Friday, June 13, 2008

In Memoriam

Willem-Jan Temper
died 05-06-2008 aged 43
he was on holiday in Florida with his partner Richard

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Willem -Jan was my cousin .I was deeply moved during the ceremony in De Duif .Still can"t believe he is gone .All the Power to everyone who loved him , especially to Powertje Richard.
Regards, Désirée

Powertje said...

Thanks to Nic and Desiree for their comments and postings. I was having a very sad moment and in a moment of kind of craziness looking for him, I googled "Willem-Jan Temper" and found this blog.

I couldn't believe it, and the comments helped a lot. It was as if Willem-Jan were sending me a signal.

He is with me all the time--his energy and love. This site is very well named--you can't keep a good man down, and Willem-Jan was a very, very good man--honest, with integrity and principles. I miss him and our life very, very much. I will always love you, Tempertje! ALWAYS!!! That will never change.

You would be very proud of me with how I can take the boat around the canals and how I clean it and keep it free of water and leaves. It is almost time to winterize the boat, but I won't take it to Rien de Wolf this year, sweetheart--they always rip us off!

I love and miss you very, very much, but know that I will see you again. I am sure of it!!!

Give a big kiss to Elly for me and rub Candy behind his ears. Save a place for me, Sugar Buns--

Love always,
Richard

Anonymous said...

Good to read you here, Richard. Hope you manage to live your life without Tempertje .... Must be so painfull .But you cherish your lovely and loving memories . Although we hardly know each other and I wasn't really close to Willem-Jan I want you to know that i'm thinking often of you both . I admire the POWER of your love . xxx Désirée