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Nemos Lime (August 2007)

Miscellaneous Events

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Shakers Lime (May 2008)

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Shakers Lime with Brent Jardine (August 2008)


Germany 2006

Raymond Samms, Patrick Chinasing, Richard Figaro, Roger Koo & Stephen Harris De fellas with some German supporters

Neil Ghany & Raymond Samms Richard Figaro, Roger Koo, Stephen Harris & Raymond Samms Richard Figaro, Ian Salandy & Roger Koo


25 Year Reunion - boys’ lime Raymond Samms & Paul Wooling look on as Richard Figaro greets Nigel Wooling

On Friday 3rd July the fellas got together in Santa Cruz to get reac-quainted with each other and to catch up on old times. For some itwas 25 years worth of catching up. The liming venue was one ownedby classmate Davindra Maharaj so in a way the lime was kept ‘in thefamily’. The food was flowing, the alcohol was flowing even more,

and the ole talk was...well...you know dem fellas. And at some pointin the night Dylan Marfan, who flew in from Florida, thought he wasan acrobat and….well….let’s just say that he did not make it to theSaturday function and left Trinidad with quite a souvenir...his foot ina cast.

Joel Latiff & Raymond Price Daryl Young, Charles Pashley, Nigel Wooling & Andre Paty Joel Latiff & Whitney Chin

Colin Inniss & Whitney Chin Richard Figaro & Khalid Carmichael Miguel Figuera, Brian Ho & Dominic Garcia

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2. Shiva Manraj, Nigel Pantin & Colin Alexis3. Anthony Williams & Davin Borde4. Neil Lalsingh & Marlon Hoo Fatt5. Whitney Chin, Richard Figaro &

Shiva Manraj6. Shiva Manraj greets Davindra Maharajh

7. Fellas chowing down8. Looks like Nigel wants some of

Burton's hair9. Dylan Marfan & Hayden Charles10. Edward Kacal & Raymond Samms11. Charles Pashley12. Dominic Garcia & Brian Ho fillling

their bellies

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13. Paul Wooling, Andre Paty & Daryl Young14. Douglas Brunton, Karim Rahaman,

Raymond Price & Raymond Samms15. Davin Borde, Khalid Carmichael &

Stephen De Gannes16. Shiva Manraj, Colin Inniss & Whitney Chin17. Geoffrey Leid, Neil Lalsingh &

Derek Daniel18. Colin Alexis, Dominic Robain &

Nigel Pantin19. Nigel Wooling, Karim Rahaman

(in background), Richard Figaro,

Whitney Chin & Shiva Manraj20. Stephen De gannes, Davin Borde &

Khalid Carmichael21. Edward Kacal & Marlon Hoo Fatt22. Richard Figaro, Stephen Harris, Raymond

Samms & Louis Moore about to eat a food23. Stephen Harris & Denton Armstrong24. Richard Figaro, Stephen Broadbridge &

Raymond Samms

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25. Photo taker outer Stephen Broadbridge gets a candid shot of Hayden Charles

26. Plenty food to eat27. Daryl Young, Karim Rahaman, Charles

Pashley & Andre Paty…CHEERS!!!!28. Roger Koo and Richard Figaro29. Geoffrey Leid, Brendon Chow Lin On,

Andre Huggins, Dylan Martineau & Raymond Samms

30. Dylan Martineau, Brendon Chow Lin On & Andre Huggins

31. Dylan Marfan, Joseph Chin Cheong, Louis Moore & Raymond Samms

32. Dylan Marfan, Steven Cheng Wing, Davin Borde & Roger Koo

33. Daryl Young, Burton Hinds & Derek Daniel34. Derek Daniel, Anthony Williams & Stephen

Harris35. Colin Alexis, Douglas Brunton & Derek

Daniel36. Kieron Penco & Brendon Chow Lin On37 . Joseph Chin Cheong & Khalid Carmichael38. Daryl Young, Derek Daniel & Zach Mouttet

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A banner with the reunion logo, which was designed by the lateSimon Farrell, was draped at the entrance to greet each incoming per-son. At the entrance was also a table with a sign-in book for all tosign and leave comments, some disposable cameras so that every-body could get involved and capture the night’s festivities from theirperspective, and souvenir magazines from the previous 20-yearreunion.

Areas of Tsunami were transformed somewhat into different areas ofFatima College: School Hall, Sixth Form Block, School Yard, Cafeteria,TD Room and the Teachers Lounge (one of the Tsunami gazebos).There were also pictures posted at the bar perimeter with shots fromschool days, the last reunion and also from limes that have occurredin the five years since the last reunion.

The format this time was more informal with cutters being served asopposed to the more formal sit-down dinner format of the 20 yearreunion. There was a lot more mingling amongst the guests this timealthough the teachers seemed to be having such a grand ole time inthe Teachers Lounge that they rarely emerged from there. For many ofthem it was a grand occasion as they had not seen each other inquite some time.

A significantly larger number of teachers attended this time around:Francisco Garcia, Mervyn Achille, Alloy Lee Ha, Beverly De Four, DianePersaud, Jeannete Elias (formerly Zakour), Maurice Brash, Mrs. C.

Ahwai, Kathy Ann Garcia, Myrtle Cumberbatch, Marion Hubbard,Barbara Jenkins, Glen Roach, Mervyn Moore, F. De Silva, HarryRamdass, Brendon Kuei Tung and Fr. Lennox Mc Phillip. Current act-ing Fatima Principal Father Gregory Augustine attended as well asFatima Old Boys Association President, Barry Davis.

A special thanks to those ’foreigners’ who flew in to celebrate thisspecial occasion (9 guys flew in this time as opposed to 6 the lasttime): Duane Andrews (New York), Davin Borde (Florida), StevenCheng Wing (Florida), Whitney Chin (Canada), Alan Donawa(Guyana), Richard Figaro (New York), Neil Lalsingh (Canada), DylanMarfan (Florida) and Dominic Robain (New York).

The slide show of pictures from our ole school days that was such ahit at the last reunion was reshown and it was a hit all over again.Classmates Colin Inniss and Wayne Blackman did a great job as DJsfor the night.

And not to be outdone by the last reunion, each attendee was pleas-antly surprised to be presented with a parting gift as they left: a com-memorative package which included a polo shirt, cap and mug, eachof which had the reunion logo and theme on it.

A beach lime was originally carded for Maracas Beach the next daybut because of the inclement weather plans were changed andinstead the lime was held at Pizza Boys, Maraval.

Tsunami Function

On Saturday 4th July the focus switched to the Tsunami Beach Club atChaguaramas, adjacent to The Anchorage.


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151. Paul Downer, Alan Donawa & Duane Andrews2. Joel Latiff, Edward Kacal, Steven Cheng Weng,

Raymond Samms & Whitney Chin3. Andre Huggins, Steven Cheng Wing &

Stephen Harris4. Steven Cheng Wing, Brendon Kuei Tung,

Allan Gooding & Paul Downer5. Joseph Chin Cheong, Paul Downer, Louis Moore

& Stephen De Gannes6. Allan Gooding, Neil Lalsingh, Alan Donawa,

Edward Kacal & Paul Downer

7. Paul Downer, Burton Hinds & Allan Gooding8. Neil Lalsingh & Joseph Chin Cheong9. Paul Downer, Duane Andrews & Colin Zamore10. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Davis (FOBA President)11. Edward Kacal & Richard Figaro12. Stephen De Gannes, Father Gregory & Joseph

Chin Cheong13. Joel Latiff, Alan Donawa, Mr. & Mrs. Roger Koo14. Stephen De Gannes, Derek Daniel &

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17. Cake with reunion logo courtesy of Kiss Bakery

18. DJ Wayne Blackman19. Teachers Fenwick De Silva & Myrtle

Cumberbatch20. Brendon Kuei Tung & Mervyn Moore21. Harry Ramdass & Raymond Samms22. Darren Millien & Burton Hinds23. Marlon Hoo Fatt, Harry Ramdass,

Shiva Manraj & Louis Moore

24. Like dem wings lashin25. DJ Colin Inniss26. Rosemarie Duff (current Fatima Form 6

dean) & Maurice Brash27. Brendon Kuei Tung & Gavin Chin Lee28. Dominic Robain, Miguel Figuera, Allan

Gooding & Richard Figaro29. Geoffrey Leid & Darren Millien with their

significant others30. Paul Downer & Louis Moore taking in

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Kuei Tung34. Stephen Broadbridge in the 'Teachers

Lounge'35. Jeffrey Joseph, Gerard Perry, Alan Donawa &

Steven Cheng Wing36. Gavin Chin Lee, Marlon Hoo Fatt &

Hayden Charles37. Lennox McPhillip and Anthony Joseph

38. Teachers Fr. Gregory, Marian Hubbard, Harry Ramdass & Myrtle Cumberbatch

39. Francisco Garcia & Ms. Ahwai40. Joel Latiff & Jeffrey Joseph41. Edward Kacal, Whitney Chin & Hayden

Charles42. Lennox McPhillip, Nigel Pantin & Anthony

Joseph43. People enjoying the slide show44. Alumni and teachers mingling in the

‘Teachers’ Lounge’

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45. Darren Millien & Karim Rahaman46. One of panels in the venue with pictures

from school days and past events47. Raymond Samms, Dominic Robain &

Miguel Figuera48. Andre Huggins & Orville Mends49. Raymond Samms & Neil Lalsingh 50. Colin Zamore, Wayne Blackman &

Duane Andrews

51. Mervyn Achille and Kathy Ann Garcia(former Fatima secretary)

52. Teachers Marion Hubbard & Jeannette Elias (formerly Zakour)

53. Davin Borde & Graeme Dow54. Mr. & Mrs. Hayden Charles taking a look at

the photos55. Anthony Joseph & Dominic Robain56. Joel Latiff, Colin Zamore & Brian Ho

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Neil PrimaSwim meets against the other schools

Graeme OttleyLower Six Tribunal and Upper Six EnglishLiterature Class

Brendon Chow Lin OnMayfair, skipping school, and getting introuble

Stacy MorrisPlaying sanco with the boys during lunchbreak and playing football. And in the earli-er days, going down in the river after schoolpicking mango and catching wabeen, etc.from the river. And leaving (heh heh).

Kieron PencoSkipping it altogether, heading off to limewith my pals in Saints or just hangingaround town.

Andrew MooreGoing “down the Islands” with the scouttroop.

Miguel FigueraMy best time during our school years wasfrom second term Lower Six right up to finalexams in Upper Six (i.e. Jan 1985 - June1986).

Nigel Lee KingDetention after school

Joel Lati f fDisliked getting detention

Roger KooGoing up in front of the school with the restof the footballers before an Intercol game

Colin InnissGreat friendships made in school still existtoday; football games; “last days” Form 6wildness.

Jeffrey JosephDouble free periods every Friday afternoon inForm 6

Louis MoorePlaying ball; talking crap; playing All Fours atthe pavilion

Dominic GarciaRepresenting college in football; DJ for col-lege Mayfair (Warriors 1982-83); sleeping inback of hall for 2-3 periods every day.

Nicholas MohammedJohn Romero once gave the class a quiz andeveryone had to stand up until theyanswered the question correctly. When thequiz was over, I was the only one in the class sitting. Even Barry Lee was stillstanding.

Sheldon Mil letteBeing thrown out of Form Six Accountingclass and still getting an “A” at ‘A’ levelswithout help from the useless Accountsteacher (we had private lessons from one ofthe Pantins).When we had to look at “Faces of Death”with our sister school’s Form 6 class.

Cornell Gri f f ithForm Six Night Study. Class League Football.Easter Weekends at Las Cuevas.

Jonathan MikeFootball matches with CIC and QRC

Neil GhanyLiming on the benches outside the Form 6classrooms; the Las Cuevas camping trip;watching movies in Romero’s office.

Anthony AliUpper six retreat down the islands; Sixthform Participation in Christmas Concert;Last Day pranks.

Denton ArmstrongThe entire experience

Gregory EckelGiving Fr. O’ Dwyer horrorsMaurice Brash giving Burton Hinds anassignment to look up the recipe for EggsBenedict for talking in classMr. Niles’ cockiness – giving fellas “maps towrite” for leaving books in their lockersThe dance competition to “Rappers Delight”held in the AV Room when we were in Form 1

Edward KacalToo many to mention. Winning Intercol in1979 was an early one.

Douglas BruntonFirst term of Form 1- Raymond Chin Cheongcopied Sean Assam’s homework, so therewere 2 sets of homework with Sean Assamon it and they submitted it.

Andrew PetersonI recall a sports day, Form 4 or 5, I came insecond behind Sean Assam in the 800m or1200m cycle race. Sean won every race, sothe competition was for second. Lucas ???and I were fighting for second, and everyonein the stadium was on their feet.

Colin AlexisCamping down the islands

Ronald VieiraCoaching the rugby team

Warren RobertsThe entire experience

Burton HindsMr. Pantin passing round the school one day,picks up Richard Harris’ homework notebook with graffiti on it and reads with hiscrocked snarl…”Here I sit broken hearted,wanted to shit but only farted”. The classbeing very quiet because he was present

Greatest Memories From Fatima

My entire time at Fatima College from form 1 to form 5 were the greatest, most memorableand enjoyable years of my life, it was a blast from cover to cover. I will forever be indebted to

Mr. Romero!!! Were it not for his intervention (“You fellas have brains, you just playin defool, only studyin to party.”), I doubt that I would have passed any of my subjects.

Thank you Mr. Romero!!! Simon Farrel l

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erupted into laughter. And Mr. Pantin yells“THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER”. Theclass came to an abrupt silence. You couldhear a pin drop. He then ordered Harris andSimon Farrel up to his office where they got“BLOWS”. It was a funny day.

Gavin Chin LeeWhile in Form 3, playing Prefect and chasingthe Form 1’s down the stairs from upstairs ofthe Form 1 Wing. Getting the leather strap from every Dean,including the Principal.Always in Detention.And of course skipping classes…who doesn’t?

Dylan MarfanForm Six years were the greatest

Charles PashleyDrinking down the islands

Daryl YoungBeing scared of Mr. Holman; getting ‘licks’from Mr. Romero; leaving

Davindra MaharajSchool was a real life lesson and every yearcame with its unique memories.

Gerard D’ArcyGeorge’s doubles

Dave InnissThe entire experience

Wayne BlackmanThe entire experience. Time spent in Cadets.

Alan AcanneFavorite teacher - Miss Zakour (Form 1 & 2French); Favorite subject(s) - French (seeabove) & English

Nigel WoolingIn Form 6, a guy came to demonstrate‘Commando Street Fighting’ and we got intoa major scuffle in the school hall.

Sean AssamKeith Scotland and Ronald Roberts alwayseating my cheese paste sandwiches

Whitney ChinHearing the chorus of de boys coming overfrom the field in a string of cars singing‘Fatima Boys’ on the last day of Form 6 - itwas quite a sight.Scouts were always a great time - The World

Jamboree in 83 was the greatest.Finishing the sports day half marathon in1985 in 3rd place, ahead of all the jocks thatburst out from the starting line at the begin-ning of the race.

Anthony Will iamsCrazy men like Martin Steele and Berbick(Raymond Samms)

Gregory LaurenceSoaking down the prefects during a footballgame, when a shot I took hit the gutteringabove them and broke it, drenching themfrom head to toe. It was repayment for thedetentions and lines they made me do. I hadthe last laugh.

Yinka BadaRavi Samaroo - on the football field, givingpeople a “spanner”; Ronald Roberts – coast-ing with the RX7; Brian Elias – shaving at 12

Paul DownerThe football league final between Form 2Group 2 and Form 1 Group 4; the two smallmen fighting – Jeffrey Joseph and DylanMartineau

Richard BatsonKicking ball across on the field; liming withpardners

Andre PatyGetting into fights with Gregory Laurence anddem fellas

Allan GoodingMarlon Hoo Fat scoring a goal with his chest;while I was a Prefect, people always used toget quiet around me, even the Form 6 fellas,because I used to discipline all Forms, includ-ing my fellow Form 6 classmates.

Colin ZamoreKeith Scotland sticking Neil Prima in the neckwith a divider during Chemistry class

Raymond Chin CheongReal great bunch of guys, once a Fatima boy,now a Fatima Old Boy.

Fidel GonzalezLunch time and home time

Keith ScotlandHaving the record for the best excuses forreaching to school late; the year we wonintercol

Stephen HarrisThrowing up my “sucked-up” salt-prune seedin the air in the AV Room (when everyonewas bothering me for a salt-prune from mypack) and my bro, the said Jeffrey, again theshortest man, jumping above everyone elseto grab the seed and to put it into his mouth,before realising that it was only a seed (Jeffreywill deny this story I’m sure).Rivers, the Fatima goalkeeper - incrediblesaves one minute, ball trickling through hishands the next. The boy always had youpraying...The form six “dunking spree” that was start-ed (I believe) by my lime (dunking Herbert orCastro I think?) in kicks, and then it spreadinglike wildfire to the rest of the form...Colin’s (Inniss) famous “last words” of “he(meaning Keith Chan) can’t take that cornerfaster than me!” just prior to us crashing hisbrother’s Escort on Memorial Park in trying tokeep-up with Keith in his parent’s stationwagon. My virgin accident!

Keith ChanLunch time small goal competition in thequadrangle and Prinicpal Pantin’s attempt tostop it by planting a tree in the middle of thefield… the tree lasted a week and footballcontinuedRaymond Samms hopping into the river with-out procrastination to retrieve our footballoutside the Form 6 block.Neil Ghany returning for lesson with hisfather’s car completely covered in mud: heran off the road in the West Mall area.Alfred Fakoory speeding into the compoundbut failing to stop in time and parking his carinto a pillar of the Form 6 building;The stopping of a football match in progresson the main field when a load crash washeard: it was Colin Alexis crashing into theschool’s entrance gate pillar. He reversed toadjust and crashed again. The game went intoa recess of laughter.The respect I felt from the class when I wasassigned to as a Lower 6 prefect: I’m stillfriendly with some of the guys

Anthony AssingMost of my memories of Fatima have beengood and I have remained in close contactwith our old Scout Leader Raoul Poon Kong.

Karim RahamanGoing around the corner from school to limeby that parlour which was run by Boysie; Mr.Sunderji’s command over the field of mathe-matics.


(October 15th 1966 – September 18th 2009)

Simon was born on 15th October 1966 in Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad.

After graduating from Fatima College in 1984, Simon began hiscareer in the Advertising Industry with a two year apprenticeshipin Graphic Design, Darkroom techniques and Lithographic Printingwith Creative Advertising Ltd. He next took up the position ofAssistant Production Manager and Graphic Artist with HorshamsPrinting Products.

Simon then diversified into Flexography at Caribbean Pre-PressServices and Systems Ltd. Where he learnt package design and wasresponsible for producing the artwork for blind embossing and foilblocks used by Hallmark Greeting Cards. After 14 years working inthe printing industry, which included four years as the SeniorGraphic Artist at T&T Printing Works Ltd., Simon moved into theAdvertising arena.

He held the position of Senior Graphic Artist at The EdgeAdvertising Ltd., where he won two Gold Addy awards in 2001 forbest press campaign in the Automotive and Alcohol Retail cate-gories. In 2002 he was offered the position as Head of the QualityAssurance Department at Lonsdale Satchi and Satchi AdvertisingLtd. And then the position of Manager of the Pre-Press Departmentat Caribbean Paper and Printed Products (1993) Ltd. In 2008 Simonresigned his position as the Promotions and Creative DesignCoordinator at Value Optical Ltd. to start his own home basedGraphic Design business. Over the years

Simon had worked on a free-lance basis for CLICO, CANTO,Intercommercial Bank, Burmac, Trinidad Aggregate Products, Caribe

Ceramics, Hilton Hotel, Ambassador Hotel, TSTT, TSTT CreditUnion, Neal & Massy Credit Union, Beefeater, Subway, YellowSubmarine and ACM International to name a few. His internation-al clients include Transitions Lenses Inc., Calvin Klein Eyewear andSimple Business Solutions of Lewisham, England who are consult-ant for the British Government.

He called his business: “Simon Farrell Graphic Designs” and offeredthe following services: Graphic design, Desktop Publishing,Package Design, Print Brokerage, Radio & Television AdvertisingProduction, Fleet Vehicle Graphics, Indoor & Outdoor Signage,Billboards, Website Design & Maintenance, & SpecialtyPromotional Items.

He was an avid fisherman, and the family teased him by saying thatthe biggest thing he ever caught was himself! Besides fishing, heloved surfing, camping, snorkelling, spear-fishing, scuba-diving,sailing, boating, hiking, listening to Rock & Reggae music andcamping. In fact, he used to camp in Paria, with his family, from asearly as ten years old.

Simon was not financially wealthy, but he was rich in spirit – hehad fortitude. He was charitable & affable. He loved his family verymuch and lived his life focussed on trying to take care of them andbe there for them no matter what the circumstance. He leaves tomourn his daughter Celine, his mother Irene, his father, Haydn, hiswife Alena, and his sister Andrea and of course all of his friends. Hewas laid to rest in a private burial at sea at the mouth of the firstbocas near to the “tooth”, “down-the-islands”, one of his manyfavourite fishing spots, where he absolutely loved to be. May hissoul now rest in peace!

AA Laquis Ltd.Alan DonawaAlan HowellAndre PatyAtlantic LNGAutoguru LimitedBerrett ControlsbMobile and TSTT Brian HoBulldog Computer ServicesClassic MotorsColin InnissDonna Grell-Barclay – Graphic Designer

E-Zone Ltd.First Citizens Bank Ltd. Fotograe Photography ServicesFrosty's Ice Graeme DowGuy and Gordon Ltd. Joel LatiffJoseph Chin CheongKim Yet SamKiss Baking Company LtdMalabar Farms Marlon Hoo FattPrint-A-Pak Ltd.

Raymond SammsRepublic Bank Limited RGM Limited Roger KooSecure Recycling Ltd.Simon Farrell Graphic DesignSolo BeveragesTeknology Supply NetworkTucker Energy ServicesWhitney ChinWayne BlackmanVemco Limited

Simon Farrell

Rest in Peace

Acknowledgements

aka Beaker, Spiccolli (from Fast Times at Richmond High), Red Man

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