Newsletter for
alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 10 August 2013 No. 614
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Dear
Friends,
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On 2013-07-22, at 1:24 AM, Douglas Houk
wrote:
Hi
there, Nigel.
Great
to hear from all
I
think I left the Mt in 1966 as I left Trinidad in Feb. 1967
Went
to Texas joined the navy and got sent to cruise around Vietnam for a while
Got
out in 1970 and moved around a bit
Worked
in Texas Louisiana Oklahoma and got sent to Mexico in 77 then to Peru in 80 and
went to Venezuela in 1982
Of
course I learned to speak Spanish while I was in those countries
I
started an inspection company in Venezuela and was doing pretty well till the
Chavez group screwed that country up pretty bad
Right
now I am at the house in Houston but have to go back to sell all our stuff in
Venezuela next week
I
personally do not know how to put pictures in the computer but all my kids do,
will get one to do it for me and I hope it doesn’t scare you too
much
All the Best
Doug
Houk
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On 2013-07-21, at 11:11 AM, vcl28@aol.com wrote:
I remember
Douglas Houk very well. Nice boy.
Hi Doug!
Tony
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Message-----------------------------------------------------.
From: Nigel Boos <nigelboos@eagles-wings.ca>
Sent: Fri, Jul 19, 2013 3:32 pm
Hi
Doug,
Just a
short note.
We've
been trying for a number of years to contact you, and we'd sure like to hear
from you.
Please
advise if you're receiving this email.
Thanks,
Nigel Boos
MSB 1955-1960
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
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On 2013-07-19, at 12:29 PM, Glen Mckoy
wrote:
Hello
Nigel,
I did
speak with him a few months ago, I sent out an email, but like no one got the
email, strange, got lost on the internet ha! ha! I am still trying to find it.
Anyhow,
he was in Miami at his daughter’s place I believe.
He
asked if Fr. Augustine was still alive, he called a lot of names I did not
know, he did say, he and Tony from Guyana was good friends.
He has
a business in Venezuela and would like to get together for the lime in Caracas.
He
gave me this email address, houkdoug@yahoo.com, I never got any replies, I
think he was quite busy at the time.
That's
all I have for now.
Still
pending, Glen.
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Mon, Jul
22, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Dear
Nigel,
I am
so sorry to read this news of our Brother Gordon Farah.
May he
rest in peace and may God Bless his family.
I went
to school with Roger & Nigel Farah, I don't know the relationship, but on the
mount we are all family anyhow.
We are
always searching for our brothers.
It is
so sad to find out that he has departed before we made contact.
Our
Circle is getting smaller, however it is also getting stronger in past 10
years.
As the
Eagles fly over "White Stones" Mt. Tabor, our brother Gordon bids us
farewell as he passes over, the Abbey School Mt. St. Benedict to that Higher
Realm.
Please
remember Gordon Farah in our prayers.
Thank
you Joseph Habib for letting us know.
Long
Live The Mount. Long Live Our Club.
Long
Live The Legend. Forever-One.
Yours
Faithfully
Glen McKoy.
Duncans Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Subject: Re: Joseph Habib and Yunus Ali
From: nigelboos@eagles-wings.ca
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 23:50:11 -0400
Thank
you, Joseph.
I
appreciate the information and I'll pass it on to the guys who would have known
Gordon. He left MSB in 1958, so I'm copying this to the OB's who were at school
at MSB between 1956-1960.
May he
rest in peace.
If
anyone receiving this will be attending Gordon's funeral, would you kindly pass
to his widow, Michele,
The
condolences of the Old Boys of Mt St. Benedict, on whose behalf I am writing,
and also, on my own behalf and that of my wife, Jackie?
I am
asking this favour since I do not know Michelle's email address.
Thank
you.
Nigel
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On 2013-07-21, at 12:52 PM, joseph habib
wrote:
Well, I'm
in.
For
some not so good news.
An old
Mount boy died this week gone and he will be laid to rest on Monday 22nd. at
the St. Anns RC church, 10:00am.
His
name, Gordon Farah.
His
wife, Michelle, and her cell no. 731-4643.
I do
not know what period he went to the mount.
I do
not know how he died.
Rest
his soul.
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From: Nigel Boos <nigelboos@yahoo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 11:44 PM
Subject: Joseph Habib and Yunus Ali
Thanks,
Glen, and thanks also to Yunus.
Actually,
we've got a bonus with this email from Yunus - i.e. his email address as well
as Joe's.
First
class!
Now,
Yunus and Joe - you must know that there's a fee for our fabulous service -
it's 50 words a year! Preferably, I'd like to know where you're living, your
phone numbers as well as a confirmation as to what year you left MSB.
And
just because you are who you are, here's the latest current link to the MSB Old
Boys' Database. Enjoy.
Nigel
Boos
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On 2013-07-17, at 5:36 PM, Glen Mckoy wrote:
Hello Nigel,
Re: Joseph Habib, his email address:-drawingjoe@yahoo.com
I got
his name from Yunus Ali, just informing you of same.
I
believe he is already on the List?
Cheers, later
glen.
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From: yunusalial4@gmail.com
Hello
sir glen,
Please
continue sending me jokes.
I do
appreciate them and i would like to share them with a fellow old knight.
You might
know him Joseph Habib.
This
is his address <drawingjoe@yahoo.com>talk to you later.
say
hello & give my regards to your loved ones.
Regards
yunus ali
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Thank
you, Suzanne and Max.
I'll
pass this on.
Nigel
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On 2013-07-13, at 8:27 PM, Suzanne and Maxim
Pazos wrote:
Thought you might want to know.
Hi All,
It was
just announced at a press conference at the Archbishop's Residence that Msgr
Robert Llanos was appointed by The Holy Father as the Auxiliary Bishop of the
Archdiocese of Port of Spain.
Congrats
to him and to the Church, may The Holy Spirit be with him on this call to serve
in an increased capacity.
Let us
all pray for him.
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From Don
Mitchell
Hello
Douglas,
Our Alzheimer-ridden
memories are right on the ball. Yes, Gordon and I used to visit our parents
in Jamaica from about 1962 each Summer and Winter until they returned to
Trinidad. Then, they went off again to Jamaica for a second tour of duty.
Then, they returned to Trinidad. Some years later, they went back to
Jamaica again on a third tour of duty, and my Dad died and was buried in
Kingston in 1973. By then, I was working for myself in St Kitts. If you
are interested, you can read about his passing at: http://donmitchellcbeqc.blogspot.com/search?q=Manley
I went
off to London in 1964 to do my A-Levels first, and then to study law. I
returned to St Kitts in 1971 where I started a little practice. It was called in
those days a “bad word” practice. Don’t ask me to describe what kind of case I
had to do in those days to earn a living.
Then,
in 1976 I was invited to Anguilla where I became the island Magistrate, a post
I filled for four years. When I was eventually fired from the post, I went back
into private practice, which I continued until my heart gave out in 1997, and I
retired from private practice. I have been helping out our Court since then
doing the odd job when needed. That is what I am doing now. You can read
all about it at: http://www.eccourts.org/category/judgments/court-of-appeal-judgments/
My
mother’s brother and uncle Axel Owen died in Venezuela a few years ago. He
graduated from a Canadian university in the 1940s in petroleum engineering. He
spent all his years after about 1955 in Venezuela in the oil exploration
business. I speak from time to time with his children, my cousins, in
Pennsylvania and all sorts of odd places like that.
From
time to time I have been back to Mount. My stories about one of those visits
can be read at:
I hope
you have as much fun reading them and viewing the photos as I had uploading
them.
Keep
well,
Don
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From: Douglas
Houk
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:08 PM
Yes
Don
If I
can trust my Alzheimer-ridden brain I think u were Box head and u and yr
brother moved to Jamaica I guess it was 1964.
I left
in 65 without really finishing I came to Houston in 67
And
have been here off and on ever since
I
actually have a little oilfield service Co in Venezuela and that keeps me
eating
I
kinda remember that u were going to study in England
How
did that work out?
Hope
u,ve done great Was really a great surprise to hear from
u
All
the Best doug
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From: Don Mitchell idmitch@anguillanet.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013
7:16 PM
Hello
Douglas,
One of
the problems of advancing age is that you can no longer trust your
memory.
Yet,
as if it were yesterday I remember you as a small boy in the period when I was
at Mount.
That
period stretched from 1955 to 1964 due to my having to redo several
classes.
I no longer
recall why, but honesty requires that I say it was probably due to retarded
development.
So,
you must have been at Mount sometime during that period.
Please
bring my misery to an end by confirming this is true.
Sincerely,
Don
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Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,
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Photos:
MSBAP05MOUNTINSIDE6512, front cover issue
No.9
590315SPORTSP02, Annual Sports event 1959
485808LK13FACEBOOK, Guy that got together in
Trinidad
59CN0016POLEVAULT,
A photo from the era.
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