St Lukes Church Archives

Larry Loos celebrates his important milestone that made a party to an event that will not be easily forgotten at St. Michael’s and St Luke’s Church in Dandenong There’s this affable guy who parades himself as a lovable person, maybe no more than 60 to 65 if you had to guess. Then you get invited to his 75th birthday. While the shock takes a while to digest and set in, we then experience a night of fun, frolic and a musical experience of unlimited talent from family and guests that was mind blowing. Larry Loos is a blessed man with a fantastic family and friendship group that gathered to celebrate his important milestone that made a party to an event that will not be easily forgotten. Anne an I were privileged to be among the invitees to witness a night with a difference at St. Michael’s and St Luke’s Church ...

“TRAMCAR-TESTIMONY” – by Des Kelly Yet another chunk of ‘memory-magic’, coming to all e’Lanka readers around the world, courtesy of Charles (Charlie) Schokman, a good friend of this writer. Charles & his dear wife Claudette have also been residents of Melbourne for quite a long while now, and, like me, stop sometimes to reminisce about our younger years, spent in the Country that is referred to simply as “Our lovely Island home”. A big part of our precious memories would have to be about travelling around the Ceylon we knew. The old CTB buses, the trains, the taxi-cabs we used (less often), and also the trams, about which this ‘testimony’ is written. Thank you Charles, & e’Lanka’s regards go out to you & the family. Desmond Kelly (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...