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Welcome to my Web site!

 

My name is Randy Trahan.   I was born in Houston Texas in 1945.  My father, Earnie Trahan, worked for Creole Petroleum in Venezuela.  We lived in Lagunillas (49 - 57), La Salina (57 - 58) and  Amuay (58 - 64).  I have put together this web site mainly to share old photos with friends who are now scattered all over the world.

Let me (and others) know if you have seen this site.  Be sure you See/Sign my guest book. View entries made by others and find some old friends.

Did you live in camps other than Amuay or know people who did?  Check out my Oil Camps of Venezuela website.  I have organized it by camp.  

Notice: AT&T is now blocking e-mail from non-AT&T servers. You will probably not be able to send me e-mail at my old AT&T address. I Have a new e-mail address. Click here for more information.

I always need more content, so if you have pictures, yearbooks, stories, etc. click here to contact me.

Gloria al Bravo Pueblo  Click to see the words and/or hear the music.

Be sure to check out Reunions past & future.  See photos of old reunions.  Get information for future reunions. 

Are you looking for a way to keep in touch with old friends from the oil camps of Venezuela?  The Creole Annuitants Association has invited those of us who were children of Creole employees in Venezuela to join under the umbrella of their organization.  It is an opportunity to associate with friends from all the oil camps.   If you are interested (please be interested), contact Sharon (Burke) Cox (sharonbcox@charter.net) to get on the list.

There is an organization, Hijos y Hijas de Amuay, that tries to keep track of "kids" from Amuay and plans reunions.  The keeper of the list  is Tommy Jackson ( bradleyjackson@earthlink.net ).  Please help us keep the list up to date by keeping Tommy advised of your current information.   What he needs is:

bulletName
bulletMaiden Name (okay guys, not you)
bulletMailing Address
bulletPhone Number
bulletEmail Address (if you've got one)
bullet8th Grade Graduation Year.

If you would like a copy of the list, send Tommy a self addressed, stamped envelope (9" X 12" or larger).  His mailing address is 7 Swindon Ct., Manchester, MO 63011.

Another organization you may be interested in joining is the Venezuelan Oil Field Brats (VOB).  This is a labor of love by Mark Suchon (MSuchon@aol.com).  To find out more, visit the VOB Web site.

View any of the yearbooks below by clicking on the cover.

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1958 1959 1960
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1961 1962 & 1963 1964
   
1965    

See Ian Ball's reporting of the teenage news in the summer of 1958 by clicking on the Pelican masthead below.  This page is on my new Oil Camps of Venezuela site.

This site includes several "thumbnail galleries".  These are collections of small pictures.  If you click on a "thumbnail" (small picture), you will go to a full-sized version of that picture.  You must then click on your "back" button to return to the thumbnail gallery.  So far this site includes the following:

bulletOld Photos - Under this page you will find galleries of old photographs.
bulletGallery 1 - A collection of my old photos from Amuay
bulletGallery 2 - More of my old photos from Amuay
bulletGallery 3 - Gail Russell Parrish let me take photos of her old photos at the New Orleans reunion.
bulletGallery 4 - Pictures from the 1961 Turpial and the 1962-1963 Orquidea (Simon Bolivar School year books)
bulletGallery 5 - Pictures from the Amuay Hijos/Hijas Web page put up by Bill Wilkes
bulletGallery 6 - The Ian & Montague Ball collection.   Shots from Amuay, Caripito, Jusepin & La Salina
bulletGallery 7 - Old photos submitted by Sharon (Burke) Cox
bulletGallery 8 - Old Photos submitted by Steve Sleightholm
bulletGallery 9 - Old Photos submitted by Clay Lewis & Judy Churchman
bulletReunions - Pictures from prior reunions of the Amuay Hijos/Hijas
bulletNew Orleans - Pictures from the 1992 reunion in New Orleans
bulletMemphis - The 1997 Creole Annuitants Reunion in Memphis
bulletFt. Worth - The 1998 Creole Annuitants Reunion in Ft. Worth
bulletLittle Rock - The 1999 Creole Annuitants Reunion in Little Rock Reunion
bulletLas Vegas - The 2000 Creole Annuitants Reunion in Las Vegas
bulletBirmingham - The 2001 Creole Annuitants Reunion in Birmingham
bulletAmuay 1993 - Photos from my 1993 trip to Amuay
bulletSanta Anna Climb - During my 1993 trip I climbed Santa Anna
bulletYearbooks - Simon Bolivar School Yearbooks
bullet1958 Gusher - The complete 1958 Gusher
bullet1959 Panorama - The complete 1959 Panorama
bullet1960 Panorama - The complete 1960 Panorama
bullet1961 Turpial - The complete 1961 Turpial
bullet1962 - 63 Orquidea - The complete 1962 - 1963 Orquidea
bullet1964 La Brisa - The complete 1964 La Brisa
bullet1965 Yearbook - The complete 1965 Yearbook
bulletAmuay Today - Recent photos of the Paraguana Peninsula.
bulletLinks - Links to other sites of interest
bulletCreole Brats - This is a contact list containing: name, e-mail address, phone number, etc. for Creole Brats who wish to be listed here.
bulletGuest Book - Sign and/or view my guest book.  Find old friends!
bulletWhat's New - Here I list changes to my Web site.
bulletContact Me - Here I list my contact information.

 

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This page was last updated on 02/15/09.

 

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