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Old 31-01-20, 19:35
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Stefan,

My sincere condolences, to you and your loved ones. While I never had the opportunity to meet Dirk, he certainly had a significant impact on myself and many more.

If it is any solace, his memory will live on with myself and so many more in our community.

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Old 31-01-20, 22:48
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Stefan,
I am sorry for your loss. A loss for your family, and the MLU/CMP community.
Most of us here have never got to meet Dirk, however, most of us throughout the world know his name and I feel that he will be long regarded as a leader and reference point within this hobby for many years to come.
May he rest in peace.
The Holgate Family.
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Old 31-01-20, 23:06
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Stefan, Astrid,

My condolences for the loss of Dad and all the best for the difficult times ahead.
I hope Dirk did get to see the HUP finished in the Jewish brigade markings.

I have many happy memories of Dirk....he was the one that finally convinced me to enter the historic MV world and I still remember well when Stefan and Dirk delivered the C8 to my house.

What I will remember most is his passion for Canadian vehicles and his constant "battle" to educate the general and MV public about the true liberators of our country.

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Old 31-01-20, 23:16
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Stefan,

My sincere condolences, to you and to Astrid, Sjoertje, Mariska, Patricia and the whole LWD family.

I first met Dirk on the 18th June 2009. He came straight home mid morning from beach cleaning to meet Jill and I and we spent he next 2.5 hours talking all things military. I came away with a number of NOS parts for my Canadian Ford Lynx Scout Car.

Keep smiling Stephan and family, our thoughts are with you, memories are good.

Rick and Jill.
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Old 01-02-20, 01:05
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My deepest sympathies as the others have already expressed. While i did not have dealings with the clan, I certainly know the family name.

My father passed away in August of last year after living with dementia. It was that illness that got him, but something else. Ever on our minds, I spoke to his 20-yr companion today on other matters and she is still feeling the effects.
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My condolences to you and your family.
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Old 01-02-20, 22:27
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Condolences from our family to yours. Its never easy especially when there's such a father and son bond. My own father was an inspiration to my love and restoration of historic MVs.
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Old 02-02-20, 04:48
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Hi Stefan,

My condolences. I met your dad on a visit there in 2014 and he was good enough to take a couple of hours out of his day showing me his collection and giving me a tour through the warehouses. He was an interesting man and I would have liked to have spent more time with him.

All the best to you and your family.
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