Henry, my dad-in-law, our time together seemed so short, I wish I had more time to get to know you. The love this man had for his family, the selflessness, the sarcastic & witty humour, seeing how strong he was in his faith, the loving marriage he had with his wife. All of these are a part of his legacy. He taught me many lessons by how he lived.
My best memory,
Every year Henry had given me flowers for Valentine’s Day, now when I first came into the family I was not so versed with horticulture, which I came to learn Henry loved flowers very much. He did such an amazing job with the flowers around his property. Anyways, I was given a beautiful pot of roses. Very very quickly they turned to sticks. I had felt horrible for this, they where so pretty. I sent him a message to inform him of they’re….transformation alongside a photo. His response was “maybe next time we should get you a horticultural course certificate first. Or plastic roses.”
From this response I came to learn the humour of Henry Vande Kuyt.
