tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post1416673642941411657..comments2024-03-26T21:27:23.460-04:00Comments on Royal Musings: Leo van de Pas (1942-2016)Marlene Eilers Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-59664881724769936702020-01-06T13:36:15.138-05:002020-01-06T13:36:15.138-05:00Concerned about the fires, I searched for cousin L...Concerned about the fires, I searched for cousin Leo, found yoyr tribute. Leo and I descend from Van de Pas brother and sister from Hoogeloon, The Netherlands. We were in touch for a few years about 2005 or so. He sent me book on famous Van de Pas engravers. I am sorry he has passed on...a dear fellow. My paternal WILLIAMS line is Gerhardus Jacobus WILLEMS and wife Helena Van de Pas..their son Antonius who married Anna Barbara LUDWIGS..migrated to Blankenheim, Ger. My line went 1883 to Wisconsin, USA. I am Audrey WILLIAMS Stanaland. I have a public tree on Ancestry and have DNA tested my brother, via FTDNA to 111 markers, Family Finder and the BigY700. Tree is STANALAND and WILLIAMS (WILMS) ROOTSAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352262141834787800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-22084676608170855942019-09-06T22:07:36.455-04:002019-09-06T22:07:36.455-04:00For years, Leo and Gerald were inspirational frien...For years, Leo and Gerald were inspirational friends and neighbors in Perth when I arrived from London, before I returned to my native USA in 1976. -Timothy George HareAwe-Inspiring Earth: People, Places and Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11389400752670934586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-73479976632508684112016-08-25T20:46:06.642-04:002016-08-25T20:46:06.642-04:00I loved his site. He had a passion for genealogy. ...I loved his site. He had a passion for genealogy. RIP Leo, I will miss you. Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136998176289730820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-37543718894288088272016-08-19T20:48:54.774-04:002016-08-19T20:48:54.774-04:00What a wonderful man! Genealogy is my passion als...What a wonderful man! Genealogy is my passion also. Lovely remembrances of him. May he RIP.Mark Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214168239523935205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-25229836594400128232016-08-19T00:56:33.489-04:002016-08-19T00:56:33.489-04:00WITH GREAT SADNESS I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT ONE O...WITH GREAT SADNESS I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS MR. LEO VAN DE PAS FROM AUSTRALIA HAD PASSED AWAY. WE SHARED 20 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND EXCHANGE OF GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION TOGETHER. WITHOUT HIM I WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO PRESENT http://brigittegastelancestry.com/ . (((Special thanks go to my mother for keeping track of our family bible, and to my great grandmother for having kept records in it. I would like to particularly thank: Gerhard Gastel, Prof. Genealogist Klaus Siefert, Christian Vieser, Kurt-Walter Friedrich, Ortsheimatpfleger Heiko Völker, Mariam Cheshire, Harvey Lineback, Denis Graham, Horst Görlich, Dan Pomerleau, Dipl. Bibliothekar Guenter Todt, and Klaus F. Augustiny for their valuable help and last but not least Prof.Dr. Günther Schweizer and Professional Genealogist Leo van de Pas who made my dreams come true))) I AM TRULY SHOCKED AT THIS MOMENT, CAN'T WRITE AN ECOLOGY DUE TO LOSS OF WORDS BUT MY DEAR LEO BE ASSURED THAT YOU WILL BE ALWAYS IN MY HEART. I AM SO VERY THANKFUL THAT I HAVE MET SUCH A HELPFUL, KIND AND KNOWLEDGEABLE GENTLEMAN IN MY WORLD!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203953834404359957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-42064507432402479782016-08-18T22:14:24.226-04:002016-08-18T22:14:24.226-04:00I have used his site constantly for many years. I...I have used his site constantly for many years. I once wrote him to thank him for creating and maintaining it. His response was humble and warm. <br />Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446356504562992269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-41831908151870146402016-08-18T17:22:01.943-04:002016-08-18T17:22:01.943-04:00So sad! RIP! May his work continue on! So sad! RIP! May his work continue on! MAXnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273361145071112311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-50655981445313359902016-08-18T14:25:25.418-04:002016-08-18T14:25:25.418-04:00Very sad news. A great loss.Very sad news. A great loss.Michael Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676497096902113518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-36911241018133857492016-08-18T12:06:07.518-04:002016-08-18T12:06:07.518-04:00I have used his marvelous website Genealogics exte...I have used his marvelous website Genealogics extensively in my own genealogical gatherings. He will be missed.Mark Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888721768731124598noreply@blogger.com