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Richard Ramsowr
 May 22, 07 - 5:13 PM |
Sadly, I wish to report the loss of a true original and one of a kind...
To All The other day, was a really sad day for me and the folks... and on refection I thought it’s would be good to pass the following on... On April 19, we were told of the passing of Ethel Snorgress, who died Tuesday afternoon, April 18 while waiting on her daughter to arrive home - as I understand it, Ethel had just spoken to Patti, who was on her way home from work and was just blocks away. Ethel had just experienced her 83rd birthday a few days days before. She lived in Metairie La., where she shared a home with her daughter’s family, while waiting for her beloved Lakeside home to be rebuilt in the big easy, Lakeside is a suburb of greater New Orleans. Ethel was born in New Orleans and loved both the city and all it stood for. My family and I first meet Ethel and her husband Bill when they first arrived in San Tome in the mid 50’s. Once you meet Ethel you could never really forgot her - regardless of your age. I think at some point, I might have had a childhood/teen crush on here. She was my definition of what 50/60’s “cool” was all about! Later, I sometime caught myself trying to compare the girls in my life with her high standards - only the really lucky guys end up with an “Ethel’ and Bill Snorgress was just such a guy. Last year I had the opportunity to renew out friendship and Ethel was still Ethel! When Ethel and her husband Bill first arrived in San Tome, they was housed in one of those small, plan jane looking, little one bedroom boxy things, build out of metal no less, down by the club - forget what they called them. Anyway it took Ethel about a week or so to transform that sow’s ear of a place into the best looking house in camp. If you didn’t know better, you would have through it had been designed, build and shipped it down to San Tome from someplace like New York or Paris - it would have been just like her! Ethel and Bill Snorgress lived in both eastern and western Venezuela, as well as throughout the world’s oil patch's. Bill passed away some time ago and she is survived by their daughter Patti Burckeland their son Bill "Billy' Snorgess. Those of us who know and loved her have lost a true original - one that will not be replaced anytime soon. Think well of her, I know I will! Richard Ramsowr / Betty and Jim Templeton Houston, Texas PS Anyone wishing to add there thoughts, please do so and I see that Patti and Billy gets copies __._,_.___ |
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Edgar Marin
Sep 6th, 2007 - 5:27 PM |
Re: Sadly, I wish to report the loss of a true original and one of a kind...
I am sorry for your los. I couldn't but feel so emotional when I read your message, not because you know me or I know you but for by the time when you the pioneer workers of the MGO in San Tome, Venezuela were there making a living out of your home country and working hard to develop the Oil production business in Venezuela, I was about to be born (1955), my father Sergio Marin worked for 37 years (since around 1940)for the MGO. During those years you mention he might have been working at the airport or at the materials warehouse # 2, he was one of the many "Margariteños", (remember?, people from Margarita Island) who migrated to the oil fields, and stayed there until death (he passed away in 1977). My grandfather also worked on the construction of the elevated water tank in North Camp. Now after so many years, here I am migrating from Venezuela to the United States to try to make a better life for me and my family. I live in Houston at Copperfield. Thank you for all you did and contributed to the development of the oil Industry in Venezuela. Edgar |
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