Circular No 642

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

Caracas, 22 February 2014, No. 642

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Dear Friends,

A call to all Abbey Students living in Trinidad, the first Reunion of the year.

Please attend, and support the Coordinator for the Grand get together and anniversary celebration to be held at the end of the year.

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Subject: Reunion 2014 Thursday March 14th meeting.

From: Don Mitchell

Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:46 PM

Hello, Glen and Nigel,

Can I trouble you to circulate this thread as a sort of invitation to the Trinidadian contingent of Old Boys to join us for lunch on Thursday 13 March at the Living Waters Restaurant in Port of Spain?  I trust we are all going “Dutch”!!

Many thanks for anything you can do,

Don

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From: "Don Mitchell" <idmitch@anguillanet.com>

Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:36:46 -0400

Hello, Joe,

Can we have lunch with as many of the local group as can make it on Thursday 13 March at the Living Waters Restaurant recommended by Winston below? 

We need to brainstorm, and to see if a couple of the local group can come with me to the Event Organiser, Ms Mohammed, on the Monday to help me to decide whether to retain her or find somebody else.

I am determined that we should do the minimum or work, and have a professional organise and handle as much of it as possible.

I have the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to meet, as may be convenient.

Many thanks.

Don

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From: Winston Ramsahai

Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 8:22 AM

Greetings Don,

The Restaurant meeting room is Free, and lunch is app $35-60 and you have a salad bar.

Meals not so tasty but place is convenient. No alcohol served.

Kindly email Joe Berment to coordinate with the local group.

See you soon

Regards

Winston

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On Friday, February 7, 2014 2:11 PM,

Don Mitchell <idmitch@anguillanet.com> wrote:

Thank you, Winston.

I would like to meet the Trinidad Core Group early in my visit. 

I need help in deciding what to ask and to tell the Event Organiser (whichever one we choose).

I arrive on the Wednesday. 

Can we meet somewhere in Port of Spain on Thursday? 

I would be happy with the Living Water Restaurant, if it is available. 

Would it cost us much to meet in it?

Sincerely,

Don

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From: Winston Ramsahai

Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2014 1:24 PM

Greetings Don,

Will be available to assist with local transport during 8am-11 am if required. 774-4999 , Chris Knowles is back in TT.  Please keep him posted.

Living Water Restaurant, upper Frederick street have a daily buffet lunch TT$35.00 per pound, a private A/C room to host app 30-40 persons is available, if you want to have a group meeting, adequate parking available at NUGFW car park opposite.

Just returned from Fr Odo’s funeral, the Abbey Church was packed to capacity, Fr Abbot gave a spirit filled eulogy and Joe Habib took a photo shoot of app 20 ASA who was present at the funeral.

Look forward to meeting you.

Regards

Winston

NB : Joe let’s get the core group activated

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Don Mitchell

Feb 12 at 4:59 AM

Good Heavens, Nigel. I had completely forgotten about that message from Robert.

But, I do remember it now.

No wonder I have not been able to find him when I Google him!

Sincerely,

Don

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Nigel Boos

Feb 11

Don,

There was some correspondence between Robbie Huggins and yourself, back in 2012, regarding Arthur Richards, a.k.a. "Sambo".

I shall repeat it here for you, in case it had been lost:

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From: Robert Huggins

Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:45 AM

Subject: Re: Arthur Richards aka Sambo

Hi Don,

Great to hear from you after so many years.

Unfortunately I don't know what happened to Arthur between the time he left Mount and the time when be it fortunate or unfortunately I met him during one of the black power marches.

From what I had heard he seemed to be just moving around, I don't know if he ever went on to university.

As far as his death goes he was shot by the police during one of the marches, and if I am correct both he and another MSB boy were shot at the same time, not far from where Fatima College is now on Mucurapo road.

Would be interesting to hear your stories about how the riots were quelled, I can give you some myself as we lived very near to Karl Hudson Phillips at time.

Regards,

Robert.   

I trust that this will help to answer your question re. Sambo.  He was a very nice fellow, and I remember him fondly.

May he rest in peace.

Nigel

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From: Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>

Date: 23 December 2013 18:29

Subject: FW: Seasons Greetings

Hello Sir Don & Lady Maggie,   

(A Judge for the Peoples, on many Islands in The Sun).(A Great Knight Of The Inner Circle).

Congratulations My Big Brother, You have Completed a Marathon Mi Amigo, 

The way of a Knight, is exceedingly difficult, and for a long time too ha! ha!  

It sounds like you will be doing some of things, you want to do, right? 

However, you should be moving at a more relaxed pace, as you suppose to be retired, ha! ha! 

I see you will be teaching law, passing knowledge on to the young ones, that's wonderful, plus Anguilla Legal Aid Services and Anguilla Legal Aid Clinic.

Don, I am getting mixed messages here, 

It sound like yuh working more, ha! ha! It’s all good, my friend,  

Thank You For The Greetings My Friend,  Feliz Navidad, 

Adios Amigos - Glen McKoy

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From: idmitch@anguillanet.com

Subject: Seasons Greetings

Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 18:21:32 -0400

Hi, Brothers,

Here’s hoping that you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year when it comes.

My news is that I am now once again retired as my stint on the Court of Appeal comes to an end on December 31. 

It has been quite an adventure working with some brilliant and dedicated judges for the past two and a half years. 

We visit each of our nine member countries at least twice, sometimes three times a year.

We have been able to sample the hospitality and delve into the judicial work of each of the BVI, Anguilla, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. 

Maggie has joined me on several of the trips, and has seen for herself the demands of the job. 

Talk about a peripatetic court!

It has been a rainy year, with the weeds outpacing our effort to rein them in.  

Herbicides have been more effective than the strimmer!

We have got away to Europe on a 16 day cruise in August, and enjoyed meeting Maggie’s siblings and their children and grandchildren. 

But, now it it time to settle down in Anguilla for the year to come, which will hopefully be a quieter and less travelled one. 

I shall be teaching High School law, and re-opening the Anguilla Legal Aid Services and Anguilla Legal Aid Clinic (wonderful acronym). 

Keep well.

Don

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Don Mitchell

Nov 16, 2013

Dear Chris, Dennis, Gary, Glen, Joe, Joseph, Kazim, Ladislao, Nigel, and Peter,

My work schedule is about to become much easier. 

At the end of December, I return to retirement. 

I promised you that early in the new year I shall head down to Trinidad to discuss and make plans for the Grand Reunion later in the year.

As a start, Kazim, I was wondering if you would be able to help with designing a “flyer” that we could circulate to begin stirring the interest of the Old Boys? 

I am thinking of starting very with something very general, and, as the weeks pass, and the plans develop, getting more and more specific.

Looking forward to hearing from Kazim, and hoping all is well with him and with all of you.

Sincerely,

Don

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Colleen Jardim

Dec 19, 2013

Greetings from Vancouver, British Columbia. 

My father attended St. Benedict's in the 1940's (I believe from 1943-1949). 

I was wondering if you have any pictures of him during this period. 

He currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

He married Joan Doyle of Halifax, Nova Scotia and had 6 girls.

Sincerely,

Colleen Jardim

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Nigel Boos

Oct 6, 2013

Thanks, Stu.

I really do appreciate this information.

You've solved one of the many puzzles we still have, re. our MSB clan.

Thanks also for your persistence, which at least allows us to close this particular chapter. 

I wonder whether other St. Lucian contacts might be able to offer any other pertinent information about the two Kingshot "boys".

I'll ask them.

By the way, any chance of getting a recent photograph from you?

Best wishes.

Nigel

(905) 426-8999

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On 2013-10-05, at 8:06 PM, Stu Monplaisir wrote:

Nigel –

Finally got an answer re the Kingshot boys. 

Paul is dead. 

Apparently he passed away quite a few years ago in St Lucia. 

Peter is in the UK and not in good health. 

Peter left St Lucia many years ago and the person who replied has no contact information.

Stu

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Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,

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Photos:

MSBAP32MI6512, Mount Inside

08LK0011ACHLKE, Alberto Ache and Ladislao Kertesz

03MF0005DINCCS, Matias Fedak, Ladislao Kertesz, Giuseppe Braggio and Enrique Castells.

05MN0574MNA, Phillip Nassief