Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 46 (April 2013)

Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 44 (January 2013)

Alexander Casimir L’Angellier was born in Singapore on May 5th 1900. He belonged to a highly-respected, long-standing Catholic family. After receiving his early education in St Joseph’s Institution, Singapore, he was among the first aspirants to join the De La Salle Brothers at the newly opened Juniorate and Novitiate in Kuala Lumpur, in 1916. He took the Brother’s habit in 1918 taking the name Casimir and then continued with his religious formation and studies in Penang.

Lasallian Encounter 2025: Brotherhood on the Move took place  at La Salle Centre, Ipoh last 17-19 October 2025, bringing together 23 Lasallian Catholic-Christian youth from seven La Salle schools across West and East Malaysia.

Participants were warmly welcomed by Mr. Isaac, Director of La Salle Centre, together with Brothers Jeano, Mico, and Zennel, and the rest of the organising team, who will be accompanying them throughout the four-day Encounter.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—The Lasallian East Asia District (LEAD) is proud to announce that Datuk Johny Tan Kulai has been named the recipient of the Indivisa Manent Award. The award recognizes his more than two decades of exceptional service to the Lasallian mission at De La Salle Butitin in Nabawan, Sabah.

The highly anticipated Joint-School Visual Arts Exhibition, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Lasallian Mission in Hong Kong, began with a Kick-off Ceremony on October 8, 2025, at La Salle College. This collaborative event, led by Chong Gene Hang College’s principal, Mr. Gary Wong, and former vice principal Ms. Debbie Chang and the visual arts teachers of the eight Lasallian schools, is set to tour the eight Lasallian schools. The Brothers, school supervisors, Lasallian Education Council members, school principals, visual arts teachers, and some students attended the event.

Ms. Lam Mei Ki Maggie has been appointed the new Principal of St. Joseph’s Primary School, with her tenure commencing on September 1, 2025.

Ms. Lam is a dedicated and long-standing member of the Josephian Family, having begun her teaching career at St. Joseph’s Primary School since 2001. Her commitment to the school spans 24 years of continuous service. She was promoted to the position of Vice-Principal in 2019.

In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Lasallian Mission in Hong Kong, the 150A Community Service Team, led by Dr. Calvin Mak, organized the second Health Check event on October 29, 2025, at De La Salle Secondary School in Sheung Shui.

Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 43 (December 2012)

Brother Herman was born in 1913 near the small village of Bruree, County Limerick, in Ireland. He was one of 9 children and received the name Michael Joseph at baptism. The family ran a good dairy farm. 

Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 42 (October 2012)

Originally published in The Gateway Issue No. 41 (September 2012)

Basile Dupont was born in France on the 23rd January 1885. He joined the Juniorate of the De La Salle Brothers at Nantes in 1899, entered the Novitiate and took the Brothers’ Habit in 1900 and received the name Brother Honorius. He completed his initial further studies at the La Salle Training College, Nantes, in 1903. He also took out a Teachers’ Diploma from Rennes University.