RE: Photo from Pearl Yvonne Mulrain

2022-APR-29-2242Hrs

Arthur Hume was a student of '67-'69

Pearl Yvonne Mulrain 69

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS 2022-APR-29

2022-APR-29-1452Hrs

Dear Brenda

It is very heart-warming to see that our dear brother Desmond Waithe is being celebrated with respect and love in several communities he had served with his music in Trinidad.

Do you know whether his funeral service tomorrow 30th April will be on Youtube or Zoom?

Many thanks

Vernetta Calvin-Smith 65

RE: Mausica legacy and Tribute to Desmond Waithe

2022-APR-28-1841Hrs

INVITATION to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Time: May 7, 2022 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84169776445?pwd=WDlJcysvaXhlMkFObm5xclhKT0xDZz09

Meeting ID: 841 6977 6445

Passcode: 010812

AGENDA:

1. MTC Legacy: Alumni Scholarship and Bursary Award at UTT starting academic year 2022-23- presentation and discussion of details. All are invited and encouraged to participate.

2. Desmond Waithe: A MTC alumni tribute to our dear friend and colleague. Please let us know if you would like to provide a tribute to the memory of Desmond

Conrad Thomas is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Time: May 7, 2022 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Brenda

"and this too will pass"

--

Brenda

"and this too will pass"

Brenda Alexander-Perez 65

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS 2022-APR-22

2022-APR-22-1242Hrs

Dear Mausicans & Desmond’s family & close friends,

Tenderly,

May time heal your sorrow

Gently,

May friends ease your pain

Softly,

May peace replace heartaches

And May all our warmest memories of Desmond remain.

I will always remember his gentlemanliness & his warm,

infectious smile & I haven’t seen him for years.

May the blessings of this Easter season keep you all strong!

Magnell Williams Robinson (63-65)

Re: Death of Desmond Waithe

2022-APR-22-1041Hrs

This is a wrenching death. Desmond stood out in a place of stars. He moved out of Mausica into the country, and he carried on. It is good to see the contribution of Ronald Richardson (Ritchie) here...the photo from Phase II.each layer of the place...each year group, the many ripples, affected....Thanks to Hazel Thpmpson-Ahye for the John Boulay video.....his Mausica signature....

The Mausica notion of an alumni choir was such a genius idea...the place continuing to grow and to flourish outside of the 64 acres. Harry Joe, The Warden, The Cuff....all glory.

Scratchie

Theodore Lewis 69

RE: A TRIBUTE TO DESMOND WAITHE

2022-APR-22-0830Hrs

Fellow Mausicans,

I am deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Desmond Waithe and I wish to extend condolences to his family and friends.

Desmond was a dear friend to me.  We were in class together in high school and in Mausica Teachers’ College where we were roommates for the entire two-year period.  Most graduates talk fondly about the MTC experience as do I but having a Desmond as a roommate enhanced my Mausica experience.  In my retirement I visited TT yearly, and I always got a visit from him provided he was not globe-trotting at the time.  On some visits, he reminded me of our days in high school and activities that I had long forgotten.  His visits were always pleasant and enjoyable.  When he was unable to visit, Desmond took me to steelband events in the QPS, Skinner Park and Starlift and Exodus panyards.  I was also privileged to take in one of his musical performances at NAPA.  Desmond was never without ideas as to how to make me feel at home in TT.

I will always remember Desmond as a kind, thoughtful person with a wonderful sense of humour and a dear friend.  The fact that our friendship lasted for over half century until death do us part, is further testament to his boundless patience.  Desmond was a good man.  I shall miss him dearly.

We have lost an exceptional musician with a pleasant and gentle disposition deserving of all the accolades heaped upon him

Errol Lashley 65

Des, it was indeed a great pleasure knowing you.  Rest in peace!

Bye now,

Errol

P.S. Don’t forget to respond to my last WhatsApp chat.  I am told that this app runs in the cloud.

RE: Condolences

2022-APR-22-0558Hrs

My Dear Mausicans,

We mourn the loss of one of our pioneers, Desmond Waithe, a musician to his soul, like Bertie Fraiser who has gone on before him. Desmond's contribution is widely known. He will always be remembered by me as one who held a cuatro in his hand with a smile on his face. Well done, Desmond. May you rest in peace.

May God comfort his family as they mourn the loss.  May God comfort us all.

Always,

Barbara Mellowes 66

RE: A QUINTESSENTIAL MAUSICIAN

2022-APR-21-1436Hrs

My Fellow Mausicans,

Desmond Waithe was a quintessential Mausican. He and several of the men and women of the 63-65 year group, the PIONEERS, set the standards for all the Mausicans that followed in their footsteps.

When my Brother, Carl Caton, shared the sad news of Desmond's home-going, I recommitted myself to working with all Mausicans who would like to create "The Mausica Legacy".

It's now 2: 30 am EST.

I'll be back with some suggestions.

Let's put our thoughts and lists together. "Together We Aspire. Together We Achieve."

As usual,

Rodney Foster 66-68

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS 2022-APR-15

2022-APR-21-1122Hrs

Dear All,

We are united in grief over the death of our beloved Desmond Waithe. He meant so much to so many of us.  I knew him from my Best Village days even before I entered Mausica. I remember when I had my interview for entry into Mausica.  The panel became excited to learn I was into these cultural pursuits. During initiation week, I sang John Boulay and some believed long afterwards that I was a Tobagonian. I had not seen Desmond for years, until a few years ago, when we met at a Marionettes concert at Queens' Hall. We were delighted to see each other and shared a big hug.

He has contributed so much and deserves  more than a silver medal.  May He rest in peace.

Hazel Thompson-Ahye 70

Re: Fwd: Photo from Ronald Richardson

2022-APR-20-1439Hrs

Ronald Richardson 66

RE: Fwd:

2022-APR-20-0949Hrs

Another talented musician has left. Thanks Desmond for the music.

Desmond Waithe

https://youtu.be/Q7_3VvAfnd8

Brenda Alexander-Perez 65

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS 2022-APR-08

2022-APR-11-1317Hrs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRO6Lz2hDJQ

Theodore Lewis 69

Re: MAUSICA WEEKLY EMAILS 2022-APR-08

2022-APR-09-1508Hrs

Hi Rodney:

I was sorry to hear about the passing of Horse (Leslie Greenidge)..Sunset illa man.  I called Sto, who lives in Champs Fleurs, but he was unaware.

Horse was a blue blood Mausican from the 66-68 year group. These passings affect me. I had come to think of the Mausican as indestructible. I still think us to be so.

Is that not the lesson from these Mausica children?

We are finding that they too can sing...and indeed can descant..

The curtains are being drawn on early generations, only to open again...for the Children...

Gwennie reminds us of some of the anchors, .Harry Jo, Daphne Cuffie, Roland Maunday, June Joseph, Fanny Roopchand......add Lance Lougheide, Wilfred Philips (Alisford's old man), Bert Baptiste, Hamlyn Dukhan,  Evelyn Hordatt.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/mausica+teachers+college+albumn?projector=1

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#search/mausica+teachers+college+albumn/FMfcgxwHNWBVWXsxPHFhXdQsRhLGlgzq?projector=1

Recently I had  a great lime with Clyde Ballantyne (Pool) and Lynette Mark.....shooting the breeze about ole times.....During our conversations I solved the puzzle about who was the author of the great Mayfair flood that saw the shoes and other belongings of Frederick Beckles (Beck; Badjohn Teacher Face) floating out of the Mayfair lobby...causing Beck to think, wrongly, that the culprit was a Havenite.....

As I indicated in an earlier post, Beck was so distraught at seeing his belongings floating down the Mayfair corridor that he crossed Fairhaven Square with a cutlass...We in turn, drawing upon vaunted Haven commonsense and agency...and also resorting to prudence...had decided to lock the entrance to our hostel...and also to fortify in defensive posture...

But it appears from the authoritative account I heard from "Pool" that Beck had gone to the wrong hostel in search of the culprit. Remember there were only three, so he really had just two degrees of freedom. But he guessed wrongly. Or did he?

There was also an authoritative, apparently first-hand,  account, that men from Haven had been in the washroom of Mayfair that night, and what reason could there have been for Havenites to be in Mayfair washroom after hours? The only thing I can think of there is that they might have gone over there to play brag, with men like Joe Ragoonanan, Jerry Hernandez, McDonald Rodney, Beck, and Gregory Byrne.

Scratchy.

Theodore Lewis 69

RE: Welcome Back, Sister Maria

2022-APR-09-0028Hrs

Hello Maria,

It’s great hearing from you.

Please help organize the 2023 MTC Reunion in TNT. Yes, let’s replicate the Trinidad and Tobago itinerary.

A return to the Hyatt, Hilton or Bucco,  Charlotte Ville, Annette Alleyne’s Theater, Allan Clovis’ Arawak,

Heritage Month and visits to TV stations and print media would be ideal and  launching of The Mausica Teachers College Charitable Foundation would be most uplifting.  The MTC Legacy.

“Can We Talk?”

As usual,

Rodney Foster 66-68

RE: Congrats and Condolences

2022-APR-03-2149Hrs

My Felllow Mausicans.

First, I would like to congratulate the Blackman family on their joyful achievement. Keep it up Jewell.

Next, I convey my condolences to Brenda and her entire family. 

On Sunday Carl Caton informed me that his roommate at Mausica, Leslie Greenidge, passed away on Friday in Arima.

Leslie was my Sunset Villa pardnah in my first year at MTC.

Rest in peace, my brother.

Veda and family, we lift you up in prayer. 

May the Good Lord comfort you.

Sincerely,

Rodney Foster 66-68