Very sad. I did not know him personally but I remember his comments after his doctors showed him the results of the imaging exploration of his well-advanced disease: he wrote that from the inside he looked like a Dalmatian dog... managing to face such circumstances with humour reveals a singular strenght of character, or complete thoughtlessness. I have no doubt that only the former applied to Jaap. Now I regret that I did not send him a note.My friends, Jaap has fought to the end, came back, stubborn as he was, but on the 19th of May finally passed away.
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Rest in peace my friend.
Coert you are a great person! I am glad to have met you.Jaap still has a good friend.Today was Jaap's birthday. He is not with us anymore, but I shared some nice thinghs with his daughters.
You will not be forgotten my dear friend. Rest in peace, my friend.