This page is in honour of my father who passed away on
26 September 2005

Papa,
And then I had to let you go,
I can't take your hand anymore
because it's cold..
you gave me a home,
love and peace.
now you’re the sky,
the wind and the sea.
you’re the emptiness in my heart,
but your still close to me.

Papa, I can't really
Describe what I feel,
And even with tears,
Nobody can truly know how I feel....

               On the front of his memory card
               There is a picture of the
               "Saint Plechelmus" in Oldenzaal
               The church where my parents married in 1958

                     My parents always came to the stable to
                     watch the offspring from their breeding-mares
                     Those days where always fun and meaningful

          Every show that their horses jumped with Esther
          They were watching them.
          The nicest thing after every show was my father’s           
          comment towards Esther’s riding.
          It was always positive and warm.

          "well done, very good riding"
          when Esther had a clear round.

          "No problem, it is not your fault"
          when something went wrong.

My father's love for animals was huge
On the right picture you see him while taking his daily walk with
Snuf and Grizzly.

During his illness they never left his side and were with him until my father passed away

Snuf lied under his bed for three days!!

Together with my oldest brother Jos he had the hobby of breeding birds

Here you see them at a show where Jos is competing with his collection

Jos is very good at bird breeding
He has already won many awards

Dear Papa I have had lots of fun with You
and you have taught me a lot about horses and horse breeding
An important rule you taught me and that I always have to keep in my mind

"Every horse jumps like the way he moves and by the way he is build".

You my father are truly my biggest friend
and i miss you every day!

We all miss you very very much