Our eldest is a girl named Carmen (yes, from the opera). She was born on Christmas Eve in 1969. A very blond girl! She has always been a cheerful girl.

On Good Friday 1971 came our son Tycho (pronounced as tea-cho) There is a Danish Astronomer called Tycho Brahe, but our son was not named after him; I just thought it a wonderful name.

Our daughter studied Communications in Eindhoven and is a Communication and Public Relations Officer. Carmen married Joost in 1996. They live in Oosterhout and have three kids: Thimo (1998), Femke (1999) and Joris (2003).

Our son studied English language and American Studies in Groningen. That is why he wend to the States where he met Melissa. The two married in 1995 in Muncie IN. In 2002 he graduated at Vanderbilt University in Nashville TN and is a history professor in Waynesburg PA. They have two children: Zoe (1998) and Elliott (2001).

This picture, taken at the special occasion of my son's family visiting The Netherlands all five grandkids are united. From the left to the right: Elliott (1), called after Elliott Hall, the place at Ball State University in Muncie where Tycho and Melissa met, Thimo (5) with newborn Joris (Dutch for George, just a week old), Zoe (4) en Femke (3).

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