Circular No 1034

 

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

Caracas, 8 of October 2021. No. 1034

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Dear Friends,

A short CV on Anthony Johnson, AKA Gabby.

The government has eliminated SIX zeroes from the local currency, we are close to being PAR with the USD.

If you would like to collaborate to keep the Circular going, at the end of this issue, you will find the instructions to where to send your writings and also, important to send funds, I know your limitations.

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Tony Johnson <jogncpa@gmail.com>

Mon, Sep 6

Hi Ladislao and Nigel,

You both requested some more recent info about me so here goes:

In 1978 I moved from St. Lucia to Northern California where I still live with my wife Peggy. We are very proud of our six sons (No daughters) and 9 grand children (6 girls).  I had my own tax practice until I retired in 2015. I still spend some of my time teaching on-line tax classes to other professionals.

At age 42 I started running and even now at 77, I run regularly. I competed in the last New York City marathon before Covid and if things go well, I am registered to run the Boston Marathon in October 2021. I think back to my days at Mount when I was very timid when it came to participating in sports. If the word existed then I am sure I would have been classified as a "Nerd". I did enjoy being in the boy scouts and have great memories of camping down the islands. 

One of my sons Dominic represented St. Lucia at the Olympics in Atlanta, Sydney and Beijing as pole vaulter. He has since retired from the sport after competing in many countries around the world.

You may remember there were 4 Johnsons from St. Lucia who attended Mount.  Bernard and Richard both still live in St. Lucia and are doing well. Claude moved to England where he passed away a few years ago after a battle with prostate cancer.

We count our blessings daily. Family is important to us and we are grateful to have them.  

Kind regards,

Tony (Gabby)

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From: Tony Johnson

Sent: Monday, September 6, 2021

Ladislao and Nigel,

I have offered to help Team George raise some funds to help our less fortunate brothers still living in Venezuela. Attached is a letter which I propose sending by email to all Old Boys in our database. I see the spreadsheets break them down into groups by years attended at Mount.

I think it would be more effective if I sent a separate email to each class with a class photo included. Without mentioning the names of the brothers who need help, if I saw a class photo reminding me of those from Venezuela I would be more willing to make a pledge.

Can either of you send me class photos for each class over the years? 

Thanks,

Tony

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laszlo kertesz <kertesz11@yahoo.com>

Sun, Sep 5 at 3:28 PM

Hi Gabby

Maybe you could send me the CV after the Mount.

and include something on your boy at the Olympics.

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Johnson, Anthony - I now go by "Tony". I live in Sacramento, CA where I am an accountant. My wife Peggy and I are the proud parents of six boys and two granddaughters. One of my claims to fame is that my son is a pole vaulter and has twice represented St. Lucia at the Olympics.

God bless Ladislao

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Tony Johnson <jogncpa@gmail.com>

Sat, Aug 28

Dear Ladislao,

This is Anthony Johnson (Gabby). After abandoning the MSB Old Boys for many years I was recently contacted by George Mickiewicz.  He has kindly sent me some of your recent circulars and I have spent some time catching up with what is going on with the Old Boys.

One of the things I learned is how bad the situation is for the Old Boys living in Venezuela. I have offered to try to help Team George with fundraising.

So wish us luck.

Thanks to you, Nigel, George and the others for working so hard to keep the Old Boys in touch with each other. Now that I have a little more time on my hands, I will do my best to be a more loyal member of the group.

Tony

Anthony L. Johnson, CPA

916-804-8833

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From: Tony Johnson

Date: August 22, 2021

Hi George,

you have reached the right old boy from Mount.

I also got your voicemail. 

I have been Awol from the group for several years but every once in a while I log on and read the newsletters from Ladislao.

He is providing a wonderful service.

Did I read that he may have to stop?

I have vague memory of you at Mount.

Hope you are doing well.

Give my regards to Ladislao.

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Allan Date

Wed, 8 Sept, 13:30 (1 day ago)

Jorge,

caramba! caramba, yo digo, caramba...

This TeamGeorge(TG) membership, will it also secure me entrance into Altamira Tennis Club en Caracas?

Please do NOT let it get into Maduro's hands!

Hola Ladislao, hola...with a prayer for you in Venezuela!

And stay safe and bless'd,

Alan

John 3:16

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

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Ladislao Kertesz <kertesz11@gmail.com>

Ok George

Shall include Allan Date in the mailing list of collaborators.

You just tell me and I shall add those who you would like me to add.

Thanks for your work

Ladislao

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George Mickiewicz

8 Sept 2021

Hi Ladislao

Please include Alan Date in your Circular distribution list as he is a $ contributor and member of Team George.

Gracias

George

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From: Ad Ad alandate@gmail.com

Date: September 8, 2021

no, i'm not

can u arrange?

thx

And stay safe and bless'd,

Alan

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On Wed, Sep 8, 2021

GEORGE MICKIEWICZ <amickiew@att.net> wrote:

Are you getting the Circulars?

Please be extra careful and stay healthy, safe and sound,

George

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NUMBERING SYSTEM ON THE PHOTOS:

I have been asked by some of you on how I manage the numbering system of the pictures, photos.

Here are the clues that you can use and if necessary, help me when corrections are needed.

The first two numbers, refer to the year the picture was taken.

The second two letters indicate the source of the picture. It is the initial, first name and initial surname.

The next four numbers indicate either Facebook number, or consecutive numbers.

The next two letters could be FB if the photo was taken from Facebook, if no FB then the following three letters indicate the initial of first name and first two letters of the surname.

WFE = wife

FAM = family

GRP = group

Hope this will help in making corrections or make reference when writing to me.

Remember that by some magic, google takes my photos and sometimes they appear in the search function.

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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:

08LK0317FBGBRFAM, Guiseppe Braggio

20LK0943FBLTHGRP, Larry Thomas

65UN0012SCOUTS, 

19LK9179FBDTA, Dominique Tadieu