My Dad

My father passed away a year ago today. I thought I’d share a picture of him and my brother Kris. Kris became a father today. Bitter-sweet.

Laia de Jong

What a wonderful day. On the first anniversay of my father’s death, my brother and his wife welcomed a beautiful, healthy baby girl to the world. Laia de Jong. Mother and father are doing well. As is my mother, a newly-minted and excited grandmother. My wife Isa couldn’t be happier; …

Uncle Arno

My uncle Arno, my Dad’s twin brother, passed away yesterday; my Dad, almost a year go. My Grandmother is having a difficult time. I thought I’d share a picture of Arno and René when young, in the late 1950s. And here is another picture, taken at the same place in …