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An old friend from my Jamaica days turned me on to this web page. I love it.
I am Sebastian Lopez and went to St. George's from 1955 to 1959. My family
immigrated to Montreal Canada in 1959 and I "had to go too" since my father
applied for the whole family.
In Montreal, I joined different types of music bands and finally ended up in
The Coral Islanders, with some guys from Barbados, and eventually we became
The Islanders (just 2 guys) who went on to make LP's, play at The Edgewater,
and was fortunate enough to play Vegas once.
As for my Georgian days, I will get into that next email.
I gave up the music business, went back to engineering which I got into
shortly after moving to Montreal, and although I kept playing at various type
functions, I had to quit a few months ago due to arthritis in my hands.
I now live in California with my beautiful Hawaiin wife.
I will be checking this site more often for sure.
Take care,
Sebastian
Shadowseb@aol.com
I am Gene Burkett Attended St.Georges 1951-!954.
Surfacing the web I came across the site for the StGC. Impressive. Read some
of the e-mail from alumni but besides BERNARD chin of 1950-3 I did not
recognize anyone else. Bernard raised some interesting names to wit Bully
Beef Kenward. Can't forget his goal in Manning cup from near the midfield,
the Bartolo brothers- Marcelo the goalkeeper and his younger brother. I too
was in Boarding school with Fr. Fuhs as our Prefect. What a guy reputedly the
deadliest left hand in the school until he tried to slap Kenward. He never
did that again and was man enough to apologise. Bernard I didn't get your
e-mail but I am sure there are a lot of stories we could swap about the days
of Frs. Hennessey, Hannas and the like.
If there are any alumni who went to Haiti in 1954 to the dual meet against
St. Louis de Gonzague please contact me at GenMMburk@aol.com
HI Georgians,
I was just reading today, 10/20/99, the Sept. issue of the Canadian STGC OB
association's Newsletter talking about the planned meeting and gathering
with Old time Jesuits that taught some of us back in the 60s and early
70s, to be held on 10/22/99. I could not make it, due to work and distance
from the University of Iowa (USA) where I work. But I was so moved when I
recalled the names of some of those guys like Fr. Higgins, Hayes, Quinlan
and Duffy etc. So I moved quickly and gave Fr. Quinlan, after checking out
the number for Campion House on the Internet, a call. He still sounds
great, and in fact still rememberd me even though it is now 30 years since.
I left STGC in 1969/70.
I asked him to hail all the other priests still going strong, and to hail
the STGC Old Boys who visit for me. Keep it strong "Old Boys".
Neville
Hi you out there I am an old boy of the blue & white and would like to make contact with anyone who went to Haiti in 1951 for a duel meet. The soccer team consisted of; Goal: Teddy Saunders,
Back: Roper & Aubrey Lowe ,
Half Line: Keith Smith , (Neville DaCosta), Frank Lewis
Fwd/line: B. Rhoden, Byron Lee, Mickey Cooke, Bobby Williams. Walter Norton was on the track team. Any of you still around and read this please get in touch.Neville DaCosta email: ndacosta@sprint.ca
Hi, my name is Peter Mogg , '71 and since I left Ja. after completion of the third
form I have lost contact with all of my classmates. I would love to hear from
anyone who graduated around 1971 ( the year I would have graduated ). My email address is taykyle@aol.com
This is Keith Mitchell, '64 saying thanks for this fantastic website. I have
already made contact with a few members of my graduating class ( Barry Cheong,
Gary Williamson, Howard McGaw, Errol Chang) and a couple other people who were
at St. George's between 1960 and 1966. I would also like to get in touch with
Francis Fyfe, Carl Wilson and Colin Lee. If anyone knows where to find them,
please e-mail me at
kmitch1988@aol.com .
Hi Georgians;i am Canute White (class of 84):remember me. Ihave also
summited articles in several News letters. Well; i am still around and am
on the net E-mail canite@toj.com I am willing to accept your mail and we
can communicate. Where is the class of 84? sent me a mail if you wish.The
poem below was written on my graduation day. It can be a great material for
publication on the net.
MY ALMA MATER
Forward St. George's after I am gone
The Jesuit fathers will foster you
To go on;
After a long time which will past,
I will remember you as long as life
Last.
Be good Georgians who remain on her
Ground,
So the dignity in her name will always
Be found.
Her standard will be proclaimed
And St. George's will stay a great name.
O' great St. George's in blue and white,
So many great Jamaicans you have
Shown the light,
And many youths will enter your gates,
Then leave your campus feeling proud
And great.
Be proud old boys of St. George's College,
Be grateful to her for so great a knowledge.
Come back to see her; she needs your help,
She needs your love; she should not turn
To no one else.
O' great campus of aesthetic taste,
The memories of you will never be erased.
I admired many things but most of all
Your beautiful turf
And your blue and white Cathedral church.
Fly the blue and white flag of St. G.C
And sound the letters of A.M.D.G.,
So that the world can know we are still
Around,
To sing her song and shout her motto:
Ad Mojorem dei Gloriuam
(To the greater glory of God)
Canute B. White
St. George's old boy (Class of 84)
Written: July 1, 1984 (Graduation Day)
-- Hail to all St.G.C. old boys especially those who graduated in 1991
you can link me Calos B. Wilson at cbwilson@uwimona.edu.jm
Jim Vermillion (Faculty) 70-75
I'm happy to see that STGC now has a home page! While I'm technically not
an STGC old boy, I spent several wonderful years on the faculty at STGC and
would like to be back in touch with the many dear friends I made while
there. Right now, I'm next door in Haiti working for the U.S. Agency for
International Development.
I was STGC from 1970 through 1975. I taught "O" level maths originally and
then, after Chaps passed away I took his place and taught "A" level maths.
Great years!!!
My e-mail is jvermillion@usaid.gov
Bruce Helwig , bhelwig@inetnebr.com
Wishing to communicate with other 1965 graduates. Franklin Lue, Rabbi, Bowsie/Anthony Lue, Bailey Kong, et al
MURPHYJAM@worldnet.att.net
Class of 1977 under pressure. I know more of us are on the net. There
are much more Georgians, of any era, online. Rope een brethren!
Cyberspace is the first true realm of the future. Touch base, and tell
your friends ...... even if they're unfortunate enough to have been
deprived of the Georgian experience. Special regards to the author(s) of
this forum .... unnuh fi cum een!
I would like to get in touch with St.G.C. old boys (1939 and later) Are they around? My e-mail address is ar703@freenet.toronto.on.ca
Drop me a few lines. Let me know how are things with you.(Fouad Khouri)
I made contact with one good friend from the ST.G.C. days, Hugh Smith,
through this web site. But neither of us has heard from Cosmo Holding.
He was from the 1985 Graduating class, so Cosmo if you're out there,
drop me an email.
John Malcolm StGC '85
john.malcolm@mns.bt.co.uk
As always the cream rises to the top. It is great to see that STGC has a
web page and a forum where alumni can stay in touch. My name is Rohan
Walker of the class of 84. I'm now in Alaska by way of Colorado by way of
California by way of Texas by way of Saint George's College. My e-mail
address is walker@englewood.dowell.slb.com. I'll be staying in touch.
Thanks for JaWeb.!!
I am a Janadian-Georgian, surfing the Web and "buck-up" on JaWeb from YAHOO!.
This is great to have St.G.C. on the World Wide Web. I will be checking in on this once in awhile.
Bouy, mi cawn believe se mi fin a St. George's page. I am a graduate
from the '87 class. Hopefully I can find someone that I know on here. I
am Michael Thompson.
Greetings to all and many thanks for this medium - It is very
much appeciated. I am a 1965 graduate of St. Georges and will be checking
in from time to time with a eye for furthering the cause of St. Georges.
I would enjoy getting EMails (echang@fcc.gov) from former school mates
that knows me, particlarly Lascelles Buchanan and Keith Mitchell. The
last thing I heard is that they were in New York.
To whom it may concern,
I was just surfing the net and was very pleased to find
the St.G.C. Old Boys home page. I would like to commend the person(s)
involved in starting this project. My name is Christopher Morgan and I
graduated in the Class of '83. My e-mail address is :
CMORGAN@AMERICAN.EDU. Could you please add my name and address to the list
of Georgians on the net. Thank You.
Never thought I'd see STGC on the WEB!
Mark Smith, StGC '71 here. My E-mail is mark1@bellsouth.net.
I already see someone on your list that I recognize from when
I was there. Had to go dig out the old Lance from that year
to put a face with the name!
Did a search on Yahoo! and ran across a reference to the St. George's
College Old Boys Association. Being on old "Georges boy" -- until 3rd form
-- I could not resist checking out the Newsletters, etc.
Some old memories, a tear or two for references to friends and a teacher
who had passed away, and I ended up at the JaWeb site.
I left Jamaica in 1955 (in my middle teens) and last returned in 1976. My
love of that wonderful place has never diminished though most of my family
have either left for colder climes or passed away. The Stephensons and the
Nash families (my mother's side) come from the St. Ann's Bay, Discover Bay
(was Dry Harbour then), and Browns Town areas. My father's family were
Kingston people. I found JaWeb fascinating and plan to visit often.
I have a Home ... I mean Yard Page at:
http://home.netinc.ca/~campbell/
A link would be appreciated. Keep up the good work.
Russ Campbell , Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Great Web Site!!! I found a class mate that I have not seen or heard
from in years.
Please add my e-mail address to the list. I am Gary Williamson, Class of
1964, gary@ezpost.com. With thanks, Gary
Dear Sirs,
I graduated in 1985, and now reside in the UK, I was just serfing the
Jamaica Yard page on a boring cold Friday evening and stumbled into my
School. I'd like to contact any other Georgians living in the UK or anywhere
else. Regards, John Malcolm email john.malcolm@mns.bt.co.uk
Newton Wright nfwright@compuserve.com
This is just a Hello! I am very glad to see STGC on the Net.Was in Ja
two mmonths ago, went down Georges with the kids to show them around.
Nobody told me we were on the Web. Now I can keep up with the news. You
guys are doing a good job - keep it up! Oh I am based in London and
there is no chapter here. I don't know of any old boys either. Of
course there must beanother one or two or even three in London!
So keep up the good work. - Newty calss of '75.
This is my second attempt at locating Jaweb....tried some time last year
and didn't make it...anyway...dis time was awright...
I was at STGC from 1950-53..then went to England in '54...back to Ja.in
'60...stayed there until '70,when I left for Canada where I have been to
the present time,,during this time I spent 6 years in Montreal until the
separatists decide to do their thing..then I moved to Toronto...some
names I would like to throw out as being in school with...Robert
Simpson,the brothers Sharpe,Tomlinsons,Vieras(Martin& Raymond)Eddie
Harper,BullyBeef Kenwood,Audley'Muscles'Chin,Larry Coombs,the Barcello
brothers,Raymond Sykes,the Davidsons boys,Larry McDonald,Barry
Parkes,Leslie Teape,and on and on...Most of these guys were at poarding
school with me..
Maybe somebody(s) out dere can recognize any of the abovementioned and
maybe even add some...hhmm?
Love to hear from you..my name is Bernard Chin(not the one in LA..but
Toronto,Canada,,and my email addresses are...... bchin@interlog.com and
bchin@tvo.org
Thank you for maintaining this medium to keep in touch with our old school
and former classmates. I am Robert Delapenha, class of 1972. I am
interested in making contact with other members of my graduating class who
may be on the web. The old boys association will be organizing a 25 year
reunion for our class this year. The reunion will occur in Jamaica in
conjunction with other St. George's Day activities. The date: April 26,
1997. I would love to hear from as many colleagues as possible. E-mail
addresses: rdel@erols.com; rdelapenha@aol.com. Phone:(202)865-1877
Having STGC on Jaweb is is an excellent idea.It may be a good way of
locating old classmates.
There was a guy who attended STGC 1959-1963 named Winston "Feeble" Barton.
Anyone who might know his whereabouts, please contact me at
"dbrand@total.net"
David Brandon, StGC '63
STGC, STGC!! We are the "men" of the White and Blue:!!
Hail to all Georgians:
it really is good to link up with this page. I have also made links
through the 'net with other classmates, but this is great. Graduated
in'69 with man like Devon Lewis, Lennie Martin, Richard Nicholson, Eggie
Webb, Natius Patterson and them man de. Glen Thame, Derek Carty - peace
and love to all. Dr. David McGaw. Big shout to Dr.Peter Figueroa, and
Dr. Trevor Monroe.
I am sending this via my nescape mail, but my most used e-mail address
is nprender@msmail.buffalo.edu at the University at Buffalo, where I am
a faculty member in the Medical Library responsible for the Information
Management Education department. I can also be visited on the web at
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~nprender.
Thanks,Neville Prendergast
Well it was quite a suprize while surfing the net to meet jaweb and all these georgians. I am Josh Thompson and graduate from the year 1966. I am a member of the old boy's toronto chapter.They will be having their general meeting on Mar 16
and we are hoping for a good turn out. I was in Jamaica last month and was fortunate to be given a very good tour of the school.let me tell you as my grandaughter says s.t.g.c. rules.the school looks better than before and i felt proud showing it off to my wife who hails from Trinidad.the only one who can match me as a proud georgian is skedron.ja is boss,thanks,
My name is Josh Thompson and I graduated in 1966.I am a member of the Toronto chapter of the old boy's assoc.I came here in 1974 and married a Trini and now we have two daughters and a grandaughterto boot.I recognized Gary Williamson on the StGC yard page and I immediately recognize that he was cadet which brought to mind Courtland Matthews.I hope a few fellow georgians recognize me and decide to drop me an e-mail. I just returned from holidaying in Jamaica and let me tell you StGC rules!!!!!! the school looked the best I have since I left in 1966.any how they still haven't fixed the broken window where I sat behind Pluto Shervington.We always tell Pluto to sing it because that way he wouldn't stammer.I was very proud of my high school when I took my wife on tour.Isn't it great to have gone to the best high school on the planet.Ask a Georges grad he will tell you.Take care- Josh Thompson class of 1966.
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