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August 8, 2007Paul del JuncoEmail: pdelj@sympatico.ca Location: Toronto, ON JAIME SANCHEZ ABREU This former student is my deceased uncle, my mother's brother. He attended for only one year 1940-41 graduating that year. His paternal grandmother was the famous "monkey lady", Rosalia Abreu, internationally known for her large collection of monkeys and apes right on her property, Quinta Palatino or Finca de los Monos, Click here for more information and photos. |
December 6, 2007 Connie Salas Gholson
Email: JimGholson@aol.com Location: Francisco (Fico) Chacon performs Faure in Madrid On Saturday, December 1, 2007, our schoolmate, Francisco
(Fico) Chacon, Bachillerato Letras, Class of 1959, performed Requiem de
Faure at the Ateneo de Madrid. I am sure that Fico is going to kill me
for this note; however, we are so proud of him that we want to share it
with you all.
Throughout our school years, Fico loved classical music,
specific opera. After he retired from Cocacola as an attorney, he
has dedicated most of his time in taking singing lessons and
participating in all kind of programs.
He finally has arrived as far as we are concerned and we
want to congratulate him with this note at our website.
You can see Fico performed by clicking:
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February 22, 2008 Susan Womack Walker Email: mamadragon2@comcast.net Location: Santa Fe, NM, I graduated from Lafayette in 1955, friends mostly from Ruston 1952 to 1955. My Daddy transferred in 1955, to Colorado, moved a lot before he retired, as did I after he retired! Most of our fun in Havana seemed to be at the Mother's Club and the Biltmore, as well as each other's homes. Saw a lot of familiar names on the register, so many memories stirred. My sisters went to Cathedral. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me! |
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Alexander E-mail: the.alexanders@ieee.org Location: Hamden, Connecticut USA For a recent aerial photo of Ruston Academy click here I wonder if those are the original trees? |
Jim
Wilson E-mail: jwilson@jimwilsonlaw.com Location: Ocean Springs, MS I lost my home in Hurrican Katrina. I went to Lafayette from 1958-1959. I just wonder if any of you Rustonians happen to still be in contact with Lafayette friends. If any one can help me with a contact or two I would be grateful. I can find no information at all about Lafayette. |
July 5, 2007Tom DarlingtonE-mail: ptdar@sympatico.ca Location: Guelph, Ontario A memorial service for my mother will occur in the Kirk Chapel at Saint George's Church in Guelph at 11:00 am Friday, July 06, 2007. After the service all, and anyone else who cares to participate, are cordially invited to attend a gathering library for a light luncheon and refreshments in the library in The Village of Riverside Glen (60 Woodlawn Road East in Guelph) from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. This will give residents at The Village of Riverside Glen who are unable to get to Saint George's and who knew Nancy a chance to participate in a farewell to her. Thanks to many for the support and encouragement given to Mum and me when we so badly needed it in the past three months. Love from me and Mum, Tom |
September 7, 2006Name: Sara Li SalazarE-mail: saralisalazar@hotmail.com Location: Miami, FL I attended Colegio Buenavista in Havana, Cuba, from 1944 through 1952 (last two years at Candler College studying High School). May I hear from you? My maiden name: Sara Li Capella |
September 30 2006Name: Olga KarmanE-mail: buffalolga@aol.com Location: Buffalo, New York Dear Miami Rustonites, SCATTER MY ASHES OVER HAVANA needs you. The Miami bookstores have not ordered the book. I need you to call BOOKS & BOOKS, and/or B&N, BORDERS and place an order!!! This is the ISBN: 09765-09644. |
October 10, 2006Name: cathy brown crescioni E-mail: cathycrescioni@comcast.net Location: Champlin, Minnesota Fellow Rustonians You are in for a treat. Tomorrow Oct 10 there will be a showing of one of the worst movies ever made on Turner Classic Movies. What makes it worth watching? It was shot in Havana Cuba in 1959. It stars Elaine Strich, Steven Hill and the one and only Mel Brown, alumnus of Ruston Academy (taught by Hiram Ruston in the early '30's). It was shot on location in Havana and it is pretty bad. Mel's 3 daughters attended Ruston in the late 1950's and remember that he had a shooting schedule he had to keep. It will air at 6:15 pm Oct 10. He plays the "Doctor" He will be available for autographs at the Ruston Reunion next May 2007. Cathy Brown Crescioni |
August 11, 2006Name: Meg (Gianelloni) McDonoughLocation: Sarasota, FL USA Email:Fairlinks@aol.com Although we did not get a chance to attend the recent get-together in Miami this summer, we wanted to make sure you have an opportunity to obtain the book we mentioned several years ago at the Reunion - "We Remember Cuba" (these are the short stories compiled by John Parker). We have recently placed 100 of these books on our Ebay Store and felt this was a great way to reach our wider audience. A big hello to my former classmates (Class of 1967) - we left in 1960 and miss Cuba for all it meant to us, as well as our lifelong friends. Hope to hear from you. My father, Giles S. Gianelloni and mother Winnifred reside nearby and would love to hear from you, too. My sister - Marcelle Gianelloni Pressma (Class of 1964) resides in Louisville, Kentucky and is Curator of Education at the Louisville Zoo. She has visited Cuba numerous times for zoo business (but that was before the restrictions were placed on visitors). Sinceramente, Meg (Gianelloni) McDonough |
August 20, 2006Name: Connie (Conchita) Salas GholsonE-mail: JimGholson@aol.com Location: Fremont, CA "The Lost City" by Andy Garcia is now available on DVD and can be ordered from amazon.com My husband Jim & I watched the movie yesterday. It is a very memorable piece of art and love for all of us who experienced the Batista regime and then Fidel Castro's revolution first hand. As Jim stated, it was very haunting for him to watch the movie as he has experienced both regimes only through the stories that I had told him in the 38 years we have known each other. Jim has never been to Cuba. For all Rustonians that remember and love Cuba for its beauty, music and its people, this is a film to own and watch. Connie (Conchita) Salas Gholson, High School Class of 1959 |
September 5, 2006Name: Olga KarmanE-mail: buffalolga@aol.com Location: Buffalo, New York You are invited to visit my brand new webpage olgakarman.net - Any comments? Muchos saludos, Olga |