Circular No 282

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

Caracas, 31 of March 2007. No. 282
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Dear Friends

In this Circular we have sad news, the passing away of Andres Eloy Moffie.

I did talk to him through the years by telephone and even visited his town of residence just as his work place, but never had the luck to meet him.

But I met a few times his brother Edgar with whom I had a nice chat and even took photos which were published in past issues.

His last email reproduced below is full of hope for a better future
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From: ANDRES MOFFIE
Sent: 12/26/2006 4:35:36 PM
To: Subject: EN ESTE TIEMPO

Buenas tardes amigos todos del anos de juventud acumulada, saludos fraternos, y que la estrella de Belen siga brillando en sus corazones, para que el venidero ano sigamos y/o mejoremos todo lo que este a nuestro alcance para vivir en un mundo mejor.

Son mis mas sinceros deseos.

Amigos y companeros por siempre.

Andres Eloy Moffie.

Good afternoon friends all of the years of accumulated youth, fraternal greetings, and that the star of Belen continue shining in your hearts, so that in the coming year we improve everything what is within our reach to live in a better world.

It is my more sincere desire.
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Here are the emails received on the sad news from friends and oldboys.
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From: Salvador Coscarart
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 10:30 AM

Hello everyone, this announcement is to let you all know ABBEY BOYS that our friend ELOY MOFFIE has past away, our prayers is with him and his family.

Edgar call me this morning and ask of me to let you all know.

Salvador.
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From: nchacha57@aol.com
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:55:14 -0400

Salvador, did you know what he died from?
I am so sorry to hear that, I sent him a few emails and never got a response.
I will call you later today.

Neil
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From: corpometal@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:06:07 +0000

Hola Salvador:

Acabo de recibir tu correo con la triste noticia de Eloy, mucho lamento esta triste perdida y a la vez muy alarmada, quisiera me dieras mas detalles de lo sucedido.

Acabo de llamar a mi hermano Luciano porque el no se encuentra en la zona esta en Caracas con mis padres y llega manana, me dijo que tan pronto llega a Pto. Ordaz se comunica con la familia de Eloy y con Edgar.

Mis oraciones estan con Eloy, paz a sus restos

Recibe un beso y abrazo, igualmente para tu familia.

Cari単os

Nadia Mellone

I have received your mail with the sad news of Eloy, I regret this sad lost and simultaneously I am very alarmed, I would like you to give me details of what happened. I just called my brother Luciano because is not in the area, he is in Caracas with my parents and arrives tomorrow, he said to me that as soon he arrives to Pto. Ordaz he would communicate with Eloy and Edgar family. My prayers are with Eloy, peace to his rest.
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Glen Mckoy
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 6:40:07 AM

Dear Edgar,

I just read the bad news in a email from Coscarat.

On behalf of all of us here, my family and Hudson family, we pray for you and your family.

I just want you know I always liked you guys, we were all young and had so much fun, this will always be in my heart, our love is with you now in our prays, please take care of your self, be strong my brother, as time goes on please keep in contact.

A brother from the abbey, may God bless our brother Eloy,

Glen.
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Carlos Dvorak -
Date: 3/26/2007 1:24:30 PM

Siento mucho que estemos en la misma lista, pero creo que el esta hoy mejor que nosotros.

Saludos y abrazos a todos

CARLOS DVORAK

I regret very much that we are in the same list, but I believe that he is today better than we.
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De: Alfredo Montiel Bezara [mailto:amontielb@movistar.net.ve]
Enviado el: Lunes, 26 de Marzo de 2007 11:41 a.m.

Edgar!!

Verdad que lo siento mucho, Oscar Cantore me llamo tambi辿n a primera hora del Domingo y me lo comento, entiendo que fue un infarto en la Clinica.

Un abrazo,

Alfredo Montiel Bezara.

Truth that I feel much, Oscar Cantore I am also called to first hour of the Domingo and me the comment, I understand that it was an infarct in the Clinic.
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From: Attila GYURIS
Date: 3/26/2007 11:26:10 AM

May he Rest in Peace.

It makes us all pause, reflect and take measure of our lives as well.

Life is so ephemeral.

My condolences to his family,

Attila Gyuris

MSB 1964-1969
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From: Don Mitchell CBE QC
Date: 3/25/2007 10:15:34 AM

What sad news.

I did not know Eloy, but our numbers are already fixed and limited, and the loss of each one of us is doubly tragic.

Maggie and my thoughts go out to his family and friends at this time.

Don and Maggie
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From : Art & Val Knaggs
Sent : Friday, February 23, 2007 12:49 PM
To : cuthpax@yahoo.co.uk
Subject : RE: Mary's Lamb

Dear Fr. Cuthbert

What a fabulous message, ad I have a lot of "Teacher" and "Religious" friends, so I will certainly pass it on. The Pictures are as meaningful as the words.
Great to hear from you, as you are the last of our Teaching and Spiritual Directors of the Monestary that holds somany wonderful memories and experiances for me (and all those others who passed through the Gates of Pax.
Keep in touch, ur prayers are always there for the Priests and Brothers.
Via con Dios.

Art

MARY'S LAMB

Think carefully about what you will be reading.

This is a new one for me...

Mary had a little Lamb,

His fleece was white as snow.

And everywhere that Mary went,

The Lamb was sure to go.

He followed her to school each day,

T' wasn't even in the rule.

It made the children laugh and play,

To have a Lamb at school.

And then the rules all changed one day,

Illegal it became;

To bring the Lamb of God to school,

Or even speak His Name!

Every day got worse and worse,

And days turned into years.

Instead of hearing children laugh,

We heard gun shots and tears.

What must we do to stop the crime,

That's in our schools today?

Let's let the Lamb come back to school,

And teach our kids to pray!
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To finish this Circular I have included photos taken by Roberto Bodignton, some without the necessary names.

Please send in your comments so that I may place names to the faces.

God Bless

Ladislao
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57RB0001a3, Elias y Isaias Farcheg
57RB0001a1, UNKNOWN
58RB0001a5, UNKNOWN
58RB0001a4, UNKNOWN

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Circular No 281

Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 24 March 2007. No. 281
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Dear friends,

I received this notice for Andres who keeps a nice calendar.
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From: andres federico freytez borges

Subject: Holy Day

Date: 3/21/2007 2:00:20 PM

Dear Old Boys,

Today is St. Benedict’s Day.

I’ll manage to go to church for the late afternoon mass.

Will pray for us all.

Freddy

Pax in Virtute. O.S.B.
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I am sending out to you the latest request from David De Boehmler.

I am sorry that time has not been as fortunate as one wished it to be, but I am sure that his friends have missed him and maybe because of this last request, they might communicate with David.

Like I always mention, please write so that your friends will see your writing and have the joy of hearing from you and remember the times when you played, sometimes had a fight with, and studied together (maybe let you copy a difficult homework), ( slipped you a scrap of paper during an exam).

Life is beautiful and more so when you live thru the difficulties, this is when you appreciate living.
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David de Boehmler

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 5:26:13 AM

Dear Ladislao.

I received your letter and kind words.

Thank you.

I would really appreciate it if I could have one last input on the M.S.B site.

So often I have read on the site about ex MSB men who have made their way in life.

Their successes and so on.

I would like to share something I consider to be very important in my life.

I would also be very interested to hear any comments or questions related to what I am about to say.

About two or three years after leaving Trinidad, I became one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

I found that I had a lot of unanswered questions in life.

It seems that in today's world filled with violence and disharmony, many people are looking for reliable guidance or some understanding of the things we see happening right around the entire Globe.

Everywhere we look we see problems.

Even the once paradise island of Trinidad has not escaped.

In the Bible at 2 Timothy 3.16,17 it says ' All scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.'

These words indicate that we can find trustworthy answers to every question of life in the Bible, including the question of why is there so much injustice and suffering.

Really, would we not expect, an all knowing God, to share this understanding with his very own creation?

I have personally found reliable answers to questions such as-

Why is there so much suffering?

What happens to us when we die?

What is God's purpose for the Earth and mankind?

What exactly is the Kingdom we pray for in the Our Father prayer?

Why are there so many conflicting religions all claiming to be from God?

Is all religion acceptable to God?

Will we see our dead loved ones again?

And how can we cope with the anxieties of life today?

These are just a few questions that I have found satisfying answers to from the God's word the Bible.

I have made it a priority in my life to have Bible based discussions with any one who would like to do so.

So if you would be so kind to put my thoughts on the MSB site I would deeply appreciate it, Thank you.

I know that this is an unusual request, but we have all gone our different ways and want to share some of the things that are important to us with the friends of Mount St Benedict.

I look forward to any questions or comments.

Thank you once again for your kindness.

David de Boehmler.

(Dear David, the Circular is made by you oldboys and although it is not a Blog it serves its special purpose for those that write. Ed.)
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David de Boehmler
Wednesday, March 31, 2007 5:26:13 AM

Dear Ladislao.

First of all, I deeply appreciate you posting my Email.

It really is important to me.

As to my 'Curriculum Vitae'.

Well I did only get to form 1, so I will have to make sure of the meaning.

Oddly the little Latin I studied at Mount has stayed with me all these years so I think I know what it means.

I seems to me that we little humans like to tell our story far more than read some one else's, so I am reluctant to spend much time on it.

Basically I am happy to have survived to 61, so now I really am an old boy.

Although the early years were a bit of a roller-coaster ride, for a long time now life has been fairly steady, as steady as it can be in a complex and difficult world.

I had a failed marriage during those 'roller-coaster' years which resulted in a delightful gem of a daughter 'Tara' now 36.

I have been happily married to my present wife Joy for about 37 years.

We had two children, Levi and Amber.

Amber died at 17 in a car accident.

Levi has one son, Harley, so the tent pegs have not been extended too far.

Joy and I live in a small coastal town right down the bottom of Australia, about five minutes from beautiful beaches and an awesome coast line, and about one hour from Melbourne.

I am effectively retired. And that is it in a nut shell.

Below is a recent photo of the old fellow and wife....

And yes, you are right; I do still paint, but now just for pleasure.

....Faithfully yours. David de Boehmler.

(Thank you for the resume, I understand your search and I am glad that you have found peace. Ed.)
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Now a change in line up, an email from my friend and classmate Wayne Vincent Brown:

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At the Mount: Kitty Markus
Andres Larsen andres_larsen@yahoo.com
Sunday, December 24, 2006 1:07:20 PM

Dear Wayne:

I am from the same time as Attila at the Mount. 1964-1969.

Regarding Kitty Marcus:

She and her Mother were Jewish and, if I recall correctly, fled, Vienna, Austria somewhere around 1938, ending up, via England, in Trinidad.

Her Mother passed away a long time ago.

They both used to live just below the monastery next to the credit union and a small grocery store next to the Benedictine graveyard on the way to the guest house and further on down to the sports field.

She was indeed my teacher in German and I took lessons with her in her office which was next to Fr Bernard's office.

In my next e-mail I will forward you an e-mail I received with an update on Kitty Marcus from Fr Christopher.

You must be of the generation that was at the Mount with Urban Fedak and his brother. They both live here in Caracas.

Regards

Andres Larsen
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Attila GYURIS wrote:

Hello Wayne:

Thanks for writing. Welcome to the group.

Let me know, and if you like, I will add your name to my list and forward you the threads we are discussing, so you can contribute with some memories or pictures also.

Ladiszlao Kertesz is an old boy from the late 50's early 60's who is sending out monthly circulars with email threads and picture contributions from many of us.

If you want you can ask him to put you on his list so you get the circulars too.

Send him a request to: kertesz11@yahoo.com

You can also find a bunch of old circulars and Abbey School photos in Don Mitchell's website:

http://msbtunapuna.blogspot.com/

By reading those circulars you can catch up on a lot of what has been happening at the Mount.

From the dates it seems you were at the Mount before me.

I was there from 1964 to 1969.

Wow, I didn't know that David Basanta had been a student there too.

Indeed he was my Spanish teacher throughout my years there.

Regarding Miss Kitty Marcus, I am not sure of her age, but she is very much alive and retired.

She is still mentally very sharp with a great memory, I am told. I don't know of her past history.

I do know she spoke perfect German.

In fact she gave German private lessons to Andres Larsen, maybe he can update you on her background.

I don't have a picture of her but maybe someone from the list can send you a photo. There was an Old Boys reunion at the Mount in 2003 and she was there.

As you may know the school closed some time ago and is now used as a drug rehab center.

The Abbey Monastery is still there, but with a much reduced monk population.

I think the best person to update you on Miss Kitty Marcus would be Fr. Cuthbert, who is at the monastery, or old boy Michael "Specs" D'Ornellas, who lives in Trinidad and has seen Miss Marcus recently.

How about it, Andres or Specs?

Just curious, how did you run into my email?

Regards,

Attila GYURIS

MSB 1964-1969
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Wayne Brown wrote:

Dear Attila

--you wont know me--at least, I dont remember you--but I was at the Mount from '55 to '60, and I gather from yours you were there sometime in the sixties.

The reason I'm writing is that yours mentioned Kitty Marcus, and did so as though she were still alive.

Is that true? Incredible if she is; she must be at least 105!

She was a good friend of my aunt when I was a student there, I thought of them as being roughly the same age, and my aunt would be 107 if she were alive today.

So I'm wondering. Kitty was a Polish (I think) Jew and escaped Hitler's Gestapo in the nick of time.

She was one of a handful of European Jews who wound up in Trinidad in the late 30s-early 40s, having fled the Nazis.

As for the others you mention, I seem to remember that Yip Chuck came late in my time at the Mount, and David Basanta was briefly in the same class as me―

I didn’t know he later taught there.

And I don’t know the others.

One "Chinaman", though, who was definitely not a good teacher--though he was an amiable and amusing man--was Father Chris, a Trinidadian priest. (I'm pretty sure he was still there in your time.)

He used to pray for a jockey called Sy Joseph who in return used to give him presents whenever the horse he was riding won, and the result was that Fr Chris was always interrupting our French or Spanish classes to listen to some horserace or other.

He also had terrific aim when pelting his duster at some student's head.

Anyway--be interested in news of Kitty Marcus if you have any.

Best,

Wayne Brown

(Glad to hear from Jamaica. Ed.)
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I must remind you that not only it is sad for this Circular that we are one less but more so that I have not had the opportunity to meet him or even have an email to file in the archives that I keep for future.

So dear friends, write even if it is a couple of lines, for Posterity sake.

God Bless

Ladislao
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07DD0001DDB, David DE Boehmler

07DD0002DDB, Joy De Boehmler

02UN0001WVBJAM. Wayne Brown

60LK0001LKEMAR, Ladislao Kertesz and Miss Kitty Marcus

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Circular No 280

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

Caracas, 17 March 2007. No. 280

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Dear Friends,

This Circular is dedicated to the emails from Jan Koenraadt.

I have hopes that some of you would take your time and write on your experience, feeling, etc.

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From: "Remyhaan"

Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:27:59 +0100

Dear Ladislao,

Thank you very much for Circular 252.

First I see a picture of a honourable dentist Wbladimiro Diaz giving you a good job despite that he had good reason to take the revenge of his life on some frontal collision .

And the updated picture of Kitty Marcus, unbelievable that she is still around and well.

My first term at the Mount, having problems in learning the English language, I felt homesick like hell.

So one day she caught me staring a little bit too long at Piarco Airport and concluded that I was homesick.

I felt so ashamed at that moment, but she solved my problem by ordering some other boys to play with me which they did.

Also Father Augustine astonishes me, he changed a lot.

He gave me French lessons for four years.

After that I continued French at the Dutch school in Surinam, but that teacher didn't do a good job because at the final exam I got only 40% while at the same time I got 90% for English language being best and getting first prize of the school.

So at least the boys at Mount taught me English well.

But French language came later on very useful to me when I went on holidays several times to France with my kids.

Because if you, English or Spanish speaking blokes think there is no place on earth where people don't speak English then you are wrong, in France they don't and if they could they won't!

So at least I could buy some baguettes and camembert cheese for my kids.

One day some French lady in a boulangerie had comments that my pronunciation was bad.

But father Augustine had done a good job, I had my reply ready: "Madame, je sui un tourist Hollandaise, je ne peut parler pas la lange de francais tres bien, mais je crois les France ne peut pas parler une mot de Hollandais".

Then she said: "Alstublieft" :)

I include some old pictures which I copied in the past from albums of my family.

They are about my elder brothers Gerard and Thijs Koenraadt.

Gerard attended MSB from januari 1954 to 1958 and Thijs from 1955 to 1960.

After that Thijs entered the monastery as brother Alphonse until 1966.

I have a family picture from august 1960 when Gerard was on his departure to Belgium to study agriculture and Thijs to join the monastery.

I hope you would like to publish them in the circulars along with my story above and I can add more stories if you like.

Many regards from Jan Koenraadt

jankoenraadt@gmail.com or

jankoenraadt@casema.nl

Oosterhout

The Netherlands

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Fwd: Re. Circular No. 265, The Abbey School MSB

Dear Jan.

My name is Rafael Echeverria they used to call me CheChe at Mount.

I did not quite remember your face but your name was certainly a "loud bell" in my memories.

I was in Mount the same years you were but your were some years bellow me.

I was ta Form IV when Don Mitchell was in Form V...

I left Mount in 1967.

You can't imagine how much I have enjoyed your memories described in such a humble and deeply felt manner.

Ladislao has done a great job hasn't he? ...

I contacted Ladislao for the first time about five years ago now .. and he has done the magic to have me dream of the best years of my life as he has done with so many of us Mount Boys !

Ladislao has built up our MOUNT PRIDE !!!! .... and it is great meeting such great people again .....spread all around the world ....

Memories ... Joe Azar Big Joe ... his bro baby joe .... Russell Cuna,... Don Mitchel ... Peter Tang ... his bro Norman ... Chow Chow... Assam ... Nazi .... you ... Dutch ....Norman Smith .... John Abraham .... Norman Smith .... Paul Zeven .... Henry the VIII in a Man for all Seasons .... the pool .. the football field ... White Stones ... PAX Honey ... the aroma of Mount Bread ... just baked .... carnival ... the Scout s...... The Beatles .... The Interpreters ... John Abraham ... Michael De Vertuil .... The Devauxs ... and sooooo many others of whom I have such fond memories ... Fernandez .... Luongo & Mezzana .... Achong .... Cantore ... Leoni .... Chow Fat .... Dennis Gurley .... well ... there are sooooo many ..

I am just trying to say names so that we may find "common times" ...

I live here in Florida USA, I am an international attorney (Michael and Paul Stein ... The Hoffle Brothers) .... I have five children two granddaughters.

I live at 19555 E Country Club DR. Apt 102,

AVENTURA, FL 33180

USA

Tel: 305-407.8667

Take great care of yourself, Greetings to your wife. Great photo in Greece !!!!

Love & Peace

Rafael Echeverria / CheChe

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John Pugh

Gmail Jan

Monday, January 15, 2007 4:15:20 PM

Dear Ladislao,

Thank you very much for the circulars.

I have another story about old boys.

During 1966-1967 I was sleeping in the big dormitory where Father Cuthbert supervised.

The beds were two story beds made from metal.

(Later on I saw these same beds in Verdun when I visited the war museum of Fort Douaumont for the World War One soldiers, so I think the monks must have had a "metal scrap" donation from the army).

I was sleeping on top and below me was John Pugh.

Although he was in a different class we would get along often and we were best friends in scouting.

John Pugh loved to sing these old soldiers songs, especially the song "Oh when the Saints".

During one scout camp we had a singing contest and John and I sang our guts out but only to become nr. 16 or so.

He also kept a book with pictures of World War II airoplanes, mostly the single engine types.

He would know them by heart, and while we would hardly see any difference between a jet Messerschmidt or a Spitfire, he would lecture us about all these planes.

When other boys went home for a long weekend, we foreign boys would get permission from Father Cuthbert to go on a hike for a few days.

Me and John Pugh and some other friends would come along together with brother Robert to supervise us.

John would sing his songs while we would build camp.

As we got experienced in camping one day Father Cuthbert trusted John and me to take a patrol of about 24 junior scouts on scout camp.

I forgot the name of the place, some river about 40 miles east of Mount St. Benedict where we scouts would camp often.

But now John and I were alone responsible for the wellbeing of all these junior scouts.

We put up tent on the bank of the river, the water was flowing sweetly, everybody wanted to go for a swim.

But then somebody came to warn us, it had been raining that day, we had to take care because the river might flood and the water would come suddenly.

I could hardly believe this story, thinking he was making a joke.

We doubted, discussing the chances.

But slowly we saw the water rising, so we told all the boys to break camp.

It could not have been sooner.

Just as we got all the tents and utensils on higher ground the water came faster then we had ever imagined.

Within a half hour the water flooded in a strong current the whole campsite, even reaching higher than the top of the tents.

We had been very lucky then, otherwise there would have been casualties.

We also made good credits because just as we finished breaking camp a worried Father Cuthbert came and saw that all was well.

After I left Mount St. Benedict I lost touch with John Pugh.

In 1985 I heard that he died in Ireland.

I one of the older circulars I read that again that being a soldier he died in the Irish struggle.

It is with pity because I have a lot of memories of him.

We had to be in cooperation not shaking the two storey bed for a whole school year.

Greetings from Jan Koenraadt

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Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:42 PM

Dear Jan

Finally got to your email in the kertesz12 mailbox.

Hope to get to Dec. 24 this evening.

God bless

Ladislao
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From: Gmail Jan <jankoenraadt@gmail.com>

Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 7:20:09 PM

Subject: Lindsay Moffat

Anybody remember Lindsay Moffat?

He was in my class Form II 1964-1965.

He was very skilled in art and playing the piano.

When we played piano nobody from the school wanted to come and listen to us, except when Lindsay played this Calypso song "67".

He had an elder brother John Moffat also at the Abbey School.

So I heard John is also an airplane pilot like Attila.

Lindsay went on in art, one time he designed these very beautiful dresses people would wear on carnival and festivals like that, but then in Glasgow.

I just received an X-mas card from him, he's been teaching Art + Design at college in Glasgow. In case anybody wants to know:

his email address on the X-mas card is

l.john@hotmail.co.uk.

his home address is:

Lindsay John Moffat

Flat 3/2

1263 Argyle Street

Glasgow G3 8th

Scotland UK

I will reply his X-mas card and tell him about the Alumni circulars and the websites he can look for.

Groeten van Jan

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From jan 15 jan 07

Dear Ladislao,

I have a few more old pictures from the Mount for the circulars if you wish which I copied from the albums of my family many years ago.

In 1958 my mother from Surinam visited my eldest brother Gerard Koenraadt at the Mount when the attached pictures were made.

Gerard went to the Mount from January 1954 to 1958.

After that he visited the ICTA in Trinidad to study tropical agriculture.

One picture of the sport fields is with a blue ballpointline showing the boundaries we school boys were not allowed to cross.

If we did it would be black list at once (guilty until proven innocent :-).

Where the picture is taken of the sports field there used to be a staircase from that point to the sports field passing alongside the seminary in 1958, but it was gone when I arrived at Mount in 1963.

Best wishes from Jan Koenraadt

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Use the code on the photos when replying.

Some of the photos have missing names, so please help.

This is for now, keep well.

God Bless

Ladislao

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Photos:

63JK0001TOMSB, Jan before taking a filght to TT and MSB

60JK0001JKOFAM, The Koenraadt Family

58JK0001GKOPOS, Gerard Koenraadt in PoS.

04JK0001JKOWIFE, Jan and Berthy