Circular No 1066

 

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

Caracas, 22 August 2022. No. 1066

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Dear Friends,

Do you remember the clinic at The Abbey School?

Here are some of the comments that might interest you and make you want to write.

I must ask your support for the TEAM GEORGE fund collection for needed Venezuelan Old boys. See the las page for details.

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MSB EXPERIENCES AT OUR "CLINIC" - MEMORIES OF MY 14 DAY QUARANTINE AT THE ABBEY SCHOOL

GEORGE MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net>

Mon, May 23

Dearest Brothers,

With all the pandemic and quarantine stuff going on around our world in the past few years, a related memory popped up yesterday in my mind.

Circa 1959, I came down with chicken pox at our school and had to spend 2 weeks isolated/quarantined in our little clinic. 

Nobody else contracted it at that time. 

It was a lonely and boring experience being down there all by myself. 

The only person that I saw was our kind nurse whose name I no longer remember. 

Nights were a bit scary when an external noise in the bush would wake me up wondering: “Who/What is that?”.

During our Mount days, I suspect that everyone of us had to visit our nurse due to this or that.  

I invite you to share your related experience(s) with us and Ladislao can use it/them in a future Circular.  Thanks.

I was recently diagnosed with Covid. 

Thank God, my symptoms were very light and I fully recovered after one week.

Hope and pray that you and yours are doing well.

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Andres LARSEN <larsen.andres@gmail.com>

Mon, May 23

During my extended stay at MSB, no do not recall whatsoever as to any clinic or nurse. Did open my right knee once in a fall during a football game and Enrique Gomez assisted me as I was taken on the way to the doctor in Tunapuna who stitched it up and when I was brought back again.

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Oscar Cantore <oscar_cantore@aincosa.com>

Mon, May 23

I do remember the Clinic and of course, small quarters

If I recall correctly my brother Fulvio did also some time there due to an infectious disease but I cannot recall what was his sickness.

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My experience at the clinic: by Ladislao Kertesz, EDITOR

On an average once a year I was sent to the clinic.

In all cases it was for minor reasons, flu epidemic.  Of course, fever etc.

During pandemic periods that also happened about once every trimester, we were confined in our bed at the dormitories.

The clinic had a small room at the entrance and bathroom.

In the main room there were six beds.

Hospital beds, as these had a taller legs to facilitate the work of the doctors and nurses.

Nurses? Well there was one in service but sometimes there was a need of two when there was a pandemic.

The doctor used to visit the school when needed and was the same one that looked over the patients at the monastery.

The view was very good towards the north and east, as the clinic was in the NE corner of the small boys building, it was below the dormitory.

There have been stories about the biscuit container that was over the cabinet at the entrance.

It seems that a couple of boys, hungry boys decided to raid the “cookie jar”, the result was pathetic and were caught soon after the event.

Usually this meant expulsion but the boys were pardoned at the last moment because there were no airplane tickets available.

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6/7/20 21:30 - Ladislao Kertesz: Hola, necesito un ingeniero químico para la elaboración de producto de limpieza .

Si conoces de alguien favor contactame.

Saludo Ladislao Kertesz

7/7/20 09:43 - Msb Most Gerhard: Hola. Pirnsas fabricar productos de limpieza

7/7/20 10:01 - Ladislao Kertesz: Hola Gerhard, es una empresa de un oldboy de Trinidad, tiene el material base y desea fabricar shampoo, limpia platos etc.

7/7/20 10:01 - Ladislao Kertesz: Dónde estas ahora, marini te está buscando en miami

7/7/20 10:03 - Ladislao Kertesz: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Sodium-silicate

7/7/20 10:03 - Ladislao Kertesz: Este es el producto que adquirió y desea utilizarlo

7/7/20 13:07 - Msb Most Gerhard: Dejame contactar ing quimico que trabajo conmigo. Deberia saber

7/7/20 13:39 - Ladislao Kertesz: Dónde estás?

7/7/20 13:41 - Msb Most Gerhard: Aqui en la Lagunita.  El Hatillo

7/7/20 13:49 - Ladislao Kertesz: Ok,. El trabajo lo solicito un oldboy de Trinidad

7/7/20 13:52 - Msb Most Gerhard: Cuando tenga el telf.  conocido mio comento lo que quiere hacer el Old Boy y te llamo

18/7/20 09:32 - Msb Most Gerhard: Lamento. Nadie conoce el paradero del colega que sabe sibre este tema. Mala suerte

18/7/20 09:44 - Ladislao Kertesz: Gracias Gerhard,. Creo que cerca tienes a Kendrick allum OLD BOY de la tienda Allums Maracaibo.

CD,  audio Y SONIDO.

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7/6/20 21:30 - Ladislao Kertesz: Hello, I need a chemical engineer to prepare a cleaning product.

If you know of someone, please contact me.

7/7/20 09:43 - Msb Most Gerhard: Hello. Are you thinking to manufacture cleaning products

7/7/20 10:01 - Ladislao Kertesz: Hello Gerhard, it is a company owned by an oldboy from Trinidad, he has the base material and wants to manufacture shampoo, dish cleaners, etc.

7/7/20 10:01 - Ladislao Kertesz: Where are you now, Marini is looking for you in Miami

7/7/20 10:03 - Ladislao Kertesz: This is the product you purchased and you want to use it

7/7/20 13:07 - Msb Most Gerhard: Let me contact the chemist who works with me. I should know

7/7/20 13:39 - Ladislao Kertesz: Where are you?

7/7/20 13:41 - Msb Most Gerhard: Here at Lagunita.

7/7/20 13:52 - Msb Most Gerhard: When I have the telephone number of the acquaintance of mine I comment what the Old Boy wants to do and I call you

7/18/20 09:32 - Msb Most Gerhard: Sorry. No one knows the whereabouts of the colleague who knows about this issue. Bad luck

7/18/20 09:44 - Ladislao Kertesz: Thank you Gerhard,. I think you have Kendrick Allum OLD BOY from the allums Maracaibo store nearby, CD, audio AND SOUND.

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JUAN CARLOS GOLIK

So, for the first time, here is news on Juan Carlos Golik.

He lives in the State of Merida to the South West of Caracas, in the Venezuelan Andes, near the capital of that State, Merida.

He has a Web page describing the beautiful scenery of his resort houses.

I have included a couple of photos of the housing complex.

I recommend you to look into the Web page as the propaganda has photos and pictures, difficult to reproduce in this Newsletter.

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This is the venture that Carlos has going in the Andes.

"A single photo is worth a thousand words"

Just off the Transandina Road, and only 30 minutes (19 miles) from the heart of Mérida is a setting of majestic tranquility where solid, high quality American style wood cabins join in harmony with the majesty of the Andes.

Re-new and refresh your life.

Draw from the tranquil power of our Andes Mountains Paradise.

We offer:

5 Cabins (aprox. 950 sq. feet) for 6 people.

1 Cabin (aprox. 575 sq. feet) for 4 people.

2 small Cabins -studio design (aprox. 290 sq. feet) for 2 people.

Price includes Breakfast and evening Dinner meals-"Comida Casera"- (The same good food as served to the owners)

Recreation Room-ideal for meetings, reading, games (billiards) Direct TV (including premium channels). Bar-B-Q.

Swimming pool with natural mountain water from the Paramo.

Many Green Areas. Children's Play Park.

Excursions to the lagoons, rappel, parapet, etc.

And, if you like, "draw" your breakfast milk direct from our prize Holstein milk cows.

This beautiful mountain retreat is attended by the owners: Giusi and Juan Carlos.

We speak English, Spanish and Italian.

CAMPING IN JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

Visit our Photo Album  http://www.andesholidays.com/micata/index.html

We like to establish personal communications.

Please include your telephone number in your email

E-MAIL: cabanasmicata@hotmail.com
cabanasmicata@cantv.net

Carretera Trasandina. Finca Sky Way

Telefax: 58 (274) 808-1502

(0274) 416-0264

Celular: 0414-974-1277 - 0416-474-1046

0414-374-1277

[Carlos, I tried to call you but no contact, please return call, ed.]

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Another old boy, WBLADIMIRO DIAZ

So, I am going to start with my Dentist.

His name is Wbladimiro Diaz, who left Mount in 1973 when the school was closed for boarders.

He was in Form III at that time.

He managed to get his Venezuelan High School diploma? at Nuestra Señora de Lourdes in Puerto La Cruz after having to go through the official regulations, spent one year at the Universidad Javeriana in Bogota 1977 and then went to the Universidad of Los Andes for his dentistry degree, graduating in 1986.

Sport Karate do 6^th Kyo, archievement: Green red belt.

He spent 16 years in practice with his tutor, Dr. Nelson Canache a famous Dentist here in Venezuela. 

I know this story because before I let him look into my mouth.

I had him show me his credentials.

His wife Walkiria, and has two daughters, Katherin 10 , Ana Patricia 5.

Lives a pleasant leisure life in Puerto La Cruz, although no yacht as yet.

Sport:

Having misplaced his green red belt, he took up Aikido for a replacement belt, and has achieved: 6th  kyu, although he did not tell me if it comes with a belt

Sometimes he is available for a dinner or two.

You may call him at: Home: 0281 808.0308

Or in a dental emergency at. 0416 684.3967

Ladislao Kertesz

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PHOTO

There are 8 boys in this photograph.

All are wearing white vests, with printed numbers, and they’re located at the MSB Sports Field.

I think they must have been students at MSB in the 1970’s, and probably were members of an athletic team.

I believe this was the school's first marathon between the various inter-houses, prior to the school Athletics sports in one of those years. 

Thanks to Adrian Chandler, who called from St. Ann’s, Trinidad, and to Ian Gomes, Glen McKoy, Neil Charles, Conrad Boney, Gabriel Faria and Salvador Coscarart, all of whom contributed to identifying the boys.

(Salvador thinks the picture was taken between 1972 and 1973; Conrad thinks the picture was taken between 1973–74.)

[I have included the dates they would have graduated of all the boys, need your help in making possible corrections, EDITOR]

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George Mickiewicz <amickiew@att.net>

Sat, Apr 30

Hi Don

Thanks for your efforts to get our school history and related records archived in the T&T National Archives.  

You are one of only a dozen or so alumni who have actively supported many school-related activities over the past decades.  

I am very proud and appreciate very much your love, dedication, energy, time, and $$ that you have devoted to these valued contributions.

Cheers,

George

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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz,  kertesz11@yahoo.com,  if you would like to subscribe for a whole year and be in the circular’s mailing list or if you would like to mention any old boy that you would like to include, write to me.

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Photo:

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22LK0729FBTFE, Terrence Ferreira

66LK0426FBMMK, Miss Marcus Kitty

10BV0112BVIGRP, Bro Vincent and group