Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 13 December 2003. Circular No. 110
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Dear Friends,
From: "Anthony Lucky
Date: 9 Dec 06:24 (PST)
Subject Sad news
Dear Ladislao,
At about 7.40 this morning Bro Marius of the Abbey at the Mount called to let me know that Bro.Camillus (of Pax honey fame) had died a few minutes before he called. He and others at the Mount knew that "Cammie"and I were very good friends. We got to know each other when i was a student at the Abbey School and the friendship continued during and after I returned from studies in London.
May his soul rest in peace.
God bless,
Anthony
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Monk of Mount St Benedict Abbey, Trinidad
With a passion for discussing politics and a penchant for playing “All-Fours,” Bro Camillus took life seriously. As the apiarist at the Mount for many years, he had a smile as sweet as honey, and a tongue that stung like a bee. “Cammy”, as his brother monks fondly called him had a big heart. He gave the appearance of a stern countenance, but always charmed those who ventured beyond this façade.
At his Confirmation in St John the Baptist Church, Plaisance, Guyana, on Trinity Sunday, June 11, 1933, Ivan chose the name Benedict, and in so doing prophetically indicated his future decision to become a Benedictine monk. He was only eight years at the time, having been born on October 03, 1924. At the age of 23, having read an article in a Catholic Standard edition of June 1947, Ivan Culley was drawn to the Benedictine way of life. There were no Benedictine monks in Guyana at the time. However, a visit by the late Dom John Chrysostom Lee Sing from Mount St Benedict in that same year captured his imagination. It was Fr Lee Sing who had written that article which was the turning point in the life of the young Ivan.
Two years later, on his 25th birthday, Ivan left his job as a Town Constable in the City of Georgetown to join the monastery in Trinidad. And from that day, he never turned back. On the successful completion of his novitiate, he pronounced his monastic vows on November 30, 1952. Bro Camillus loved to read and his favourite author was the Trappist monk, Thomas Merton. He had a great love for the psalms and the rosary.
For those outside the monastery, he was well known as the apiarist behind the success of PAX Honey at the Mount. A summer course on apiculture at Pennsylvania State University in 1968 enhanced his skills, which were not only employed at the Abbey, but also in Barbados and St Vincent, where he advised the respective Governments on various aspects of bee-keeping.
For his fellow monks, “Cammy” was known more for his community-mindedness, his sense and appreciation of the past, and his child-like trust in God. He was a faithful friend! We will miss him for these qualities. Cricket enthusiast that he was, he knew that some day his innings would have to close. And this it did on Tuesday, 09 December 2003. He was clean bowled, but he had batted well. The game continues … the match is not yet over! God bless you Cammy!
LET US PRAY
All-powerful Father, by the resurrection of your Son from the dead, death has no power over those who have fallen asleep in the true faith. With this confidence, we pray for your servant, Camillus, who served you in the monastic life while in this world. Mercifully give him a dwelling place in the bosom of Abraham together with all the saints from the days of Adam until our present time, and make us all worthy of your heavenly kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
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From: "Anthony Cintra"
Date: 12 Dec 07:06 (PST)
Dear Friends,
By now you would have heard of the death of Bro.Camillus Culley. He will be buried on Monday 15 December after a funeral Mass at the Abbey.
Bro. Marius called this morning to ask whether I would be one of the bearers, needless to say I immediately agreed. Hon. Justice Melville Baird of the supreme Court here, another very good friend of Cammie, will also bear the coffin.
Cammie was a good friend, whenever I visited the Mount I ensured that we spent some time together discussing current topics.
I must add from the inception my career: as a practicing attorney, state prosecutor, magistrate, secretary of the Law Commission, counsel at the Royal bank, judge of the High Court, than appeal court and now a judge at ITLOS.
The monks knew that for the past fifteen years I "elected him de facto abbot, so much so that whenever I arrived at the Nount I was asked which abbot I wanted to see . We all shared a good laugh over that.
But the old order changeth, yielding place to new; and God fulfills Himself in many ways lest one good custom should corrupt the world.
It seems to me that almost all of the monks who were at the Abbey in my time have passed on. Men such as: Fr Chrys; Fr. Peter; Fr Ildefonse, Fr. Leo: Fr. Paul; Fr. Jerome; Fr Anslem; Fr. Bernard; Bro. Anthony; Bro. George; and Fr. John Osborne.
I just hope and pray that those who are still here will be around for a long time
God bless.
Anthony
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From: Raymond Devaux
Date: 9 Dec 17:25 (PST)
Dear Ladislao,
You sent a message to my brother, Alain Devaux, saying that you are looking for myself who attended Mt St Benedict in the nineteen forties and also for my other brother Patrick Devaux whose e-mail is: (patrick.devaux@chubbsecurity.com) or
(pdevauxchubb@hotmail.com).
Alain Devaux also attended Mt St Benedick in the nineteen fifties.
Unfortunately I do not know any of the people that you mention in your e-mail but I would like to hear from you.
I live in Montreal, Canada during the summer months and in Ft Lauderdale, Florida during the winter months.
Best,
Raymond Devaux
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From: "Robert Huggins"
Date: 10 Jun 14:46 (PDT)
Hi Las,
As long as the MSB net work continues I will try to put in my 2 cents. It's sad to see that so many went there but so few want to write about the things that we did while there. I don't think that our stay was that bad that everybody wants to forget what they did, at least I don't. Also I don't think that people are so busy that they can't spend 5 minutes to talk about their time at MSB. Any how, I suppose that is life, and the world we live in.
No Las, I didn't build model airplanes, instead I watched you build rockets and try to get them to fly. But that's another story.
Actually my sports activity was swimming. I was also giants B captain of the football and volley ball team, both championships which we won. I also played cricket, and anything else that looked good.
Have no fear my friend I will try and put something together soon, but I need to get the cobwebs out of this old brain and try to remember some of the things we did. I may have to try and contact Don Mitchell as I know he, his brother Gordon and I were always doing some crazy thing.
God Bless,
Robert
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From: "Ladislao Kertesz"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 6:28 PM
Dear Robert,
I am glad that you wrote, the email of Manuel is: Manjosepra@hotmail.com, His box is full at this time.
I need your help for articles or short stories.
Boxhead told me that the rocket did fly??? Can you remember??
Did you build model airplanes???
What was your sports activity?
I just contacted a swimming coach that trained lads and lasses at our pool.
Some three years ago. The club is called, "The abbey aqua lads and lasses swimming club"
There is a little story on it. Maybe I shall write on it.
Did you remember Fr. Francis? and the singing?
I am asking you all this to get new writers for the Circular Writers Guild now that the strike is over.
So long my friend
God Bless
Ladislao
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On Thu, 8 May 2003 08:21:48 -0700, "Robert Huggins" wrote:
Hi Las,
Since I don't have Manuel's address Can you find out from him what scout patrol he was in? I am trying to remember a prank that a bunch of us pulled on scout camp at Mayaro.
Robert.
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Friends you should know that I am having problems in keeping up to the volume of emails and have had to increase the number of pages to 5. I hope that you do not mind in waiting while I include your email in the CIRCULAR, thank you for helping me.
I am lacking stories and names form the mid 1970s to 1985.
There seems have been a slow down in the activities and The Abbey School, why???
Maybe Miguel Gonzalez can tell us???
God Bless
Ladislao
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Listado: C110.xls
Photos: Dornellas: Fr.Cuthbert dornellas
Mitchell: 027 berment
Column: David Bratt
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Caracas, 13 December 2003. Circular No. 110
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Dear Friends,
From: "Anthony Lucky
Date: 9 Dec 06:24 (PST)
Subject Sad news
Dear Ladislao,
At about 7.40 this morning Bro Marius of the Abbey at the Mount called to let me know that Bro.Camillus (of Pax honey fame) had died a few minutes before he called. He and others at the Mount knew that "Cammie"and I were very good friends. We got to know each other when i was a student at the Abbey School and the friendship continued during and after I returned from studies in London.
May his soul rest in peace.
God bless,
Anthony
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BRO CAMILLUS CULLEY, OSB (1924 – 2003)
Monk of Mount St Benedict Abbey, Trinidad
With a passion for discussing politics and a penchant for playing “All-Fours,” Bro Camillus took life seriously. As the apiarist at the Mount for many years, he had a smile as sweet as honey, and a tongue that stung like a bee. “Cammy”, as his brother monks fondly called him had a big heart. He gave the appearance of a stern countenance, but always charmed those who ventured beyond this façade.
At his Confirmation in St John the Baptist Church, Plaisance, Guyana, on Trinity Sunday, June 11, 1933, Ivan chose the name Benedict, and in so doing prophetically indicated his future decision to become a Benedictine monk. He was only eight years at the time, having been born on October 03, 1924. At the age of 23, having read an article in a Catholic Standard edition of June 1947, Ivan Culley was drawn to the Benedictine way of life. There were no Benedictine monks in Guyana at the time. However, a visit by the late Dom John Chrysostom Lee Sing from Mount St Benedict in that same year captured his imagination. It was Fr Lee Sing who had written that article which was the turning point in the life of the young Ivan.
Two years later, on his 25th birthday, Ivan left his job as a Town Constable in the City of Georgetown to join the monastery in Trinidad. And from that day, he never turned back. On the successful completion of his novitiate, he pronounced his monastic vows on November 30, 1952. Bro Camillus loved to read and his favourite author was the Trappist monk, Thomas Merton. He had a great love for the psalms and the rosary.
For those outside the monastery, he was well known as the apiarist behind the success of PAX Honey at the Mount. A summer course on apiculture at Pennsylvania State University in 1968 enhanced his skills, which were not only employed at the Abbey, but also in Barbados and St Vincent, where he advised the respective Governments on various aspects of bee-keeping.
For his fellow monks, “Cammy” was known more for his community-mindedness, his sense and appreciation of the past, and his child-like trust in God. He was a faithful friend! We will miss him for these qualities. Cricket enthusiast that he was, he knew that some day his innings would have to close. And this it did on Tuesday, 09 December 2003. He was clean bowled, but he had batted well. The game continues … the match is not yet over! God bless you Cammy!
LET US PRAY
All-powerful Father, by the resurrection of your Son from the dead, death has no power over those who have fallen asleep in the true faith. With this confidence, we pray for your servant, Camillus, who served you in the monastic life while in this world. Mercifully give him a dwelling place in the bosom of Abraham together with all the saints from the days of Adam until our present time, and make us all worthy of your heavenly kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
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From: "Anthony Cintra"
Date: 12 Dec 07:06 (PST)
Dear Friends,
By now you would have heard of the death of Bro.Camillus Culley. He will be buried on Monday 15 December after a funeral Mass at the Abbey.
Bro. Marius called this morning to ask whether I would be one of the bearers, needless to say I immediately agreed. Hon. Justice Melville Baird of the supreme Court here, another very good friend of Cammie, will also bear the coffin.
Cammie was a good friend, whenever I visited the Mount I ensured that we spent some time together discussing current topics.
I must add from the inception my career: as a practicing attorney, state prosecutor, magistrate, secretary of the Law Commission, counsel at the Royal bank, judge of the High Court, than appeal court and now a judge at ITLOS.
The monks knew that for the past fifteen years I "elected him de facto abbot, so much so that whenever I arrived at the Nount I was asked which abbot I wanted to see . We all shared a good laugh over that.
But the old order changeth, yielding place to new; and God fulfills Himself in many ways lest one good custom should corrupt the world.
It seems to me that almost all of the monks who were at the Abbey in my time have passed on. Men such as: Fr Chrys; Fr. Peter; Fr Ildefonse, Fr. Leo: Fr. Paul; Fr. Jerome; Fr Anslem; Fr. Bernard; Bro. Anthony; Bro. George; and Fr. John Osborne.
I just hope and pray that those who are still here will be around for a long time
God bless.
Anthony
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From: Raymond Devaux
Date: 9 Dec 17:25 (PST)
Dear Ladislao,
You sent a message to my brother, Alain Devaux, saying that you are looking for myself who attended Mt St Benedict in the nineteen forties and also for my other brother Patrick Devaux whose e-mail is: (patrick.devaux@chubbsecurity.com) or
(pdevauxchubb@hotmail.com).
Alain Devaux also attended Mt St Benedick in the nineteen fifties.
Unfortunately I do not know any of the people that you mention in your e-mail but I would like to hear from you.
I live in Montreal, Canada during the summer months and in Ft Lauderdale, Florida during the winter months.
Best,
Raymond Devaux
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From: "Robert Huggins"
Date: 10 Jun 14:46 (PDT)
Hi Las,
As long as the MSB net work continues I will try to put in my 2 cents. It's sad to see that so many went there but so few want to write about the things that we did while there. I don't think that our stay was that bad that everybody wants to forget what they did, at least I don't. Also I don't think that people are so busy that they can't spend 5 minutes to talk about their time at MSB. Any how, I suppose that is life, and the world we live in.
No Las, I didn't build model airplanes, instead I watched you build rockets and try to get them to fly. But that's another story.
Actually my sports activity was swimming. I was also giants B captain of the football and volley ball team, both championships which we won. I also played cricket, and anything else that looked good.
Have no fear my friend I will try and put something together soon, but I need to get the cobwebs out of this old brain and try to remember some of the things we did. I may have to try and contact Don Mitchell as I know he, his brother Gordon and I were always doing some crazy thing.
God Bless,
Robert
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From: "Ladislao Kertesz"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 6:28 PM
Dear Robert,
I am glad that you wrote, the email of Manuel is: Manjosepra@hotmail.com, His box is full at this time.
I need your help for articles or short stories.
Boxhead told me that the rocket did fly??? Can you remember??
Did you build model airplanes???
What was your sports activity?
I just contacted a swimming coach that trained lads and lasses at our pool.
Some three years ago. The club is called, "The abbey aqua lads and lasses swimming club"
There is a little story on it. Maybe I shall write on it.
Did you remember Fr. Francis? and the singing?
I am asking you all this to get new writers for the Circular Writers Guild now that the strike is over.
So long my friend
God Bless
Ladislao
-------------------------------------------------------------
On Thu, 8 May 2003 08:21:48 -0700, "Robert Huggins" wrote:
Hi Las,
Since I don't have Manuel's address Can you find out from him what scout patrol he was in? I am trying to remember a prank that a bunch of us pulled on scout camp at Mayaro.
Robert.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Friends you should know that I am having problems in keeping up to the volume of emails and have had to increase the number of pages to 5. I hope that you do not mind in waiting while I include your email in the CIRCULAR, thank you for helping me.
I am lacking stories and names form the mid 1970s to 1985.
There seems have been a slow down in the activities and The Abbey School, why???
Maybe Miguel Gonzalez can tell us???
God Bless
Ladislao
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Listado: C110.xls
Photos: Dornellas: Fr.Cuthbert dornellas
Mitchell: 027 berment
Column: David Bratt
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ATTACHMENTS
Listado C110.xls
| Names | Form V | Contact | Nickname | business address | Phone, | |
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| McCoy, Hudson | ||||||
| McCoy, Michael | Mickey | |||||
| Mccoy, Vincent | roge | |||||
| McLean, Hugh | roge | |||||
| Mechdessies, Joseph | roge | |||||
| Mechdessies, Raymond | roge | |||||
| Medico, Giorgio | glen | YV | ||||
| Mejias, C | ||||||
| Mellone, Luciano | 1975 | cosca | whg | YV Pto ordaz | (0286) 922 8091 | mellalugi@cantv.net |
| Mendes, Emmanuel | ||||||
| Mendes, John | OSB, Bishop | TT | ||||
| Mendoza, Alfredo | glen | YV | ||||
| Mendoza, Ramon Eduardo | glen | YV | ||||
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