for the events and Fr. Cuthberts trip
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