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Old 31-01-20, 12:10
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Dear all,

With sadness I have to inform you that my beloved father, Dirk Leegwater 16-12-1944, passed away last wednesday at an age of 75.
I will remember him as a good father, best friend and my example.
He lost his battle to his dementia, he will be greatly missed.

His service is monday feb 3 at 14.00 in Broek op Langedijk
adress: Dorpstraat 128.
Condolonces to the family are also possible on saturday feb 1 between 15.00 - 16.00 and 19.00 - 20.00 at Dr. Manjoeroplantsoen 16 in Broek op Langedijk.

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Old 31-01-20, 12:21
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Dear Stefan,

My condolences. A great loss to your family and friends. His battle is over, may he Rest In Peace.

Dirk was a great man who was a leading figure in our hobby for many decades. I will propagate his mantra regarding the Canadian Army Overseas: “our true liberators”.



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Old 31-01-20, 12:41
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Dear Stefan,

So sorry to hear this terrible news, Dirk will be greatly missed.

Our condolences to you and your family at this sad time.



Sincere Regards,
Owen.
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Old 31-01-20, 12:51
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Stefan,

very sorry to hear your sad news as I too lost my father at 75 and it is far too young.

I remember with fondness the hospitality you both showed when I visited many years ago.

Regards,

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Old 31-01-20, 13:27
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Dear Stefan and family,

My sincere condolences on the loss of your father.

I'm sure he will be missed by many vehicle collectors and friends all over the world.

He always was good natured and made you feel very welcome visiting at the yard.

All the best!

Dirk, I salute you!
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Old 31-01-20, 13:31
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Very sorry to hear the sad news Stefan condolences to you and your family.

Dirk will be sadly missed, he championed CMP collecting in the days when they were regarded as being not as desirable as their US counter parts.

He played no small part in changing that situation by providing an unparalleled spare parts service of largely NoS parts for collectors and restorers world wide.

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Old 31-01-20, 14:27
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Stefan and Astrid, my sincere condolences to you and the rest of your family.
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Old 03-02-20, 13:59
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Dear Stefan and family Leegwater,

My condolences for the loss of your father.
My memories go back to the '80s.
I've met him regularly since then.
He was a respectable man. We'll miss him very much.

Sincere greetings,
Bert den Brok
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Old 08-02-20, 23:26
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Dear Stefan and family,

My sincere condolences on the loss of your father.

I'm sure he will be missed by many vehicle collectors and friends.

He always was good natured and made you feel very welcome visiting at the yard.

thanks to him i could restore my chevy c15 cab11 with wirelessbody.

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Old 04-06-20, 13:37
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Old 04-06-20, 20:56
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That's a very nice picture Bob, thanks for posting it here.
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Old 05-06-20, 02:00
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Old 05-06-20, 03:14
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My deepest sympathies Stefan. With the death of Dirk, I have the feeling that we are fewer and fewer to have a consuming passion for WWII vehicles. Perhaps we are an endangered species.

Best regards from Canada
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