All "OLD" Verdun Folks: Last night 3 Old St Willy's school friends Brian O'Connell, Jerry Duggan and Myself Pat Leonard were having some Suds at Joe Thiesman's in Alexandria, Its been 50 years since we've been together one time or another and we are all still kicking. Our stories were unbelieveable but true. We all miss Verdun but we cannot live in the pass just keep moving forward. By the way we all get to Verdun every 3 to 5 years for our Smoke Meat, Hot Dogs and St Hubert's Chicken. Life was great there and our friends the best. Tx Pat
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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Slapshot,.that sounds like a blast...................get those friends of yours to get on here,.and share those stories.............. Mind you I have some friends ( yes I do,...hahahaha) right here in Victoria all from Montreal,.......and we get together reasoanbly often,& the Montreal topic can sometimes dominate the conversation,........hahahahah Unless of course it was illegal ,.then Selective Amnesia is the order of the day........................ HF&RV
Hello = At one time back in the early to mid 50's, did Brian O'Connell live on Lasalle Blvd between 5th and 6th Avenues???? If so, I think I went to St Willi's with his sister.....I can't remember her name though. Thanks - Judy in NB
my wife and i ( John Taylor) also go back to Verdun for steamies, fires ,poutine, etc , once or twice a year.Crawfordpark is still the same..A lot of good people came from Verdun.Does anybody know what ever happen to Diamond??
Hi Judy, this is Irene O'Connel, I believe you were looking for me, if so pls email me I would love to hear from you. I lived on the corner of LaSalle Blvd and 5Th Ave in the 50's along with my brothers Paddy,Brian,Danny and sister Kathleen.
Hi Pat, this is Irene O'Connell, Brians sister. I bet Washington was ablaze with you three going down memory lane, eh. It was nice to see the msg you posted. I miss Brian as I don't see to much of him as I live in Florida and he being in Hawaii, then with all his traveling, so it was nice to see your msg. Take care Pat and God Bless.
Irene: Where in FLA. We moved to Tampa in 96 and returned to VA when the Children (4) moved back to this area from all over the US/College. I was talking to my sister Diane (Toronto) and she said she went to school with you St Willibrords and/or St Gabriels in the point. It was fun and we hope to do it again within the next 6 Months. I think Gerry is moving to Myrtle Beach, in fact I think he is visiting there now. Nice to hear from U. Take care Pat
hi irene, where in florida are you? i am living in palm harbor, next to clearwater, but verdun is stil in my blood, i only have the memories now, carolyn bennett
Hi Pat, thank you so much for responding to me. I live in Palm Bay Florida on the east coast near cocoa beach and the kennedy space centre. I have been in florida for over 30 years. I have two children my son Donald and my daughter Breann who has my granddaughter Abigail (Abby) who is 5 yrs old and the love of my life. Yes I remember your sister Diane, if she comes on this site have her email me and we can catch up. Take care and God Bless.
Hi Carolyn, nice to hear from you, you are on the west coast of florida and I as you can in my email to Pat live on the east coast, but if ever you are over here email me and we can maybe meet, Take care and God Bless.
Hi Irene - Wow...what a pleasant surprise to hear back from you! You probably don't remember me....and I can't even think what grade we were in together...it would have been probably 6, 8, 9 or 10 but in 10, I was only there for a couple of months and then I quit to join the 'workforce' so maybe it wasn't then. Anyway, what I remember when I think of your name was that one time there was a group of us at your place on Lasalle Blvd(second storey) and I believe we were playing "Post Office" or something like that. I think I had a crush on Brian at the time...so....when we had to do the 'big kiss-aroo' thing, I was just thrilled to bits. Isn't it weird the silly things we remember from our childhood??? If you'd like to write to me, my addie is: djmcnab@nbnet.nb.ca .We've been living in NB since 1984. It was great to hear back from you - take care. judy(grayburn) in NB
Hi Judy, nice to hear from you. Yes I remember those parties we used to have, we had a lot of fun back in those days, wish the world was still the same today so as our kids and grandkids could have the same safe and happy times, but unfortunately the ways things are now is such a shame. Maybe one day things will return. I'll email you personally either later today or tonight. Take care and God Bless.
Hi John, I remember Diamond, he used to hang around with my brother Brian. I will ask my brother if he knows where Diamond is today, if he doesen't know he knows a lot of fellows who might. Take care and God. Bless. Irene O'Connell.
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