Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict , Trinidad and Tobago
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Dear Friends,
As an answer to Nigel’s request for a coordinator of the DALMATIC funds, we have asked Bro. Joseph Dorset our local Mount contact to take charge of it.
Being a Deacon himself at a local parish, he accepted and soon I shall report the results.
Remember that we have an exchange control system where it is illegal to mail, etc, US dollars from Venezuela
Only personally the green currency can be taken out and in limited quantities.
So I presume that once he gets hold of some Bolivares then we must go to the alternate (dark) market and purchase, then wait for someone to come from TT and have him transfer.
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From: Nigel Boos nigelboos@yahoo.ca
Subject: Dalmatic Fund - Gifts for 24 Deacons
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 8:02 AM
Gentlemen,
I had the pleasure two days ago, of a wonderful telephone call from Lionel Roberts (aka Brother Vincent) who is now married, a grandfather and living in the U.S.
He has been ordained a permanent Deacon in 1977 for the Diocese of Brooklyn but is now ministering in the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida".
Lionel told me that he has been dealing directly with Archbishop Gilbert of Port of Spain
This will be an historic occasion and this group of men will be the first permanent Deacons to be ordained for the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad .
He is suggesting that a gift be given to each of the new deacons at their Ordinations, and he believes that a white dalmatic which would be used at Mass on major feast days would be appropriate.
He has already received a quotation from a U.S.
The total cost of 24 would therefore be $2,880. To be safe, he would like to raise $3,000.
I am assuming that the Old Boys would be interested in supporting this initiative, and therefore, I am requesting that accounts be set up in various countries as follows, for the collection of funds:
1. In Venezuela
2. In Australia
3. In the U.S.A.
(The reason for advising me of the details is merely that I hope to be able to advise all of the OB's eventually as to these details, and I believe it is best to centralize co-ordination of this effort in the hands of one poor individual).
(Thanks to Nigel Boos, the CIRCULAR has been notified, although we prefer first hand news from you, Deacon Lionel Roberts)
4. In Canada
A closing date for contributions has been established as December 25, 2009, and all Old Boys should be asked to send in their contributions by that date.
All monies collected should be amalgamated and sent to Lionel Roberts by the second week of January 2010.
Now, coincidentally, you will recall that we had begun a campaign about 2 years ago to raise funds in honour of our dear Kitty Marcus, as a result of which a sum of money (some $1200, the last time I looked - I'll get the details next week) was raised. We would therefore need to raise only the balance of approx. $1800 towards the proposed gift. This money is still lodged in the Royal Bank here in Canada
I am proposing the following:
Let us submit the entire sum towards the gift for the 24 deacons IN HONOUR OF KITTY MARCUS, and request the producers of the dalmatics to attach to each, in some appropriate way to be approved by Lionel Roberts, a little embroidered plaque with the words "In honour of Kitty Marcus and the Past Students of the Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict".
Every time the dalmatic is worn, it is our faith, spiritual benefits will accrue to Kitty and to each of the donors who contribute towards this lovely gift, benefits, we believe, which will be of eternal value to us all.
During the actual Ordination Ceremony, Kitty Marcus should be invited as a Guest of Honour. The Old Boys of the Abbey School
I look forward to your earliest response to this proposal.
In case I have omitted to send this email to any other members of the ASAA, please do me a favour and send it on, with my apology. I would, in such a case, like to know who else I should be including. Thanks, in advance.
Best wishes,
Nigel Boos.
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Dalmatic Fund - Gifts for 24 Deacons
That's fine with me, Tim.
You know the position there better than I, and I accept what you say.
So we are agreed, then.
No special account to be set up in OZ.
Any contributions from down under to be sent directly to our existing account in Canada
Thanks for the communication.
Nigel
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On 27-Sep-09, at 11:57 PM, Tim Mew MHC wrote:
Hi Nigel,
I am OK to open an account in Melbourne
I do not think many are here from the emails etc.
Would it not be better to send any contribution funds directly to you in Canada
Please let me know and your ideas are very good and will be appreciated by the deacons to be.
Look forward to your advice,
Tim
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Re: Wayne Vincent Brown (R.I.P.)
From: "Richard Farah" rfarah@mdc-um.com
Pity he has died so young, my sympathy goes out to his family.
I remember learning to box under his father’s house in Woodbrook...it was tough stuff that several of us would do about 3 times a week.
May he rest in peace.
Richard Farah.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:11 AM
From: "Roger Henderson"
I have very fond memories of life at Mount with Wayne
I remember him being forced to play a cricket match against St. Lawrence and he objected to having to play.
First ball from Owen Serrette cut his finger in two and that was that.
His finger healed for him to become one of the best Caribbean writers in recent history.
God rest his soul.
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Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: Wayne Vincent Brown (R.I.P.)
Yes, real, real sorry to hear this.....I had hoped to meet him again.....apart from his incisive writing and dour but amiable personality, I will remember him for the Juniors A (remember that category?)St. Francis vs St Lawrence football game where he played right wing and Christopher Date, left wing, Cokie Joe could run fast and Date had the most natural left foot I ever saw, I played centre forward and both of them kept crossing the ball for me to score 4.
May his soul rest in peace.
David
--- On Wed, 9/16/09, Brian Lewis <brian@aclaworks.com> wrote:
I sat next to him at Mount for one term - his work will live on
Brian
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Thursday, September 17, 2009 1:00 PM
From: "Peter Laughlin" peter@ecotechnousa.com
Thank you, Wayne
Peter Laughlin
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From: "jongolding"
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:41 -0400
All of us who knew C..J.. will remember him with fondness and amusement; his dry sideways look and half smile.
My lasting memory was when some of us used to box in the senior boys room following the time Floyd Patterson beat Ingemar Johansson for the world heavyweight title.
We had a coach called Jabberromney for those who remember.
Well, one day short me had no one to box and tall Wayne and I sparred a few rounds until he got bored and hit me with that famous left hook of his.
It caught my right ear with a WHAMMM!!
Today I can still hear the ringing!!
Thanks a mil Wayne
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Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:09 PM
My God he was a young man! Please extend my sympathies to his family.
He was a great contributor to the Caribbean , and a good friend to all who knew him.
All the best,
Peter
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From: Nigel P. Boos [mailto:nigelboos@eagles-wings.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 6:58 AM
Dear Mike,
Thank you for including me in this message.
I am very sad to hear about the death of our good friend, Wayne Vincent-Browne.
May he rest in peace.
Here are a few pictures I have of Wayne
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On 15-Sep-09, at 10:47 PM, Michael Howard wrote:
It is with sadness that I must advise that Wayne Vincent Brown (Cokie Joe) passed away of lung cancer this morning in Jamaica
Lisa please pass on to Jean and Roger Henderson
Regards,
Michael Howard.
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Wayne Vincent Browne
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:53:58 AM
The Caribbean literary world was plunged into mourning yesterday with the news that Trinidad-born distinguished writer, poet and former Express columnist Wayne Brown had died at his home in Stony Hill , Jamaica
For over two decades, Brown had combined techniques of fiction and prose, writing of uncanny clarity and perception into a weekly column titled "In Our Time" in the Daily Express. It was a style that inspired and spawned a new generation of writers. It was this same journalistic insight that led him to begin in February 2008, in the Sunday Express, a column on Barack Obama's campaign for the White House. After Obama's inauguration, the column was titled "In The Obama Era", the last appearing on June 21, 2009.
Asked for a comment yesterday, columnist BC Pires said the late writer had been a mentor and friend and a huge influence on his own work, which could not have existed without Brown's inspiration. He described the loss as being "too big to comprehend".
His good friend of many years, Trinidad Theatre Workshop actor Nigel Scott, said Brown discovered he had lung cancer late last year.
In a statement issued to the Express yesterday, Scott said: "He was given six months to live but made it for nine months, during which time he had two radiotherapy treatment sessions. Wayne had a chance to prepare himself and his children, Mariel and Saffrey, for his passing; he slipped into a coma two days ago and died peacefully at his Stony Hill home in Jamaica Trinidad and around the world have visited over the past few months saying their goodbyes. His influence spanned the Caribbean , and many of his students who have published works are eternally grateful for his teachings."
Scott said his wife, Minnie, and himself visited Brown in April of this year, and "he looked great then" and was able to sail his yacht a couple weeks ago.
Scott also spoke of the generation of writers inspired by Brown, including two recently-published works, Raymond Ramcharitar's The Island Quintet and Amanda Smyth's Black Rock.
"Both writers in their foreword acknowledged his influence on their work, going so far as to say it could not exist without him," Scott said.
Speaking from Jamaica yesterday, Brown's daughter, Mariel, whose documentary film, The Solitary Alchemist, is currently being shown in the 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, said a private memorial for family and very close friends would be held for her father this weekend in Jamaica Jamaica
Brown won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1973 for his first collection On the Coast. He held various fellowships at universities in Britain and the US and taught and lectured at secondary and tertiary level in English and Creative Writing in the US , Trinidad and Jamaica Jamaica
He leaves to mourn his daughters, Mariel and Saffrey.
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Ok so now to make the collection and give these boys a nice ordination robe.
Regards
Ladislao Kertesz, kertesz11@yahoo.com
So now you have all the exchanges and photos.
DALMATIC ROBE,
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09TE0001TEVWFE, Trevor Evelyn and wife.
64TF0002 MLELLT, Myron Lew and Leonard Lee Tung
64TF0008CLASSROOM, Please place names on the faces
64TF0007HHE, Unknown and Hamish Herrera.
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